Wednesday, August 24 2011
‘NEDS’: Tough choices in ‘70s Glasgow
NEDS is the very antithesis of the well-made film exemplified by 2011 BAFTA winner The King's Speech, favoring energy and impact over easily digested storytelling.
Thursday, August 18 2011
‘Home and Away’ Is an Even-Handed and Stunning Portrayal of a Bona-Fide Love of the Beautiful Game
Dave Bidini takes a bit of an unexpected detour into a little heard or written about worldwide soccer tournament that consists of players who are, believe it or not, homeless.
Monday, May 23 2011
The 25 Best Progressive Rock Songs of All Time
Put as simply -- and starkly -- as possible, many beautiful babies were thrown out with the bath water by hidebound critics who were content to sniffingly dismiss the more ambitious (pretentious!) works that certain bands were putting out as a matter of course in the early-to-mid-‘70s.
Tuesday, December 14 2010
‘Shadows of Progress’ Is a Testament to the Best in Documentary Filmmaking
This is one of the best DVD releases of the year. It's so substantial, and so thorough, that it becomes not so much a DVD collection as a small, single-subject library of film.
Friday, October 8 2010
Physical and Emotional Boundaries Crumble in ‘Trespass’
In Rose Tremain's new novel about two pairs of siblings battling over past injustices and a stone farmhouse in the south of France, misery loves company to a fault.
Monday, March 22 2010
Strange Days Indeed by Francis Wheen
Richard Nixon, runaway unemployment, fuel shortages, Uri Geller bending spoons, and the threat of nuclear holocaust. Why was everyone so paranoid?
Friday, January 15 2010
Hardal: Nasil? Ne Zaman?
Nasil? Ne Zaman? was the first of the band's two albums, and it's a game rowl of psych.
Monday, November 9 2009
Mary Roos: Amour Toujours: The French Song Collection 1972-1975
Her songs are designed to be heard once and wiggle themselves into your brain.
