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An absolutely bonkers horror movie with an absolutely bonkers horror movie with B-list tendencies that captivated audience members even before it was released in theaters.-list tendencies that captivated audience members even before it was released in theaters.
Despite it being billed a backward-looking anniversary show, DeVotchKa instead turned in a career-spanning performance that begs for more music from this group in the future.
Despite it being billed a backward-looking anniversary show, DeVotchKa instead turned in a career-spanning performance that begs for more music from this group in the future.
A meditation on the ephemerality of existence, on the beauty and bittersweetness of temporally occupying a particular space in time.
A meditation on the ephemerality of existence, on the beauty and bittersweetness of temporally occupying a particular space in time.
This historical romantic drama is one of the great films about food, a chance to explore cooking in all its possibilities: emotional, erotic, everything in between.
This historical romantic drama is one of the great films about food, a chance to explore cooking in all its possibilities: emotional, erotic, everything in between.
For R.E.M. devotees, this night offered sorely needed relief from almost a generation now of these songs experienced only as recordings.
The show delivered more than expected and of course was not nearly enough, only because the more they played, the further you wanted it to go.
Cameron Crowe’s semi-autobiographical recounting of his days as a 1970s kid music journalist is confused — about whether it’s reverential or critical of the classic rock scene in which it embeds itself, and if it’s a precise recreation of that milieu or just a hazy recollection.
Almost Famous wants to be a loving yet wise reminiscence of a rock 'n' roll coming-of-age, yet fails to nail both the wonder and folly of the past and the clear-eyed perspective of the present.
Mason elevates simple stories into legend and somehow manages to cram 300 years of American history into a thrilling narrative set on one haunted plot of Massachusetts land.
Mason elevates simple stories into legend and somehow manages to cram 300 years of American history into a thrilling narrative set on one haunted plot of Massachusetts land.
This horror comedy takes a while to get going, but once it does, it proves that Zelda Williams and Diablo Cody are unmatched in their sympathy for monsters and teenage girls—who have more in common than you may think.
This horror comedy takes a while to get going, but once it does, it proves that Zelda Williams and Diablo Cody are unmatched in their sympathy for monsters and teenage girls—who have more in common than you may think.
Continue with us today at the letter V – from Vader to Vocokesh. May you find serendipity among these random recs!
May you find serendipity among these random recs!
Glass, revisiting past solo work, avoids nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake.
Glass, revisiting past solo work, avoids nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake.
Many classic films still feel vibrant, essential and alive today. The Rules of the Game is one of them.
Part scathing critique of the bourgeoisie, part s*x romp, part tragedy, The Rules of the Game dances on the edge of a volcano like its characters, skirting easy classification.
A characteristically assured solo album from a rock lifer that sticks to too narrow a path.
A characteristically assured solo album from a rock lifer that sticks to too narrow a path.
The cat’s out of the bag: the only twist worth knowing is that Argylle is a bloated, 140-minute mess of terrible chemistry, convoluted plotlines, and one very useless cat.
The cat’s out of the bag: the only twist worth knowing is that Argylle is a bloated, 140-minute mess of terrible chemistry, convoluted plotlines, and one very useless cat.
The expressiveness that has become a hallmark for the group is still there, but it cuts deeper and feels more real than it has in recent years.
The expressiveness that has become a hallmark for the group is still there, but it cuts deeper and feels more real than it has in recent years.
A high-water mark for stop-motion animation, Mad God conveys how as unforgiving as the physical world may be, the most hellish realm just might exist within the human mind.
Three decades in the making, Phil Tippett’s Mad God conveys how as unforgiving as the physical world may be, the most hellish realm just might exist within the human mind.
Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s signature worldbuilding returns at long last on their streamlined follow-up to the Smile’s promising debut. It’s the pinnacle of escapism.
Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s signature worldbuilding returns at long last on their streamlined follow-up to the Smile’s promising debut. It’s the pinnacle of escapism.
This is not a story of grand gestures, true love or wise people fixing broken people. Instead, it's an observation of a quiet life that seeks to remain quiet.
This is not a story of grand gestures, true love or wise people fixing broken people. Instead, it's an observation of a quiet life that seeks to remain quiet.
There’s not a million different samples here, but Gillis wields them like a sweat-soaked maestro, able to pull all of these disparate threads and scraps together in ways that shouldn’t make sense but work beautifully.
There’s not a million different samples here, but Gillis wields them like a sweat-soaked maestro, able to pull all of these disparate threads and scraps together in ways that shouldn’t make sense but work beautifully.
After two albums of uninspired music, the once-great, now decent feminist rock duo hasn’t lost its musical touch or emotional potency, but the inspiration has not been channeled to its fullest potential.
After two albums of uninspired music, the once-great, now decent feminist rock duo hasn’t lost its musical touch or emotional potency, but the inspiration has not been channeled to its fullest potential.
Ultimately, Landed is a very flawed experiment that still manages to showcase what makes Can unique.
For all its incorporation of mainstream sounds, Landed is ultimately too strange to have true and genuine pop appeal.
In this episode, David Harris, Holly Hazelwood and Eric Mellor are joined by special guest, Kishi Bashi, to discuss how musicians are portrayed in the movies.
In this episode, David Harris, Holly Hazelwood and Eric Mellor are joined by special guest, Kishi Bashi, to discuss how musicians are portrayed in the movies.
Maybe if it ended with a group therapy session, not a gunfight, Mulholland Falls would be one of the great neo-noirs.
A 1990s neo-noir that, while not a classic, still has plenty to say about its genre and its times.
Though the film would’ve benefited with a darker ending, by wearing so many influences on its sleeve in a campy sci-fi romp, The Faculty makes for a fun throwback even if its pleasures are only skin deep.
Taken as a whole, The Faculty so drenches itself in its meta concept, that its very fiber is one of reference and homage while also dredging up familiar coming-of-age themes, especially around conformity versus individuality.
All of Us Strangers is Andrew Haigh’s best work yet, combining all the elements that made his other films so successful. But it is also his most dense and inscrutable.
All of Us Strangers is Andrew Haigh’s best work yet, combining all the elements that made his other films so successful. But it is also his most dense and inscrutable.
Even though it is difficult to say that Rebel Diamonds is a must-own for anyone other than Killers diehards, it is a testament to the Killers’ longevity that it is even able to exist.
Even though it is difficult to say that Rebel Diamonds is a must-own for anyone other than Killers diehards, it is a testament to the Killers’ longevity that it is even able to exist.
In Enzo Ferrari, Michael Mann mythologizes his most driven and destructive protagonist yet.
In Enzo Ferrari, Michael Mann mythologizes his most driven and destructive protagonist yet.
Five years in the rearview, these are the best albums of 2018.
Five years is an eternity in the life of a record.
With five years of hindsight, these were the best films of 2018.
Five years is an eternity in the life of a movie.
These are the best albums of 2023.
These are the best albums of 2023.
These are the best films of 2023.
These are the best films of 2023.
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