Sep 11, 2001 Concerts Concert Review: The Faint, Bright Eyes, Cursive (August 17, 2001, Omaha, NE) The Faint are a rock band, first and foremost, and it’s obvious they love playing their music in front of a crowd.
Sep 3, 2001 Movies Three Seasons by Tony Bui (Review) Bui’s view of Vietnam is not of a wartorn country, but of a country full of life and energy.
Sep 3, 2001 Music Vespertine by Björk (Review) ‘Vespertine’ trades the icy bombast of ‘Homogenic’ for deeper, richer, more intimate soundscapes and incredibly revealing lyrics.
Sep 3, 2001 Music Charity Empressa by Charity Empressa (Review) Charity Empressa’s “drone” music makes for a beautiful and consistently rewarding listen.
Sep 2, 2001 Movies Butterfly and Sword by Michael Mak (Review) I think there was a period of 20 – 30 minutes where my mind shut down, most likely due to some sort of built-in self-defense mechanism.
Sep 2, 2001 Anime Movies Macross II: The Movie by Kenichi Yatsuya, Kenichi Yatagai (Review) If you’ve got a few spare bucks and two hours to kill, Macross II might be worth a rental.
Sep 2, 2001 Movies Wong Kar-Wai’s In the Mood for Love Is a Gorgeous, Heartbreaking Masterpiece (Review) Wong Kar-Wai’s ode to unrequited love and passion has an uncanny way of sticking with you long after the credits.
Sep 1, 2001 Movies Rock ‘n’ Roll High School Forever by Deborah Brock (Review) This is definitely not a good movie but I still look back on it with fondness.
Sep 1, 2001 Movies Game of Death by Robert Clouse, Bruce Lee (Review) There’s a certain shameless morbidity to Game of Death.
Sep 1, 2001 Anime Black Magic M-66 by Hiroyuki Kitakubo (Review) Overall, it’s not a terrible anime; it just feels really rushed.