When it comes to the artwork which responds to, re-packages and commodifies American cultures, few can make a greater case for owning 2016 than Donald Glover, who makes music under the alias Childish Gambino.
Despite being the group’s first album in nearly two decades, A Tribe Called Quest’s “We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service” feels remarkably current.
“Trompe L’Oeil,” the seventh episode of “Westworld,” begins to answers a few of the shows innumerable cliffhangers and provides a genuinely horrifying final scene.
Until the last few minutes of the “Atlanta” finale, Donald Glover, creator of the show and protagonist Earnest “Earn” Marks, grants the audience only this — a lost jacket with an unexpected and increasingly alarming significance.
Produced by Questlove, “The Hamilton Mixtape” will be released this December, featuring a new take on the theatrical soundtrack that details the life of America’s first Secretary of the Treasury.
“Near to the Wild Heart of Life” perfectly captures a restless vivacity of youth, overflowing with energy and pleas to live passionately and recklessly.
“Westworld” has finally returned to the brilliance of its first episode. After the last few episodes distracted the audience from the show’s central questions, this episode begins to answer them.
The 26-year-old songwriter combines her dry sense of humor, thought-provoking lyrics and an external fortitude that makes it very clear she is worthy of respect and praise.
During its Virginia Film Festival screening at the Violet Crown Cinema Friday, “The Love Witch” seemed at first glance like a throwback in all senses of the word.
From 1970s classics like “The Godfather” and “Taxi Driver” to modern thrillers like “Nightcrawler,” antiheroes have proven to be subjects for compelling drama.
Who cares for you when you can no longer care for yourself? Deirdre Fishel’s documentary “Care” examines this question through the lens of home health care.
If one word could be used to describe Studio Ghibli’s latest animated film, “The Red Turtle,” it would be “flow.”
“A man can't get himself together until he knows who he is, and be proud of what and who he is and where he come from.”
Marvel’s latest superhero adventure, “Doctor Strange,” breaks the mold of superhero films and gives an exciting and humorous look inside a fantasy world.
After premiering in January 2015, the British film “Solitary” made waves in the independent film community.
In a town as musically flourishing as Charlottesville, it is encouraging to see the diverse and enthusiastic presence of hip-hop.
What is identity? How does one navigate the world when it is perceived so differently by each individual? Virginia Players explored such questions in their show, “Identity: A Musical Cabaret.”
Years ago, when they were just starting out, the Avett Brothers consisted of an acoustic guitar, a banjo, some upright bass and a healthy dose of Southern charm.
“Contrapasso,” the fifth episode of “Westworld,” is an hour of television that seems both lost and on-the-nose.
It’s clear Ward, Raboteau, Cadogan and Wallace are outstanding artists, trying to tell the truth about race and the current society we live in.
