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Death Metal, Viking Stylenew
The group's sturdy, propulsive percussion and epic, chunky riffage is at peak effectiveness on Oden, but the facility with which vocalist Johan Hegg switches between guttural death growl and melodic aggression is what makes them so impressive.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Amon Amarth, With Oden on Our Side
Fusing Jazz and Rock 'n' Rollnew
Hagalo Usted Mismo fuses elements of the various phases Los Tres experimented with in their prime -- traditional sounds, jazzy flourishes and straight-up rock 'n' roll.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Hagalo Usted Mismo, Los Tres
Full Force Live Performersnew
As the Todd Rundgren–fronted New Cars have stalled out along the nostalgic cash-in freeway, this 70-minute collection of prime-era live footage produced by Ric Ocasek goes a long way to reminding fans of the original band's icy glory.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-23-2006 |
Reviews
A Mediocre Muddlenew
Despite David Bowie providing one of the best movie entrances ever and the continual twists one expects out of Christopher Nolan, The Prestige winds up a mediocre muddle.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Christopher Nolan, The Prestige
Steal This Movie ... Legallynew
While it's being made available as a $10 DVD, the producers wisely decided to push Rune out to the masses as the first free movie-length download for the iPod.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Rune, Seth Kenlon; Arayna Thomas
A Cult Classicnew
Roadside Prophets is definitely loose and funny, while its main reverence is to the codified form of the road movie itself.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Abbe Wool, Roadside Prophets
Story Reflects Post-Civil War Spainnew
Erice's 1973 film is often dubbed the high point of Spanish cinema, but it’s also one of the most elegant and emotionally engaging movies made in the last 50 years anywhere.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-23-2006 |
Reviews
Humaning Iwo Jimanew
Flags of Our Fathers is a character-rich dissection of propaganda, loyalty and the visceral brutality of war.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-23-2006 |
Reviews
'Overlooked'new
When the liner notes for a comprehensive boxed set have the heads of a record label confessing to having “overlooked” the artist, it's safe to assume that the band in question was, at the very least, ahead of its time.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Chavez, Better Days will Haunt You
Mexican Couple Get Big Breaknew
This lovely young Mexican couple busked their way into Damien Rice's heart by dishing up muscular and melodic instrumental tracks on acoustic guitars.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Rodrigo y Gabriela
Why We Love Slasher Filmsnew
Going to Pieces focuses on the highlights of three main "cycles" of slasher flicks, while dismantling many of the preconceptions about the genre.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-23-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
An Hour of Unmatched Punk Rocknew
Something of a holy grail of hardcore, the Bad Brains' three-day run at CBGB in late 1982 is spoken of in hushed tones, referred to reverently and as the object of attendance fibs.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-02-2006 |
Reviews
Aesthetic Fusionnew
Two new DVDs bridge the gap between visual art, music and filmmaking.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-02-2006 |
Reviews
Surprisingly Intimatenew
Taking place over six decades in the vast, dusty hinterlands of Brazil's northern deserts, House of Sand is nothing if not expansive.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
09-29-2006 |
Reviews
'Haven' Is Boring and Confusingnew
The absurdly confusing plot is built upon a flashback device that's never fully realized and based around characters whose presence is never adequately explained.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
09-25-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Frank E. Flowers, Haven
