Lately, there seems to be a surplus of great indie films and records. Lets blog about it.

OK. I’ll get this bombshell out of the way. Nothing really happens in the critically-lauded film, The Exploding Girl. But, thankfully, most of the the time, it doesn’t really matter. The plot is admittedly paper-thin and it goes something like this: Ivy is a 20 year-old hipster babe hanging out at home in NYC while on vacay from college. She suffers from epileptic seizures that prohibit her from having the youthful lifestyle of her peers i.e. going to bed late after a night of getting stoned and drunk on Newcastle. Because of this unfortunate reality, she’s sort of a Grandma who just stares at things longingly, including her best friend, Al, who”s crashing on her couch. The film does drag a bit at times (unnecessary scenes of Ivy looking pensive wandering around NYC in vintage dresses) but the film is grounded in the palpable chemistry between Al & Ivy. Most love stories in film are about as subtle as a Lady Gaga music video. While this may be all very well and good for the fantasists, anyone who’s ever been in love knows that it’s often the littlest things that make the most indelible mark. That’s what makes The Exploding Girl so refreshing, even in its duller moments. The interactions between Ivy & Al are so earnest and tender that it can come off as almost jarringly real to the viewer. Speaking of things that are “real”, here’s to hoping that  Zoe Kazan’s presence in the movie industry makes Zooey Deschanel’s existence/career obsolete. That’s right, I’m a bitch who hates that quirky bitch from She & Him sooo much. Has anyone heard their new record? It has all the personality of a soggy rice cake.

But there’s no need to dwell on the blandness of the new She & Him record when there are so many other goodies out. The LCD Soundsystem album, This Is Happening, sounds like a nice progression from Sound of Silver. And career suicide has never sounded so good on MGMT’s latest experimental record, Congratulations. Last but certainly not least, Broken Social Scene’s recent offering of indie arena rock is nothing short of amazing!