December 2006 Archives
32 posts
Songs From Before by Max Richter (Review)
Richter’s music is perfectly suited to the themes of loss, nostalgia, and alienation that permeate Haruki Murakami’s work.PlainSimple
Rarely have I seen minimal website design done as well, or as effortlessly, as on PlainSimple.The Twilight Sad EP by The Twilight Sad (Review)
There’s a rawness and youthful recklessness that never fails to render their music beguiling, even at its loudest and most abrasive.IBM 1401, A User’s Manual by Jóhann Jóhannsson (Review)
A tribute to an old computer, the five long tracks that make up this disc are elegiac and gorgeous.District B13 by Pierre Morel (Review)
The stunts and fights scenes have an edge and brutality that you just don’t see everyday.The Proposition by John Hillcoat (Review)
The film always returns to its central violent themes with a crackling, harrowing intensity.Casino Royale by Martin Campbell (Review)
For the vast majority of its 144 minutes, Casino Royale is absolutely thrilling.