An Interview with Lily Ryder
Hailng from the small town of Santa Barbara, Lily Ryder is semi-new to the official music scene, with only one EP out (Movement Four). However, listening to her music, it is impossible to tell. Taking her own spin on folk music and the concept of singer-songwriter, she draws in listeners through her production and solidifies fans through her intricate and thoughtful lyrics. After taking a break to write and produce her new album, she is back. Lighter Magazine Music Editor, Emily Martin had a chance to speak with her about her newest and first official album, Songfish.
Wes Anderson and the Surreal
The last thing a viewer expects an alien to do while a photographer is taking his picture is to know what a camera is and how to pose for it. It is moments in Anderson’s films such as this one–unexpected and surreal, humorous and iconic–that are intrinsic to his films.
Movie Theaters are more than Just a Big Screen
We are a week away from the most anticipated opening weekend of recent memory. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer hits theaters on the 21st, sharing the release date with Greta Gerwig’s live-action Barbie movie. Now that it is all but certain that the theatrical business is here to stay, I wanted to use this opportunity to look back—to only six months ago—when movie theaters’ future was still in jeopardy. The words that follow are my argument, my plea, my reminder for why movie theaters need to stick around.
Women in Horror
Within the film industry, it wasn’t until the early days of the twentieth century that the horror genre began receiving attention and respect as a genre worth scholarly attention and critical acclaim. The horror genre is an incredible medium to reflect societal fears and anxieties of their time, this can be seen when focusing on specific decades and the tropes and narratives prevalent in the genre at that time.