Reviews Archives – Deceleration

Jim LaVilla-Havelin’s New Works Compel Us to Consider Sparse Land In a Hard Time

By James R. Dennis ● Arts and Letters ● December 10, 2025

Writer James R. Dennis reviews the work of a poet of the natural world as he gleans both beauty and lessons from the ‘weathered, scruffy landscape’ of Atascosa County, Texas.

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New Cli-Fi Novel Gropes for Happiness through the Dark of Texas Blackouts and Louisiana Heat

By Frances Madeson ● Reviews ● November 7, 2025

Delaney Nolan’s distinctively American novel Happy Bad asks: Are we constitutionally capable of surviving the disasters wrought by our corporate masters? An excerpt from the novel and Q&A with author Delaney Nolan explores.

REVIEW: ‘We’re Coming for You and Your Rotten System’ Is a Rousing How-To Guide for Fighting Corporate Greed

By Frances Madeson ● Reviews ● September 24, 2025

Jonathan Rosenblum’s new movement history—and valuable primer in municipalist solutions—delivers insight and inspiration from successes in Seattle, where people have forced local government to put the needs of people and planet before profits.

Punk Power, People Power: Las Hijas de la Madre are Perfecting Art as Resistance

By James Courtney ● Reviews ● July 9, 2025

As the Latinx feminist punk band drops singles and gears up to release a multifaceted album project, Deceleration takes a dive into the collective’s work and ethos.

In ‘Urinetown,’ New Works SA Tackles Water Justice While Centering Community, Accessibility, and Sustainability

By James Courtney ● Reviews ● May 14, 2025

Students at New Works SA are able to process complex global realities preparing for ‘Urinetown’ while living the joy of an authentic theater experience that provides roles they can grow into.

‘Book of Noises’ Catalogs Diversity of Earth Sounds, From Whale Lips to Horny Hedgehogs

By Undark ● Reviews ● January 5, 2024

Caspar Henderson’s remarkable work, “A Book of Noises,” explores the planet’s astonishing sonic landscape, both natural and human-made.

‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’? Do More Than Just Watch

By Waging Nonviolence ● Reviews ● May 23, 2023

A more accurate title for the book would have been “This Is Why I Think You Should Blow Up a Pipeline,” but it wouldn’t have sold nearly as many copies.

Moby: Veganism, Skepticism, and Punk Rock

By Undark ● Reviews ● March 22, 2023

The musician’s new documentary, ‘Punk Rock Vegan Movie,’ shines a light on a hidden history of the animal-rights movement.

‘Deep in the Heart’ Doc Treads Lightly as Anti-Conservation Disinfo Ramps Up

By Greg Harman ● Reviews ● June 30, 2022

With pro-extinction extremists running the Republican Party, and dangerous climate tipping points ahead, does the world still have room for feel-good nature documentaries?

Frontline’s ‘The Power of Big Oil’ Exposes a Global Betrayal

By Greg Harman ● Reviews ● April 24, 2022

Frontline’s three-part series calls on a parade of former oil company scientists, lobbyists, and public relations strategists to show how Big Oil all-but-ensured global environmental catastrophe.