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This American Life: Season One

November 4, 2008 // 0 Comments

It has become cliché to say that truth is stranger than fiction. The Showtime series "This American Life" does not make this trite claim. It demonstratively proves it. According to the blurb on the back of the DVD package, the show is [...]

When We Left Earth

October 21, 2008 // 0 Comments

When you are a reviewer, every once in a while you will stumble upon a release that so utterly amazing and impressive that it takes your breath away and you just can't pull yourself away from it. "When We Left Earth" is such a release as it [...]

The Beach Boys And The Satan

October 17, 2008 // 0 Comments

No one would dare accuse Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys of occult activities and Satanism. Say what you will about the downward spiral of Wilson and his bandmates during the turbulent sixties, but the devil didn't make them do it. The story of Brian [...]

Baraka

October 7, 2008 // 0 Comments

I first saw "Baraka" 10 years or so ago when it first appeared on DVD. Immediately I was intrigued and striken by the film's remarkable cinematography. Unlike other documentaries, which rely heavily on narration, "Baraka" uses its [...]

Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre

September 29, 2008 // 0 Comments

Although never a major star, actress Shelley Duvall carved a niche for herself throughout the 1970s as a minor icon of the counterculture. Tall and gangly, with large eyes and toothy smile, Duvall's quirky looks alternated between clownish and oddly [...]

Punk's Not Dead

September 22, 2008 // 0 Comments

A large portion of my journalism gigs to this point revolve around heavy metal and punk rock. Sad to see that what was already fought and issued a truce for in the late eighties has resurfaced though not with the same brute ugliness, happy to say. [...]

Bloodsucking Cinema

August 28, 2008 // 0 Comments

I have always had a fascination for vampires and vampire movies and I think they are probably one of the most iconic monster images in the entire horror genre. I will not go into detail, exactly why I – like millions of others along with me – [...]

Brutal Massacre

August 12, 2008 // 0 Comments

The hot topic about "Brutal Massacre" is the fact that almost everyone confronting it is going to be uttering "Spinal Tap" within the same sentence as this nutty horror roast. That being said, is "Brutal Massacre" really the [...]

Heavy Metal In Baghdad

July 12, 2008 // 0 Comments

A large facet to the heavy metal ethos is that being a fan comes with a price, largely in the form of ostracizing from a central peer group. Certainly this genus of music carries with it a stand up for yourself liability that offers no compensatory [...]

Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show

June 26, 2008 // 0 Comments

In 2005, Vince Vaughn organized a touring comedy show that traveled to 30 cities in a stupefying 30 days. Incorporating music, skits, and stand-up comedy, "The Wild West Comedy Show" was meant as a sort of throwback to Buffalo Bill's Wild [...]
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