Month: June 2013

Frances Ha

Frances Ha

Screen Reviews

Frances wants so much more than she has, but lives her life with unaccountable joy and lightness. From Noah Baumbach’s monochrome melancholy comes a charming comedic tale of passion, pain, hope, and despair that can only happen in New York.

Man Of Steel

Screen Reviews

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Russell Crowe! Resident Superman historian Steve Stav asserts that the Man of Steel winds up playing second fiddle to his super-dad.

The Scenics

Music Reviews

Dead Man Walks Down Bayview (Dreamtower). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Celer

Music Reviews

Viewpoint (Murmur Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

The Asphodells

Music Reviews

Ruled By Passion, Destroyed by Lust (Rotters Golf Club). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Dust

Music Reviews

Hard Attack/Dust (Kama Sutra/Buddah/ Legacy). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Last Shop Standing

Screen Reviews

A documentary following the collapse and rebirth of the private records shop in the UK. Carl Gauze feels a bit misty.

After Earth

Screen Reviews

M. Night Shyamalan pours a fresh vat of alien drool down a plot hole with Will Smith’s DNA at the bottom. You might think that’s a good thing.

Celer

Music Reviews

Without Retrospect, The Morning (Glacial Movements). Review by Carl F Gauze.

BNLX

Music Reviews

LP (Susstones). Review by Carl F Gauze.

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Swans

Swans

Event Reviews

40 years on, Michael Gira and Swans continue to bring a ritualistic experience that needs to be heard in order to be believed. Featured photo by Reese Cann.

Eclipse 2024

Eclipse 2024

Features

The biggest astronomical event of the decade coincides with a long overdue trip to Austin, Texas.

Sun Ra

Sun Ra

Music Reviews

At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Dark Water

Dark Water

Screen Reviews

J-Horror classic Dark Water (2002) makes the skin crawl with an unease that lasts long after the film is over. Phil Bailey reviews the new Arrow Video release.