Ui The Iron Apple Southern By: Eric G. Since Tortoise’s debut album in 1994, instrumental prog rock has been given an awful lot of clout- some of it deserved but much of it not. Ui represents the experimental side of the post-Slint onslaught of organic noisemakers that deserves accolades. Ui’s been around since the early […]

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Starmarket Sunday's Worst Enemy Popkid By: Eric G. Starmarket is a Swedish quartet that knows its early 90’s American punk rock because Sunday’s Worst Enemy could have served as the blue print for hundreds of indie, emo, and hardcore punk bands if it had only been released back in 1996 when it was recorded. The […]

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200 Cigarettes Directed By Risa Bramon Garcia Paramount Pictures By: Eric G. The setting is New Year's Eve 1981, a year that holds no significance to the movie's story other than to justify all the retro-hype, which is so poorly displayed here that people who actually lived through this era would hardly recognize it if […]

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A Simple Plan Directed By Sam Raimi Paramount Pictures By: Eric G. The plot of A Simple Plan is an exciting prospect in the hands of Sam Raimi, the director of such comic-horror classics as Evil Dead and Army Of Darkness (not to mention Darkman). Three country bumpkins stumble on a mammoth amount of cash […]

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Your Friends And Neighbors Directed By Neil Labute Gramercy Pictures By: Eric G. Director Neil Labute made quite an impression on audiences last year with In The Company Of Men- a disturbing portrayal of two men plotting to humiliate a deaf woman in a sad act of revenge for the self-hatred and insecurity they feel […]

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Bonnie Prince Billy I See A Darkness Palace Records By: Eric G. Will Oldham's latest incarnation is a fair share darker than his recent solo efforts. Since dropping the Palace moniker Oldham's output has been more uplifting than we've come to expect. I See A Darkness brings that recent trend to a halt. Oldham's brittle, […]

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The Thin Red Line Directed By Terrence Malick 20th Century Fox By: Eric G. After Days of Heaven in 1977, Terrence Malick gave up filmmaking. Rumors abounded as to why such a promising young director would throw in the towel after only two films under his belt. Some argued it was because Malick was disgusted […]

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