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Mafia Mamma, Suzume, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Sweetwater and more
How to Blow Up a Pipeline ***1/2
The title of this movie inspired by Andreas Malm’s nonfiction book certainly isn’t false advertising; director Daniel Goldhaber spends plenty of time on the logistics and mechanics of an act of radical sabotage. But there’s also more depth to this study of eight people—including Native American bomb expert Michael (Forrest Goodluck), best friends Xochitl (Ariela Barer) and Theo (Sasha Lane), and conservative father and husband Dwayne (Jake Weary)—who come together for an operation to blow up a West Texas oil pipeline in desperation over the climate crisis.
New music from Wicked Bears, Buried Giant and Andrew Aguilera
Wicked Bears: New album Underwater out now
With punk rock as a genre nearing its 50-year mark, many musicians, listeners and critics find themselves asking, “How can one play this style of music and still stay relevant?” If you’re Wicked Bears, you answer this question by not worrying about it.
