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 The cast of Firebringer.

Firebringer is a heartfelt, hilarious, and inspiring show. For those uninitiated, Firebringer is the show from which the “I don’t really want to do the work today” vine came. The entire two-hour runtime is jam-packed with sidesplitting antics,...

 JPEGMAFIA's All My Heroes are Cornballs.

Nearly two years after the release of his breakout album, Veteran, experimental rapper and producer JPEGMAFIA returns with his second full-length LP All My Heroes Are Cornballs. Relative to Peggy’s earlier work, C...

Charli XCX sits at the cutting edge of pop music. With her third studio album Charli, she has proven herself to be a tour-de-force in the industry. Her first full-length record in five years, Charli is packed with 50 minutes of self-empowered bangers (“1999”) and spaci...

Dublin’s up-and-comer, Dermot Kennedy, has not ceased to impress us at The Independent. His powerful, raw vocals continue to evoke sheer amazement. His 2018 hit, “Power Over Me,” quickly became a fan favorite as it reached the top twenty on the charts in his native Ire...

Grandson, signed by record label Fueled by Ramen in 2016, has a passionate fan base fostered by his intense guitar riffs and biting lyrics that expose the social state of the nation and the corruption in the U.S. government. Grandson’s commitment to lyrics that expose...

Francis Shad is a junior at Georgetown University whose love for photography has allowed him to grow his following and convey the stories of those who are not typically given a platform for expression. He has made a name for himself around Georgetown, D.C., and New Yor...

 The cast of It Chapter Two. 

It premiered in 2017 to critical acclaim and shocking success in the box office. Two years later and It Chapter Two had big clown shoes to fill. The film follows the Losers as Mike Hanlon (Isaiah Mustafa) calls them back to Derry, Maine twe...

 Brad Pitt in Ad Astra.

Ad Astra, James Gray’s first major studio feature, eschews the blockbuster classification the film’s marketing has pushed forward. More in tune with the writer-director’s more arthouse fare, the film rejects its “studio film” status and weap...

 Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

When an awards show manages to pick a few deserved winners, yet still manages to underwhelm, that ceremony is fundamentally flawed. The Emmy Awards find themselves in this very position. The Television Academy’s yearly awards show, the E...

As we enter October, we once again enter the season of pumpkin patches, costumes, candy corn, and, of course, horror movies. That’s right, it’s that time of year when we cram onto couches with our closest friends and watch—through our fingers—the creepiest movies Netfl...