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Film Noir Special Series: The Racket (1951)
What at first seems like a half-assed effort in the noir canon is actually a canny commentary on a dying era.
238
Film Noir Special Series: On Dangerous Ground (1952)
Think of it as a noir movie that Alfred would pointedly give Batman as a Christmas present.
237
Film Noir Special Series: Border Incident (1949)
An atypical noir that knows how to use its incongruities to its advantage.
236
Film Noir Special Series: His Kind of Woman (1951)
This film straddles both the era of studio dominance and the burgeoning independence of filmmakers in the '50s.
235
Film Noir Special Series: Lady in the Lake (1947)
Forget Sam Spade - Philip Marlowe is the man of this hour.
234
DVD Review: The Batman - The Complete Second Season
This Batman tells its story a hell of a lot better than the gatekeepers of Comic Book Land have ever given it credit for.
233
Music Review: Ike Turner - Risin' With The Blues
It's tough to forgive or even forget about Ike's checkered past when he insists on bringing it up in practically every song.
232
DVD Review: Gilmore Girls - The Complete Sixth Season
If not mother/daughter rifts, what then was the main problem with this season of Gilmore Girls? Three ridiculous words: "Luke's Secret Daughter."
231
25 Years of Touch and Go Records
Happy birthday, and here's to 25 years more.
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Concert Review: Radio Birdman, Mudhoney and the Dirtbombs in Detroit, 9.3.06
If anyone had their doubts about Radio Birdman's continuing relevance, those doubts had evaporated long before the final chords of opener "Burn My Eye."
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