Charlie Bertsch / 01 Oct 2025
Women Face the Same Threats Everywhere
Sima’s Song, Directed by Roya Sadat
Roya Sadat’s new film Sima’s Song reminds us how fragile freedom is.(...)
Culture
Charlie Bertsch / 25 Sep 2025
The Power of Perversion
Misconstruity’s Critique of Pure Desire
If there were a periodic table for musical subgenres, Misconstruity’s Critique of Pure Desire would draw heavily from the lower right quadrant.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 17 Sep 2025
More is More
Online Decay, by Mean Flow
Stumbling upon a record like Mean Flow’s Online Decay fuels hope.(...)
Joel Schalit / 04 Sep 2025
Brussels is a Country
Aperture Priorities Contact Sheet #31
There was no way around it. Even though I was supposed to go on a well-deserved break, a grant opportunity arose, and it would take two weeks to apply for it.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 03 Sep 2025
Minimal to the Max
The Bug vs. Ghost Dubs: Imploded Versions
Although The Bug vs Ghost Dubs: Imploded Versions is meant to be played at a bone-rattling volume, the record sounds just as compelling turned down to a whisper.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 13 Aug 2025
No Slowing Down
The Ex’s If Your Mirror Breaks
If Your Mirror Breaks, the latest album by The Ex, is a remarkable achievement for a band that started in the 1970s.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 04 Aug 2025
Work in Progress
DJ Haram’s Beside Myself
Although there is great music on DJ Haram’s Beside Myself, it's more than a conventional album.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 31 Jul 2025
Fascism Without Apology
It’s the Economy, Stupid
We need to spend less time demonstrating that fascism is resurgent throughout the developed world and more time asking ourselves why.(...)
Sage Cava / 28 Jul 2025
Rape Without Revenge
Gaspar Noé’s Irréversible
Extremely violent films are hard to classify as good. But Gaspar Noé’s 2002 crime thriller Irréversible makes a strong case.(...)