‘Tangerine,’ a powerful piece of transgender cinema from 2015, is good enough to be re-watched every holiday season. Read more
Author: Dustin Krcatovich
Dustin Krcatovich is a writer, musician, DJ, and insufferable contrarian based in Portland, Oregon. Reportedly, his writing once deeply offended a member of the Squirrel Nut Zippers.
The 1970s saw a big renaissance in Christmas songs from British bubblegum bands and glam rock outfits. Here are 10 of our favorites. Read more
People are too hard on sequels. Don’t get me wrong: many sequels are pointless and bad, and even some of the more entertaining ones are… Read more
Just in time for Halloween, American Genre Film Archive director Joseph A. Ziemba picked his five favorite horror flicks from the Something Weird Video horror… Read more
Kevin Smith has been the figurehead of a major cinematic/pop culture cottage industry for over two decades. Given that, it can be easy to forget… Read more
It’s Punk Rock Movie Night tonight. Grab your snacks and dive into the days of the underground punk scene 40 years ago.
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Some of the best films centered around punk in the early 80s recognized that the stories of women in the community were often the most… Read more
Nowadays, it’s easy to take punk/alternative-minded outdoor festivals for granted—but in the 1980s, there was little opportunity for scrappy, weird bands to get any sun. Read more
He's played bass for Superchunk and Bob Mould. Now he's written a punk rock musical about his childhood band. Read more
In our new series Punk Rock Movie Night, our resident video store creeper Dustin Krcatovich handpicks two precious gems from the vast and mysterious world… Read more
So, you hate Christmas music. I totally get it, and I was once like you. Things, however, have changed. Read more
As the 1990s recede further into the distance, they become a more fabled time for music in general, and “alternative/indie” rock in particular. Time has… Read more