Thursday, April 10 2008
Chaos
This film's attempts at clever misdirection are by the book and glaringly obvious. There is nothing remotely "chaotic" about anything that happens.
Now on PopMatters
Print the Legend: Sherlock Holmes, Dirk Gently and the Case of the Eccentric Detective
Short Ends and Leader: 'Man to Man' is an Early Talkie that's Not Stagey at All
Mixed Media: Early Summer 2012 New Music Playlist
Sound Affects: Counterbalance No. 83: The Stooges' 'Fun House'
Notes from the Road: Cannes 2012: Day 8 - 'On the Road' + 'Post Tenebras Lux'
Moving Pixels: 'The Witcher 2' Does the Exposition Dump Right
'Man to Man' is an Early Talkie that's Not Stagey at All (Short Ends and Leader) [Fri, 4:00 pm]
Calling Out to Carroll...Baker: 'Bridge to the Sun' (Short Ends and Leader) [Fri, 4:00 pm]
Cannes 2012: 'Post Tenebras Lux' and 'Beyond the Hills' (Reviews) [Fri, 4:00 pm]
An Honorable Food: Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid's 'Seductions of Rice' (Curious Omnivore) [Fri, 3:00 pm]
Early Summer 2012 New Music Playlist (Mixed Media) [Fri, 12:00 pm]
Paranormal (Radio)Activity: 'Chernobyl Diaries' (Short Ends and Leader) [Fri, 11:00 am]
'Men in Black 3' Looks Back, Again (Reviews) [Fri, 9:20 am]
'Hell and Back Again' on PBS for Memorial Day (Mixed Media) [Fri, 9:11 am]
Counterbalance No. 83: The Stooges' 'Fun House' (Sound Affects) [Fri, 9:00 am]
'Moonrise Kingdom': Storms and Conformity (Reviews) [Fri, 8:45 am]
Cannes 2012: Day 8 - 'On the Road' + 'Post Tenebras Lux' (Notes from the Road) [Fri, 8:00 am]
Cannes 2012: 'Rust and Bone' + 'After the Battle' (Reviews) [Fri, 7:59 am]
'Chernobyl Diaries': What if Something's There? (Reviews) [Fri, 7:44 am]
Poliça: 11 May 2012 - Rochester, NY (Reviews) [Fri, 6:25 am]
'The Witcher 2' Does the Exposition Dump Right (Moving Pixels) [Fri, 6:00 am]
Sherlock Holmes, Dirk Gently and the Case of the Eccentric Detective (Columns) [Fri, 2:00 am]
Flash Points: Chicks, Sluts and Facebook (Features) [Fri, 2:00 am]
Patriot of Persia: Muhammad Mossadegh and a Tragic Anglo-American Coup (Features) [Fri, 2:00 am]
Jonathan Franzen and the Problem of Sympathy in 'Farther Away' (Reviews) [Fri, 2:00 am]
The 'BBC High Definition Natural History Collection': A Cornucopia of Wonders (Reviews) [Fri, 2:00 am]
- The Top 10 Overplayed Songs You Hate by Artists You Love (Sound Affects)
- Beach House: Bloom (Reviews)
- Tea with 'Sherlock': Investigating the Investigators (Features)
- Sunk? This 'Battleship' Stunk! (Short Ends and Leader)
- Top Ten Lost Midwest Punk Singles (Sound Affects)
- Tenacious D: Rize of the Fenix (Reviews)
- 20 Questions: Kate Bornstein (Features)
- 10 Pieces of Cinematic Art That Require Revisiting (Short Ends and Leader)
- Like 'Doom', In Heels (Moving Pixels)
- Punk Rock's Pet Sounds: An Interview with Bomb the Music Industry! (Features)
- Counterbalance No. 82: U2's 'Achtung Baby' (Sound Affects)
- She's a Rainbow: A Tribute to Donna Summer (Features)
- 'Albatross': A Not-So-Weighty Coming-of-Age Meets Mid-Life-Crisis Film (Reviews)
- This Is All There Is: The Boredom of Lessened Expectations (Short Ends and Leader)
- Go Goth!: Ranking the Burton/Depp Collaborations (Short Ends and Leader)
- We Will Avenge Them Or… Be Avenged?: The Individual in the US Experience (Features)
- The Queen and Her Crayons: An Interview With Donna Summer (Features)
- Best Coast: The Only Place (Reviews)
- The Best Canadian Records of the Year? The Fun Agony of Voting for the Polaris Prize Long List (Sound Affects)
- Something’s Wrong with the Black Widow! (Graphic Novelties)
- Flash Points: Mommy's Breast, Marriage Equality and Why Chipotle Is King (Features)
- Sergio Leone: Something to Do with Death (Columns)
- Counterbalance No. 83: The Stooges' 'Fun House' (Sound Affects)
- Killer Mike: R.A.P. Music (Reviews)
- Willie Nelson: Heroes (Reviews)
- Sherlock Holmes, Dirk Gently and the Case of the Eccentric Detective (Columns)
- Like a Jack London Story on Steroids: 'The Grey' (Reviews)
- The Cult: Choice of Weapon (Reviews)
- 'People's Pornography': The Mundanities of Pornography and Surveillance Culture (Reviews)
- Various Artists: Occupy This Album (Reviews)
- The Most Overlooked/Underrated Albums of the 90s
- The Top 10 Most Notable Career Suicide Albums
- The Top 10 Overplayed Songs You Hate by Artists You Love
- Beach House: Bloom
- Extra Life: Dream Seeds
- Tea with Sherlock: Investigating the Investigators
- The 10 Filmmakers Whose Work Must Be Seen on the Big Screen
- Counterbalance No. 82: U2’s Achtung Baby
- Garbage: Not Your Kind of People
- Top Ten Lost Midwest Punk Singles
- Tenacious D: Rize of the Fenix
- Counterbalance No. 83: The Stooges’ Fun House
- Confronting the enemy: Rascal Flatts
- In Defense Of ... Train not being nearly as bad as you might think
- In Support of Supports
- Clueless (Blu-ray)
- Comic Books and American Cultural History: An Anthology
- Roger Waters unveils Pink Floyd channel for Sirius XM
- Poppy & The Jezebels: Dig The New Breed!
- Sherlock Holmes, Dirk Gently and the Case of the Eccentric Detective
- Slanted, Enchanted: Pop Art, or Rock Music Goes to the Gallery
- Moonrise Kingdom: Storms and Conformity
- Bat Out of Hell, Hell in a Handbasket: An Interview with Meat Loaf
- In Defense Of ... Rock radio remaining a force within popular culture
- Killer Mike & El-P: R.A.P. Album
Music Archive
Announcements
