Russ Fischer

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• 6 Red Dragon

  Brett Ratner's Red Dragon fulfills the promise of the Lecter franchise by giving the people what they want, often at the expense of the film.

  in Video — by Russ Fischer — on Oct 06, 2002

• 5 Amon Tobin - Out From Out Where

  You think you know genre-defining electronics? Amon Tobin's new disc refines his approach and his genre at the same time.

  in Music — by Russ Fischer — on Oct 02, 2002

• 4 Dario Argento, arsonist

  Sure, Buffy's fun, but let's go back to some old-school, serious horror foolishness. Like Inferno, by Dario Argento. That's serious cheese.

  in Video — by Russ Fischer — on Oct 01, 2002

• 3 Hannibal, Schmannibal

  A counter-position, detailing why Hannibal does suck, after all.

  in Video — by Russ Fischer — on Sep 26, 2002

• 2 Sell your soul...and mine

  How often do you see a Letter To The Editor from Tom Waits? John Densmore's (The Doors) position on licensing music for advertising use is correct, pure and simple, and Waits is now here to back him up.

  in Culture — by Russ Fischer — on Sep 26, 2002

• 1 Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away

  Japanese master Hayao Miyazaki's current film Spirited Away is in the position to redefine the American popular conception of what an animated film can do, in the process adding itself to the list of unquestionably essential films.

  in Video — by Russ Fischer — on Sep 21, 2002