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The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
The Human Centipede (First Sequence) Dir: Tom Six Rating: 3.5/5.0 IFC Films 90 Minutes What is a horror movie? While it’s generally a catch-all term for macabre films, there’s gotta be more to it
Read More »Spanish Toast
Once upon a time, a year or so out of college, some friends and I drank too much wine and woke up in San Francisco. Thankfully, we happened to live there. Even better, we
Read More »Willie Nelson: Country Music
Willie Nelson Country Music Rating: 4.0/5.0 Label: Rounder Records Few musicians know the meaning of artistic reinvention quite like Willie Nelson. Beginning with 1978′s career-and-career-path-defining pop standards album Stardust, the iconic Highwayman has tackled
Read More »Rafter: Animal Feelings
Rafter Animal Feelings Rating: 3.5/5.0 Label: Asthmatic Kitty For three albums, San Diego’s most assuredly unconventional singer-songwriter turned the acoustic subgenre inside out and blended it with an array of synthesizers, whacked-out samples and
Read More »Anton Chekhov’s The Duel
Anton Chekhov’s The Duel Dir: Dover Kosashvili Rating: 4.0/5.0 High Line Pictures 95 Minutes Part of the problem with period pieces, their often arid sense of decorum and dryness, stems from faithful handlings of
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