January 2011
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Capsule Reviews: BLUE VALENTINE, WINTER'S BONE,...
I’ve been catching up on all the acclaimed movies of 2010 so I can start my best of 2010 list. Probably well after anybody cares, but who knows.
BLUE VALENTINE
If you liked the idea of (500) DAYS OF SUMMER, but thought it was too cute, too twee, and too clever, boy, do I have a film for you. This one is a doozie, but it’s the kind of emotional drainer that I treasure. It’s...
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Record Review: The Decemberists - The King is Dead
It’s impossible to read about this album without seeing words like “stripped down” and “back to basics”, but don’t fooled, this is not Colin Meloy with a guitar. This is a definitely a full band effort, even adding R.E.M. vet Peter Buck on guitar and singer-songwriter Gillian Welch to fill out the vocal harmonies. The King is Dead was, instead, supposed to be a...
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Capsule Reviews: TRON LEGACY, RARE EXPORTS: A...
TRON LEGACY
The story is monumentally stupid and forgettable, and made worse by the fact they spend way too much time explaining it in tedious dialogue, but the visuals are incredibly well done, from the set design on up to the CGI and 3D work. But half a movie a movie does not make, and every time the pretty colors stopped whooshing, and Daft Punk’s phenomenal score stopped pumping, there...
