Tuesday, October 4 2011
Unknown Mortal Orchestra: Unknown Mortal Orchestra
The debut album from these indie rockers generates a sense of forgettable déjå vu.
Thursday, February 26 2009
The Black List: Vol. 2
The sheer beauty of the images creates its own sort of narrative, a visual demonstration of The Black List's original impetus to recover the typically "negative" denomination of the "black list" and reframe it as positive and inspiring.
Tuesday, July 15 2008
RZA as Bobby Digital: Digi Snacks
The third album from RZA's alter-ego is the best of the trilogy and sufficient enough to briefly prolong the perpetual anticipation of his supposed masterpiece, The Cure.
Friday, November 2 2007
American Gangster
As much as American Gangster loves Frank's intelligence and charisma, it must also condemn his criminality.
Friday, November 11 2005
Derailed (2005)
While RZA and Xzibit deliver their own delights as performers, their characters' aggression and victimization are of a piece, and left to the white guy to sort out.
Monday, September 20 2004
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
Coffee and Cigarettes is a return, of sorts, for Jim Jarmusch.
Thursday, May 20 2004
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
Coffee and Cigarettes is a return, of sorts, for Jim Jarmusch.
Thursday, May 13 2004
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
On its own terms, Coffee and Cigarettes is an effective addiction movie, self-indulgent but also familiar and low-key.
