Articles by Jordan Currie

'Moxie' Struggles to Pass the Riot Grrrl Torch on to Gen Z

Directed by Amy Poehler

PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2021

In Moxie, the meek teenage protagonist Vivian (Hadley Robinson) searches through her mother Lisa's (Amy Poehler) closet and finds her old l...

Dominique Fils-Aimé Uses Soul Music to Envision a Better Future on 'Three Little Words'

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2021

If Dominique Fils-Aimé's third studio album, Three Little Words, had to be summed up into one little word, it would have to be "liberation....

Pearl Charles Brings Sulky Country to the Disco on 'Magic Mirror'

PUBLISHED Jan 13, 2021

Pearl Charles may have released Magic Mirror in January, but it's far from being a wintery album with a drab tone. The singer-songwriter's...

Aubrey Plaza Is at Her Cryptic Best in 'Black Bear'

Directed by Lawrence Michael Levine

PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2020

At the beginning of Lawrence Michael Levine's Black Bear, Blair (Sarah Gadon) and Gabe (Christopher Abbott) sit outside their colossal lake...

Leith Ross Turns Vulnerable Songs into Universal Sentiments on 'Motherwell'

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2020

The eight songs that make up Leith Ross' debut EP were recorded in one afternoon, but it's a body of work that doesn't feel rushed in the s...

Le Couleur Explore Death Through Dance on 'Concorde'

PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2020

With the end of summer approaching, Montreal-based electro-pop trio Le Couleur are closing it out with a more literal kind of end: death. L...

Bully Sounds Young and Alive on 'SUGAREGG'

PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2020

"I wanna be in touch, feel a little less disconnected without the crutch," Bully's Alicia Bognanno shouts amidst rampant guitars on "Stuck...

Liza Anne Turns Dark Emotions into Summery Sunshine on 'Bad Vacation'

PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2020

Coping with mental illness, healing from a broken relationship and the journey to self-love don't have to sound grey. In fact, Liza Anne pr...