Jan 03, 2012
Music
Issue #39 - Best of 2011
There have been some mighty strange Christmas albums recorded: Bob Dylan's Christmas In the Heart, Twisted Sister's A Twisted Christmas, and Scott Weiland's recent Most Wonderful Time of the Year come to mind. More
Studio: GK Films
Directed by Angelina Jolie
Dec 24, 2011
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It's not that the amateurish directing is at fault in Angelina Jolie's debut as a writer/director: it borders on competent. But her atrocious script and misguided approach to the subject matter render In the Land of Blood and Honey odious. More
Studio: Columbia Pictures/MGM
Directed by David Fincher; Starring: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård and Robin Wright
Dec 21, 2011
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Based on the first book of the immensely popular Millennium trilogy by the late Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson, the English-language The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo comes on the heels of the Swedish film version, which was a global blockbuster before reaching the States in a limited but long-running theatrical release last year. More
Dec 20, 2011
Books
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Patell's got all that pedigree, yet his sloppy entry on The Rolling Stones' 14th British and 16th American studio album album is riddled with factual errors and even a few typos. More
Dec 20, 2011
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She's often accused of being pretentious, cloying, and pejoratively referred to as the cinematic equivalent of "twee," but Miranda July, as polarizing as she may be, must be commended for taking risks. The Future, her second film, finds her succeeding spectacularly. More
Dec 19, 2011
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Boris fans are used to left turns, but New Album opener “Flare,” with its hyped-up J-pop plus Mars Volta mall-prog collision, could have them double-checking to make sure this is in fact a Boris album. More
Dec 16, 2011
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“Cinematic” is a music review cliché, but at times there’s no more appropriate word. More
Dec 15, 2011
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Bestival Live 2011 (recorded live at England’s Bestival festival in September—hence the clever title) is an overwhelming 32 tracks of classic Cure. More
Dec 09, 2011
Cinema
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Even an ensemble cast of a very high pedigree can't overcome a plot that's been compacted into near-incomprehensibility. John Le Carré's bestselling Cold War thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy was previously adapted as an acclaimed seven-part BBC miniseries. More
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Dec 09, 2011
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Andrea Riseborough, a chameleonic English actress who earned a BAFTA nomination for her lead performance in the 2008 BBC film, Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley, is bewitching as Wallis Simpson in Madonna's second directorial effort. More
