Monthly Archives: June 2010 »
Farmer’s Market Frittata
Ah, springtime: a season for sunny days, fresh flowers, fruits and veggies in abundance. The omnivores and herbivores among us know how nice it is, after a winter of limp, steamed greens and root
Read More »I Am Love
I Am Love Dir: Luca Guadagnino Rating: 2.5/5.0 Magnolia Pictures 120 Minutes Taking cues from Italian masterpieces like The Leopard, Luca Guadagnino’s I Am Love is a meal that features a few sumptuous first
Read More »The Roots: How I Got Over
The Roots How I Got Over Rating: 3.5/5.0 Label: Def Jam Throughout their career, the Roots have seemingly found more freedom by avoiding the typical clichés of hip-hop and the talents of each individual
Read More »Nina Nastasia: Outlaster
Nina Nastasia Outlaster Rating: 3.5/5.0 Label: Fat Cat Records Cutting through the dark cloaks donned by Nina Nastasia on her records ends up revealing little except that some fabrics are enigmatic enough to raise
Read More »Nature of Existence
The Nature of Existence Dir: Roger Nygard Rating: 1.0/5.0 Walking Shadows 94 Minutes Reality, as such, is ungraspable. Naked experience cannot be trapped in words, nor can life be reduced to mere definition. Everything
Read More »Film Dunce: Beetlejuice
Film Dunce is a weekly series in which one of our writers finally succumbs to the lure of a movie that has long been a big part of our culture that they have never
Read More »Dogtooth
Dogtooth Dir: Giorgos Lathimos Rating: 4.0/5.0 Kino International 96 Minutes All three children have blindfolds on. They’re each in their early twenties, and making their way through the beautiful grounds of their estate, arms
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PLAYLIST: Lambchop
Welcome to PLAYLIST. The idea is simple enough: make a playlist (with mix tapes and CDs becoming so unfortunately passé) centered around one artist or band with a deep catalog. There is only one
Read More »HEALTH: DISCO2
HEALTH DISCO2 Rating: 3.0/5.0 Label: Lovepump United Where their comrades from the Smell, No Age, have always gravitated toward the power of the 7″, HEALTH have more or less made their name based on
Read More »The Golden Filter: Völuspà
The Golden Filter Völuspà Rating: 2.5/5.0 Label: Brille Historically, electronica born from discotheques and club scenes is pretty contagious music by virtue of its origin; the beats are meant for dancing and quick hooks
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