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 The Da Vinci Code Dir. Ron Howard
Does anyone else think it is absurd that professors and Christian 'experts' have come out of the woodwork to offer a rebuttal to a novel? You can …
[more] Poseidon Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
In ancient Greek mythology, Poseidon was the god of the sea to whom sailors and fisherman would pray for safe travels …
[more] Friends with Money Dir. Nicole Holofcener
This film has been getting so much positive press that I went to see it in spite of my reservations. I should have listened to my gut...
[more] The Sentinel Dir. Clark Johnson
Michael Douglas is back on the big screen after a fairly long hiatus. The Sentinel is typical Douglas fare...
[more] Inside Man Dir. Spike Lee
Spike Lee and Denzel Washington—what could be better? Well throw in Clive Owen as a smart, calculating, bank robber and you have an unbeatable combination...
[more] V for Vendettta Dir. James McTeigue
The fact that the Wachowski brothers (The Matrix Trilogy) had a hand in this film should have clued us in to its subversive nature, but somehow this film has slipped in under the radar...
[more] Derailed Dir. Mikael Håfström
Jennifer Aniston…I just don’t get her. I never particularly loved her in Friends and have yet to see her in a movie where I find her believable in any way...
[more] Jarhead Dir. Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes usually makes good movies - American Beauty is one of the best films to come from Hollywood in the past decade or so. Jarhead is his take on Operation Desert Strom and a group of sniper/marines out on their first combat missions...
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 We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions Bruce Springsteen
The Boss is back, but not with the E Street Band. This time around he has assembled 17...
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 Balance Sara Tavares
She is from Cap Verde, grew up in the immigrant community in Lisbon Portugal...
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 Corinne Bailey Rae Corinne Bailey Rae
Music for a lazy afternoon is a good way of characterizing Corinne Bailey Rae's debut release...
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 Ballad of the Broken Seas Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
Think Nick Cave's "Murder Ballads" and you find yourself in the right territory for this surprising...
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 At War with the Mystics The Flaming Lips
'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots' the last recording from the Lips is regarded by some as the 21st century's...
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 On the Jungle Floor Van Hunt
Van Hunt says the follow up to his self-titled debut album is "my first album on steroids." I’m not totally sure...
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 Thunderbird Cassandra Wilson
T-Bone Burnett shows up as co-writer and producer on jazz great Cassandra Wilson’s latest release. Could have been...
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 Ringleader of the Tormentors Morrissey
I don’t know how it happened, but somehow Morrissey has dug himself out of his cult-following foxhole and is...
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 3121 Prince
Prince is back and he is funkier than ever on his new album, 3121. The title refers to the number of the...
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