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'Shoot 'Em Up' is Like Watching a Video Gamenew
In Shoot 'Em Up, the action is so dark, blurry, shaky, and chopped up, you may find yourself squinting and bobbing your head to try and get a better look.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
09-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
'No End in Sight': Welcome to the Occupationnew
The Iraq War documentary is a sober, detailed account of a man-made tragedy.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
08-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Charles Ferguson, No End in Sight
Gogol Bordello: A Band for Our Timesnew
It's a movable feast of sound and spirit that asserts that home isn't a place but something you carry around with you.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
08-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Gogol Bordello, Super Taranta
Elvis Presley, 1935-2007new
Elvis Presley, the man who jump-started the rock 'n' roll revolution from a tiny Memphis recording studio in 1954 and went on to become the world's most recognizable entertainer, died Monday, August 6th, of cardiac arrest, at his Horn Lake, Mississippi, home -- he was 72 years old.
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers and Chris Herrington |
08-10-2007 |
Music
Less Than Meets the Eyenew
Transformers wastes a cool -- if silly -- concept and eye-popping effects.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
07-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Bay, Transformers
Unique Brit Band Art Brut Aces Sophomore Examnew
Britain's Art Brut have to be one of the most interesting rock bands to emerge this decade.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
07-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Art Brut, It's A Bit Complicated
The System is 'Sicko'new
Michael Moore takes aim at the U.S. health care industry.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
06-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Moore, Sicko
Former Drive-By Trucker Goes Solonew
Jason Isbell is on his own with a new album and tour.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
06-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jason Isbell
Keri Russell's 'Waitress'new
Sweet-and-sour comedy traces the conflicted emotions of impending parenthood.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
05-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adrienne Shelly, waitress
Torn and Frayednew
A man is caught between two worlds in the Danish melodrama After the Wedding.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
05-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: After the Wedding
Second Act: Craig Brewer Isn't Interested in Playing it Safenew
The Hustle & Flow director takes an unexpected turn with Black Snake Moan, a pulpy Southern Gothic tale starring a white "nymphomaniac."
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
02-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Snake Moan, Craig Brewer
A Deliriously Disreputable Misfirenew
The movie is one-third conventional Ellroy adaptation(à la L.A. Confidential), one-third De Palma personal cinema freak-out, and one-third film-noir cliché.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Brian De Palma, The Black Dahlia
Escape from Parisnew
A new French import proves cinematic butt-kicking is a universal language.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
06-16-2006 |
Reviews
Flying Highnew
With a smash single and a little gold trophy, this is Three 6 Mafia's year.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
05-05-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Three 6 Mafia
