by Mitchell Brown, Reporter The 1960s were an undeniably interesting time – the major events of that era invite so much retrospective research. It was a time marked by turmoil and change, wh... Read more
by Mitchell Brown, Reporter “The Outhouse: The Film: 1985-1997” was made available for rent online July 1. It’s a punk rock/music documentary like no other – the focal point is a punk... Read more
by Mitchell Brown, Reporter A new music documentary focusing on the Columbia, Mo. region is on the way from self-taught videographer and photographer Karl Bussen. He founded his own company,... Read more
Issues of the legality, religious liberty and freedom of expression are front and center in the documentary, “Hail Satan?” Read more
by Paislee House, Film Critic I’ve always loved extreme sports. I still watch the X Games every year. Once, in junior high, I went to dinner with a boyfriend and his parents. My boyfriend’s... Read more
by Mitchell Brown, Reporter In 2006, a monumental documentary by the name of “American Hardcore” had a limited theatrical release. In 2007, it came to DVD. I bought it the week it came out,... Read more
by Mitchell Brown, Reporter There is something to be said about the iconography of the 1960s and 1950s: Elvis Presley, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Peter Fonda, etc. There is something to... Read more
by Mitchell Brown, Reporter A club is part of the lifeblood of a music scene. Without a club, a venue, bands are left to backyards and basements, and forget about touring bands coming to you... Read more
by Mitchell Brown, Reporter The Bad Brains are legends. You’ve heard them even if you’ve never heard them, you’ve heard them by proxy. Their influence is present in a diver... Read more
by Mitchell Brown, Reporter A question of why some bands gain major recognition while others don’t is a re-occurring theme in “Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead.” The film starts with r... Read more