September 2001 Archives
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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.Charity Empressa by Charity Empressa (Review)
Charity Empressa’s “drone” music makes for a beautiful and consistently rewarding listen.Vespertine by Björk (Review)
‘Vespertine’ trades the icy bombast of ‘Homogenic’ for deeper, richer, more intimate soundscapes and incredibly revealing lyrics.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.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.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.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.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.Game of Death by Robert Clouse, Bruce Lee (Review)
There’s a certain shameless morbidity to Game of Death.Black Magic M-66 by Hiroyuki Kitakubo (Review)
Overall, it’s not a terrible anime; it just feels really rushed.