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• 11 Ingmar Bergman's Stunning "Shame"

  This oft-overlooked 1968 film from the Swedish master will haunt your dreams.

  Review in Video — by Rodney Welch — on Jul 06, 2004

• 10 Michael Moore ... and Dickens

  Just what we need — ANOTHER piece on Michael Moore!

  in Video — by Rodney Welch — on Jul 01, 2004

• 9 Thanks for No Thanks!

  The Rezillos? The Dictators? The Stranglers? If these names mean anything to you, the Rhino people deliver one kick-ass party.

  in Music — by Rodney Welch — on Jan 09, 2004

• 8 The Greening of Greendale

  Neil Young's ambitious new CD may be one of his best.

  in Music — by Rodney Welch — on Oct 24, 2003

• 7 The Soul of Mr. Soul

  In Shakey, Jimmy McDonough writes the only Neil Young book you ever need to read — and maybe one of the best rock bios ever.

  in Books — by Rodney Welch — on Aug 13, 2003

• 6 The News from Hell

  Norman Rush's powerful new novel is glorious and clumsy — and it may just be great.

  in Books — by Rodney Welch — on Jul 25, 2003

• 5 Destructive Affinities

  The friends in Thomas Berger's new novel might think they're the there-for-you type, but appearances are deceiving — even to them.

  in Books — by Rodney Welch — on Jun 30, 2003

• 4 Mad, Bad, Impossible to Know

  For all we know about Lord Byron, he was still something of a mystery. Two new biographies fill in the gaps — one with idle speculation, one with imagination.

  in Books — by Rodney Welch — on Jun 03, 2003

• 3 Tracy Flick Gets Over Herself

  Donna Tartt is a lot like Reese Witherspoon's character in the movie Election — smart, ambitious, and annoyingly superficial.

  in Books — by Rodney Welch — on Mar 27, 2003

• 2 Bunuel's El — A Minor Masterpiece

  From high art to low, the great Spanish filmmaker Luis Bunuel never made a film without his personal mark upon it — this tawdry gem from the 1950s is proof of it.

  in Video — by Rodney Welch — on Mar 27, 2003