Brock Wilbur
Editor-in-Chief
Articles
Pascal Plante’s Red Rooms is a transgressive, tension wrought serial killer cyber-thriller
April 1, 2020
Pandemic pod-people horror-romance The Becomers goes full GooAnon
April 1, 2020
I am only writing about Eli Roth’s Borderlands to save you $15
April 1, 2020
Turbo Kid filmmakers take a fresh bite out of ‘living impaired’ genre with We Are Zombies April 1, 2020
Crystal Quade captures Democratic nomination for Missouri governor
April 1, 2020
Letter from the Editor: Rise and fall of a Midwest princess
April 1, 2020
Damian Mc Carthy’s Oddity curses curios for cat-and-mouse revenge
April 1, 2020
A Quiet Place: Day One is unexpectedly human for a prequel monster featureApril 1, 2020
The Flaming Lips ego trip on blissed-out fatalism at Uptown Yoshimi anniversary show
April 1, 2020
Letter from the Editor: Desperate journalist in ongoing meaningful review situation
April 1, 2020
Hatchet Job: KC’s official cast recording appoints us winter caretakers of The Shining Opera
April 1, 2020
Ariane Louis-Seize’s Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person is 2024’s most charming teen rebellion flick
April 1, 2020
Letter from the Editor: We found each other in The GlowApril 1, 2020
The Drunken Worm returns to its roots in re-revamped 39th Street location The Worm begins soft opening events ahead of a June 10 launch party.
April 1, 2020
KCRep’s Little Shop of Horrors devours audience with unyielding musical mutilation
April 1, 2020
I Saw the TV Glow drizzles VHS sleepovers and Buffy re-runs over an existential crisisThe filmmaker opts for a "nowstalgia"—where it's fun to look back on the past, but there's no desire to return to that time and place to live forever; no concept that 1996 was the height of existence. Whatever Stranger Things wants to make you feel about an era's fandoms, this is the opposite.
April 1, 2020
Letter from the Editor: Heat Vision and the annual Summer Guide issueApril 1, 2020
Caroline Rose nails state trivia, lives dream of alien abduction at sold-out recordBar revival
April 1, 2020
Sasquatch Sunset is a beautiful nature doc about a family of bigfoots just trying to make it workApril 1, 2020
Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s world-premiere cast recording of The Shining has an axe to grind
April 1, 2020
Vera Drew’s The People’s Joker is a transgressive Gotham City parody that redefines mixed media
April 1, 2020
Panic Fest 2024: Experimental feature NOCLIP scours the liminal backrooms of Crown Center
April 1, 2020
Letter from the Editor: Reach out and touch grassApril 1, 2020
Trigger Warming: The Unicorn’s Backwards Forwards Back uses video game framing to deprogram the trauma of war One soldier struggles with VR therapy for PTSD in the confines of Call of Duty: Post-Modern Warfare.
April 1, 2020
Possession horror flick Baghead channels a roulette wheel of spirits into tenuous vessels
April 1, 2020
Whodunnit Clue brings cast member Teddy Trice back to his hometown stage as the central foil in murder(s) most foul
April 1, 2020
Letterkenny’s Mark Forward brings his stand-up to KC; asks that you stop quoting the show to himApril 1, 2020
Allie Pearse from Letterkenny and Shoresy on flipping men like haunted houses
April 1, 2020
Why is one Missouri Republican using this moment to quietly expand “Stand Your Ground” laws?
April 1, 2020
PBS debuts travel show with KC media personalities who Get Lost!
April 1, 2020
Letter from the Editor: Smoke gets in your eyesApril 1, 2020
Hundreds of Beavers brings wackadoo cartoon charm to Screenland this FridayApril 1, 2020
Letter from the Editor: In the wake of the Chiefs victory parade mass shooting, who do we want to be? KC's attention—and finances—are focused squarely on the future. What are the real costs of ignoring the present?
April 1, 2020
Photos: Super Bowl LVIII victory parade and celebration
April 1, 2020
Molli & Max in the Future is a throwback to 90’s rom-coms with a lo-fi sci-fi twistGirls' Zosia Mamet & SNL's Aristotle Athari lead rollicking flick about a man and woman whose orbits repeatedly collide.April 1, 2020
AWP Conference and Bookfair is coming to KC starting Feb. 7. Here’s everything you need to know.
April 1, 2020
Fitting In hides a critique of male influence on reproductive health inside a horny teen rom-comApril 1, 2020
Letter from the Editor: A steady drip, drip, dripApril 1, 2020
Coterie Theatre appoints Khalia Davis as new Producing Artistic Director The nationally award-winning children's theatre was shaken by a series of accusations in late 2022. Davis will be tasked with moving The Coterie forward while reckoning with its past, as an outsider.
April 1, 2020
Unicorn Theatre’s Poor Clare is a TikTok-styled modernization of a saint’s awakening within a cruel world Andi Meyer directs the hell outta Chiara Atik's comedy.
April 1, 2020
