The SMCC Beacon

  By Ryan Marshall At first glance, David Durston hardly appears to be the most likely candidate to have directed one of the most genuinely transgressive and memorable horror films of the 1970s, and yet this is the well-mannered man behind legendary psychedelic freak-out “I Drink Your Blood,” among others. If not every one of… Read more

  By Ryan Marshall Much like the feral felines that amount to its core, “Kedi” is as pleasant and fleeting a documentary as you are likely to see in 2017, which is to say that it’s thoroughly charming and big-hearted, if not particularly confrontational. As a nice tonic, it goes down easy — effectively anthropomorphizing… Read more

  By Jessica Spoto On Oct. 18, 1926, a rock-and-roll genius was born. Who was this genius, you ask? Chuck Berry was his name. His music consisted of a blending-together of blues and R&B.  His musical abilities propelled his career, and in the mid-1950s, his big break came when his first single, “Maybellene,” was released.… Read more

By Jessica Spoto Who needs society when you are     alone. Who needs friends when you are                    alone. Who needs happy when you are alone. Who needs family when you are alone. Who needs everything when you are           alone. Who… Read more

By Max Lorber Someone suggested I donate my body to science when I die. I didn’t like the idea of waiting:  It could have been weeks or months or even years before I got my chance. I walked into the Clinic. Thin smell of bleach and urine and cotton balls wafting through the halls. I… Read more