The City of Richmond is giving organizers behind a proposed arts park under the Manchester Bridge a one-day opportunity to test the concept in real time. Scheduled for Saturday April 25 from 12-5pm, the event will serve as a live proof of concept for what supporters...
Would I Lie To You? Mural Walk creator George Tisdale unreliably narrates tours of Richmond's murals. It's more entertaining than you'd think. The Would I Lie To You? Mural Walk showcases some of the most beautiful, and most hidden, murals in and around Richmond, but with a twist. The stories told at each mural could be complete lies, and it is...
Illustrator Matt Lively's enamel-and-tar paintings for Spider Mites Of Jesus brought unforgettable imagery to Jerry Williams' engaging documentary about legendary Richmond character Donnie Corker, aka Dirtwoman. How can you make a documentary about Richmond icon Dirtwoman that shows him selling flowers in front of Mamma Zu when you don't have any...
Prepare to laugh, cry, and laugh again -- spoken-word artist Roscoe Burnems will premiere his first stand-up special, Traumedy, at The HEALing Hub this Sunday. “Laugh till you cry, cry till you laugh.” As award-winning spoken word artist and RVA local Roscoe Burnems brings together comedy and spoken word for his first film special, Traumedy --...
Advocates may not agree about whether decriminalization or outright legalization is the correct path for Virginia marijuana legislation. But they're united in the belief that the state's current laws must change. Advocates dressed in black stood Wednesday at the base of the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial to voice their support of marijuana...
After over a dozen adaptations on big and small screens, does the world really need Greta Gerwig's take on Little Women? For reviewer Chris Cassingham, the answer is a resounding yes. Louisa May Alcott’s book Little Women is about four girls growing up during and after the Civil war; Greta Gerwig’s movie Little Women is, in many ways, about that...
Clint Eastwood's film about the 1996 Olympic bombing hopes to critique unjust institutions, but loses its moral authority by manipulating a true story in pursuit of an obvious agenda. There is an exchange of dialogue in the latter half of Clint Eastwood’s new film, Richard Jewell, that distills the film’s guiding ideology. After finding out the...
In 2018, almost 20,000 people, most of them African American, were found guilty of marijuana possession in Virginia courts. The racial disparities where the state's marijuana convictions are concerned has led some state officials to consider decriminalizing and perhaps legalizing marijuana. Now that Democrats have won control of the General...
As they gear up for their grand opening, SinnerG Tattoos lets us know what to expect from their haunted-house-style tattoo shop. As dark arts enthusiasts and intricate artists, local couple Sabrina Elliotte and Jorge “Gwooki” Aguirre look the part -- and they’re damn good at what they do. Talented as the pair are, they’re just as friendly as they...
In Knives Out, Last Jedi director Rian Johnson takes a stab at a traditional country-house murder mystery, with excellent results. Don’t be surprised to find out that one of the most politically prescient films of the year comes from a director whose last film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, sparked a backlash among hordes of rabid fans for making the...
