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Satirical Comedy Jojo Rabbit Wants You To Laugh At Nazis

Jojo Rabbit is an "anti-hate satire" featuring a bumbling Nazi pre-teen and a comical imaginary Adolf Hitler. But is there an effective message underneath these startling satirical elements? Taika Waititi’s most beloved films combine an unencumbered sense of fun with...

Dolemite Is My Name Is Less Than Perfect, But Completely Joyous

Netflix's Dolemite Is My Name depicts the rise of sexually explicit comedian Rudy Ray Moore, from underground phenomenon to blaxploitation legend. There is a scene in Dolemite Is My Name, the new Netflix film about the rise of Rudy Ray Moore and his famous persona,...

Chilalay Brings A Positive Outlook To Richmond Streetwear

First Friday brought a new retail streetwear outpost to Richmond's Arts District -- the first brick-and-mortar location for up-and-coming local fashion brand Chilalay. On a humid October First Friday in Richmond, Virginia, a street that connects different sections of...

Hey Ladies: Brandie Posey Is a Pretty Big Deal

Brandie Posey, the outspoken standup comedian and co-host of popular podcast Lady To Lady, comes to RVA's own Coalition Theater tonight. Allegedly, you should never meet your heroes. While that is sound advice for the heart, you should really make an exception if one...

2019 RVA Fall Fashion Weekend In Photos

RVA Fashion Week's annual Fall Fashion Weekend took place the second weekend of October, and photographer Nick Brown was on hand to document the sights for RVA Magazine. An October weekend brought premier runway fashion to Richmond, as RVA Fashion Week presented its...

Friday the 13th Tattoo Deals: Richmond’s Best Flash Sales

Bad luck turns good inside a tattoo shop. Get behind the scenes of Friday the 13th with Yellow Bird Tattoo and Lucky 13.  For most people, Friday the 13th is a symbol of bad luck. But for several Richmond tattoo parlors, it’s the most wonderful time of the year:...

Virginia Film Festival’s ‘Permanent’

The following is RVA Magazine's continued coverage of Charlottesville's Virginia Film Festival this past weekend. Staff writer Kyle Shearin was on the scene to highlight some of the films from the three-day event. If you missed the first in the series, you can check that review out here.  “Permanent”, a new film, comes from Virginian...

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Virginia Film Festival Review: Spike Lee’s ‘4 Little Girls’

Based in Charlottesville at the University of Virginia, the Virginia Film Festival has celebrated the art of film for over 30 years and this past weekend, it continued its tradition of highlighting new features and documentaries, fresh takes on timeless classics, and local filmmakers. Staff writer Kyle Shearin attended the festival and in the...

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Kyle’s Criterion Corner: The Lure (2016)

Not exactly a modern-spin on an old fable, The Lure is a stirring, if fragmented coming-of-human tale of two sisters who happen to be carnivorous, singing, vampire-like mermaids. After being lured by a family of intriguing music performers, Silver (Marta Mazurek) and Golden (Michalina Olszanska) two young, beautiful, mermaids find themselves the...

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