Jun 2, 2001 Music Imaginary Cars by LN (Review) LN’s latest contains the patented VBM brand of breathy, melancholy love songs.
Jun 2, 2001 Music 100 Broken Windows by Idlewild (Review) An abrasive, tuneful pop-punk-rock collision that works because of the band’s talent and ability.
Jun 2, 2001 Music A Chance to Cut Is a Chance to Cure by Matmos (Review) At the moment, it’s the most fascinating thing I’ve listened to in a long time.
Jun 2, 2001 Music Jealousy by Keoki (Review) Keoki’s sophomore album takes the best from the early ’90s rave scene and mixes it up with modern house layers.
Jun 2, 2001 Music Psychotrance 2002 by Dj Brian (Review) It’s good for trance fans, but dance and electronica buffs may be less interested than if this was a truly great record.
Jun 2, 2001 Music Picnic Basket (A Shelflife International Pop Compilation) by Various Artists (Review) Shelflife have gathered bands from all around the world to create a soundtrack for sunny days with the occasional rain shower.
Jun 2, 2001 Music Rock Action by Mogwai (Review) Mogwai change up their sound a bit with more emphasis on vocals, to excellent results.
Jun 1, 2001 Best of Opus Music The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads by Lift To Experience (Review) It’s this dichotomy between the worldliness and the spirituality in their songs that makes Lift To Experience’s music so interesting to me.
May 28, 2001 Movies Heavy by James Mangold (Review) What makes this film so unpleasant, and yet so riveting, is its honest treatment of the story.
May 28, 2001 Movies Yi Yi by Edward Yang (Review) Yang is very content to let the scenes speak for themselves, without feeling a need to use dialog.
May 27, 2001 Movies Time Bandits by Terry Gilliam (Review) The movie soon becomes a delirious ride through all sorts of fantastic settings.
May 27, 2001 Movies Croupier by Mike Hodges (Review) An enthralling thriller that uses quiet tension, superb acting, and a sharp script to keep you interested.
May 27, 2001 Movies Open Your Eyes by Alejandro Amenábar (Review) Just when you think you have it figured out, the movie forces you to rethink everything you just saw.
May 27, 2001 Movies Human Traffic by Justin Kerrigan (Review) A movie can’t get by on just flashy characters, a tacked on love story, and over-the-top dialog.
May 27, 2001 Movies The Prisoner by Chu Yen-Ping (Review) It’s not a classic by any means but it’s a far sight better than what I thought it would be.
May 26, 2001 Movies Godzilla 2000 by Takao Okawara (Review) This is everything that I want from a Godzilla movie.
May 26, 2001 Movies Swordsman 2 by Ching Siu-Tung (Review) This film throws so much at you it’s nearly impossible to take in.
May 24, 2001 Movies Adrenaline Drive by Shinobu Yaguchi (Review) There’s something offbeat and charming about Adrenaline Drive that ultimately offsets any lack of originality.
May 24, 2001 Movies Drunken Master 2 by Jackie Chan, Lau Kar-Leung (Review) Jackie Chan’s finest moment?! It could very well be.