Writer/Director David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows hits many of the notes that are by now (beyond) familiar to horror aficionados — it is, in part, a good summary of the horror movie tropes of the last 25 years or so. The film includes a relentless stalker, the thematization of teenage sexuality, a handful of fake-out jump scares, unseen-but-material malevolent beings, scary children, heroes who make terrible decisions and a moment of shocking gore. But this rather typical assemblage of tropes and characters belies the film’s originality, which consists more in the effective and often unique way these elements are deployed.
Hillary Clinton could face an uphill battle in Iowa leading up to Caucuses
You can’t spend more than 40 years in American politics without earning some baggage. Exhibit A: Hillary Clinton. The former Secretary of State…
Kids takeover the Englert to celebrate Iowa Rock City and the release of ‘For Kids and By Kids’ album
A celebration of kids, community and local music takes place this Saturday at the Englert to mark the release of the album For Kids and By Kids. The album i…
Iowa All Stars Tour: Curt Oren is getting the bands back together
Curt Oren, the iconoclastic saxophonist and former fixture of the Iowa City music scene, heads back to town to kick off his Iowa All Stars Tour…
Will Whitmore to perform, debut new album at the Blue Moose Tap House this Saturday
Iowa roots rocker William Elliott Whitmore performs this Saturday at the Blue Moose Tap House in anticipation of his upcoming album…
Join the club: Celebration to honor ’80s cult classic film
Attention brains, athletes, basket cases, princesses and criminals: In celebration of the film’s thirtieth anniversary, the Englert Theatre will host a costume contest and screening of John Hughes’s The Breakfast Club this Saturday, March 28 beginning 6 p.m.
‘Bowl-a-thon’ fundraiser to focus on overdose awareness
Bowl for a cause at the Quad Cities Harm Reduction’s Overdose Awareness Bowl-A-Thon. The event will raise funds for their Second Annual Overdose Awareness Walk set for Aug. 29 in the Quad-Cities.
Dev/Iowa brings hackathon to downtown Iowa City
A tech training program based in Iowa City, Dev/Iowa, is hosting their first ever Dev/Iowa Hackathon at 136 S. Dubuque St. — the former Wedge location in the Ped Mall […]
Listen up: Younger premiere “Like A Wave,” the first single from debut LP
Iowa City rock band Younger, featuring local indie veterans Amanda Crosby, Rachel Sauter and Sarah Mannix (from Emperors Club, The Wandering Bears and others) are preparing for the release of […]
Iowa House bill would regulate ridesharing services like Uber, void local ordinances
The Iowa House approved a bill Tuesday on a 92-5 vote that would create a statewide system for regulating ridesharing services, such as Uber and Lyft…
Boozehound Reviews: Bulleit Rye Whiskey
What’s 95 percent rye, 5 percent malted barley and 100 percent awesome? If you said Bulleit Rye whiskey, you’d be right (and probably bad at math). Yes, with spring’s arrival, […]
Visual, performance and social practice art focus of talk today
Guggenheim Fellow Shannon Jackson presents her talk “The Way We Perform Now” today at the Iowa City Public Library from 3 – 5 p.m.