Plastic Crimewave Sound
Plastic Crimewave Sound (Prophase Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Tag: Carl F Gauze
Ben X
An autistic young man finds solace in computer gaming and wreaks ironic vengeance on his tormentors.
Klopka (The Trap)
Serbian Film Noir gets a shot of hope in the form of a hot, red Renault 4.
The Manga Guide to Statistics
Like statistics AND steamy Japanese art? This guide from Shin Takahashi and Trend-pro Co. may be a little bit light on the hot-and-heavy, but Carl F Gauze finds space for it on his bookshelf.
Monkey
Journey to the West (XL Recordings). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Milk
Harvey Milk gets the biopic treatment from Gus Van Sant. Carl F Gauze worries that the man’s life and work might be overshadowed by the need for this to be an Important Movie.
And You Shall Know Us by the Trail of Our Vinyl
Carl F Gauze gets a kick out of kitsch. Flipping through this photovolume of forgotten Jewish album covers, you will too.
Fraulein
A young woman enters the constricted world of a small diner and changes the owner’s life in this European film. Carl F Gauze finds the beauty amongst varying shades of gray.
Super XX Man
There’ll Be Diamonds (Tender Loving Empire). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Future Clouds and Radar
Peoria (Star Apple Kingdom). Review by Carl F Gauze.
The Compact Duchamp: Amp After Amp
A slim volume of black and white collage art gets Carl F Gauze all hot and bothered about Dada.
The Compact Duchamp: Amp After Amp
A slim volume of black and white collage art gets Carl F Gauze all hot and bothered about Dada.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bayou Country (Fantasy). Review by Carl F Gauze.
The Boy In The Striped Pajamas
A young boy discovers the horrors of the concentration camp through his father, the camp commandant. Carl F Gauze sees the darkness descend.
Sarah Brightman
Sara Brightman shines at UCF, delivering a gem of a show despite the sports arena’s plague of muddy sound.
The Theater Fire
Matter And Light. Review by Carl F Gauze.
J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer, and Jefferson Pitcher
Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 U.S. Presidencies (Standard Recording Company). Review by Carl F Gauze.
The New York Trilogy
Three existential cubist detective stories, courtesy of Paul Aster, have Carl F Gauze nodding off like Sherlock Holmes “relaxing” (wink wink) after a tough case.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival - 40th Anniversary Edition (Fantasy). Review by Carl F Gauze.
The Barry Sisters
Our Way (Reboot Stereophonic). Review by Carl F Gauze.
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