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Revisit: Cobb: by Al Stump
Revisit: Cobb by Al Stump Algonquin Paperbacks 1994 Revisit is a series of reviews highlighting past releases that now deserve a second look. An “absolute shit” was how Ernest Hemingway described him. “He had
Read More »The Thorn in the Heart
The Thorn in the Heart Dir: Michel Gondry Rating: 2.5/5.0 Oscilloscope Laboratories 86 Minutes Block Party (2005), Michel Gondry’s other documentary feature, was one of my favorite films of that year. Its strengths –
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Circus Devils: Mother Skinny
Circus Devils Mother Skinny Rating: 2.0/5.0 Label: Happy Jack There’s a fine line between prolific and rampant; Robert Pollard just might be losing sight of that distinction. At age 52, the former Guided By
Read More »Clem Snide: The Meat Of Life
Clem Snide The Meat Of Life Rating: 2.5/5.0 Label: 429 Records Clem Snide’s Eef Barzelay has a unique voice- it’s front and center on his seventh release, The Meat of Life. To his credit,
Read More »Commentary: SXSW (It Ain’t What It Used To Be)
I never thought I’d use the word “ambivalent” to describe my feelings for South By Southwest — but I also never thought I’d live to see the day we elected a black president. The
Read More »Career Assessment: American Pie
Jason Biggs Character: Jim Levenstein, the socially awkward nominal lead of the film. Tormented by both perpetual teen horniness and an unfortunate prematurity problem, he and three buddies try to lose that most worthless
Read More »Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans Dir: Louis Leterrier Rating: 1.5/5.0 Warner Bros. Pictures 118 Minutes It’s almost unfair to offer this review of Clash of the Titans, Louis Leterrier’s big budget remake of the 1981
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Dum Dum Girls: I Will Be
Dum Dum Girls I Will Be Rating: 3.0/5.0 Label: Sub Pop The girl groups of the ’60s (Ronettes, Shangri-Las, the Crystals) had a surprisingly durable influence on rock; somewhat ironically, their influence is often
Read More »The Delta Mirror: Machines That Listen
The Delta Mirror Machines That Listen Rating: 3.5/5.0 Label: Lefse They call it “electro-shoe-goth.” That’s fitting enough, but it could use a few more hyphens. Machines That Listen, the debut long player from this
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