March 7, 2009 Archive

Video

• Movie Review: Sukiyaki Western Django

  Sukiyaki Western Django is a noble effort although not entirely successful as entertainment.

  Review in Video — by Charlie LeSueur — on Mar 07, 2009

• Hey, American Idol! Don’t Charo-ize our Jorge Nuñez!

  Ann Hagman Cardinal simultaneously roots for and fears for Puerto Rican American Idol contestant Jorge Nuñez.

  Opinion in Video — by Ann Hagman Cardinal — on Mar 07, 2009

• Actor Eli Goree Conquers Canadian Television, Two Shows At A Time

  Actor has starring roles in Da Kink in My Hair on Global and Soul on Vision.

  Interview in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Mar 07, 2009

• DVD Review: Evil Brain From Outer Space

  Silly crap that leaves no harmful residue behind.

  Review in Video — by Dan Schneider — on Mar 07, 2009

• TV Review: The Flight of the Conchords - HBO Does It Again

  HBO has outdone themselves again with season two of the Flight of the Conchords.

  Review in Video — by Kiwibloke — on Mar 07, 2009

• DVD Review: Untamed and Uncut

  A common sense stand-in for morons.

  Review in Video — by Joshua Wiebe — on Mar 07, 2009

• DVD Review: Nash Bridges: The Second Season

  Cheech Marin and Don Johnson rock the house in this 90s TV cop drama.

  Review in Video — by Jordan Richardson — on Mar 07, 2009

• Movie Review: A Rat Done Bit My Sister Nell, and Space Buddies On the Moon!

  Space Buddies, the latest entry in Disney’s storied talking-dog franchise, offers a cruel vision of contemporary dystopia.

  Review in Video — by Pat Padua — on Mar 07, 2009

• TV Review: Lie To Me - "Unchained"

  "Unchained" shows the best and the worst of FOX's new show Lie To Me.

  Review in Video — by Gerry Weaver — on Mar 07, 2009

• Movie Review: Fired Up

  “Don’t see this. Don’t … don’t see this. Rah!”

  Review in Video — by Aaron Peck — on Mar 07, 2009

• Movie Review: Watchmen

  A valiant effort, but falls short of the depth and profundity of the revolutionary graphic novel.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Cozart — on Mar 07, 2009

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Review: The Last Remnant

  The Last Remnant has some good ideas but falls apart due to major technical flaws and some bad design choices.

  Review in Gaming — by Michael Prince — on Mar 07, 2009

• PC Game Review: A Vampyre Story

  This macabre themed game pours out amazing appeal while the memorable characters and problem solving actions make a positive impression.

  Review in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Mar 07, 2009

Music

• Music DVD Review: Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus

  A frustratingly inconsistent mix of performances and interviews with one of jazz music's greats.

  Review in Music — by The Other Chad — on Mar 07, 2009

• Music DVD Review: Various Artists - From The Basement

  An enjoyable visual mixtape, perfect for playing at parties or a lone music lover.

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Mar 07, 2009

• Nick Moss & The Flip Tops To Release Live At Chan's: Combo Platter No. 2 April 21

  Moss returns to Chan's to record a live album, this time joined by a special guest

  News in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Mar 07, 2009

• Music Review: Thin Lizzy - Still Dangerous: Live at Tower Theatre Philadelphia 1977

  The boys are back with a live release.

  Review in Music — by Cinema Sentries — on Mar 07, 2009

• Music Review: Fareed Haque & The Flat Earth Ensemble - Flat Planet

  A great disc that's not only filled with interesting and fun music.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 07, 2009

• Music Review: Eleni Mandell - Artificial Fire

  This smokin' hot singer-songwriter from L.A. might be ready to light up the rest of the country.

  Review in Music — by Michael Bialas — on Mar 07, 2009

• The Beatles Will Soon be Playable

  The Beatles officially join the video game world. Why?

  News in Music — by Clarence Yu — on Mar 07, 2009

• Music Review: Architecture In Helsinki, Kyron And The Strangels, Scoring Goals, and The Starlets

  Four recent, diverse singles causing a bit of a stir here, there, but not quite everywhere.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Mar 07, 2009

• Music Review: U2 - No Line On The Horizon

  Maybe I just think too much.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Mar 07, 2009

• Music Review: The Moody Blues - To Our Children's Children's Children

  The Moody Blues: Chapter 5.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Mar 07, 2009

• Music Review: This Town Needs Guns - Animals

  Lay down some newspapers and let these beasts into your heart.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Mar 07, 2009

Culture

• Theater Review (Las Vegas): Jersey Boys at the Palazzo

  I have seen four incarnations of this show and, for me, the Las Vegas company is the best all around.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Mar 07, 2009

Politics

• A Rant: Warning Labels Are Not Enough, But They Might Help

  Lazarus-like, the World will rise from its troubles fully healed, despite our Masters. Please ignore the side effects.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dan Miller — on Mar 07, 2009

• The Dollar is Living on Borrowed Time, No Pun Intended

  The dollar is in trouble!

  Opinion in Politics — by Kenn Jacobine — on Mar 07, 2009

• Fourth Estate: Take Out the Paper

  The press is protected by law from Congress, but it is not protected from business or technology.

  Opinion in Politics — by Tommy Mack — on Mar 07, 2009

• Shock and Awe in Mudville

  Barack Obama may again be borrowing a page from the well worn tome of disaster capitalism.

  Opinion in Politics — by Aetius Romulous — on Mar 07, 2009

• Keep On Smokin'

  Advocates energy interdependence as a much more rational goal then energy independence which is a pipe dream.

  Opinion in Politics — by Robert Magill — on Mar 07, 2009

Books

• Book Review: Path of the Pole by Charles Hapgood

  Changes in the location of the earth's magnetic poles cause continental growth and drift.

  Review in Books — by Regis Schilken — on Mar 07, 2009

• Audio Book Review: KnitKnit: Profiles + Projects from Knitting’s New Wave by Sabrina Gschwandtner

  Pink fiberglass insulation + knitting needles + protective equipment = a representative sample of the work detailed in KnitKnit.

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Bogart — on Mar 07, 2009

• Book Review: Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium by Carla Killough McClafferty

  The story of an earth-changing scientific discovery and an exceptional woman.

  Review in Books — by Violet Nesdoly — on Mar 07, 2009

• Manga Review: Oishinbo A la Carte by Tetsu Kariya and Hanasaki Akira

  A search for the ultimate pleasures in food.

  Review in Books — by NancyGail — on Mar 07, 2009