Month: June 2017

Trump Donald Trump is Now Personally Under Investigation

Donald Trump is Now Personally Under Investigation

Just as Many Trump Associates Have Been Under Investigation for Weeks, So Now is the President Himself   As confirmed by the Washington Post (and if your involuntary reaction to reading that is to punch your computer screen with the “!FAKE NEWS!” knuckle duster you bought online from a Russian teenger two weeks ago, then just… …

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Albums Katy Perry – Witness

Katy Perry – Witness

The Best-Selling Pop Artist’s Fifth LP is Too Safe to Be a Proper Mess and Too Boring for a Clusterfuck   Whatever you might think of Katy Perry, her longevity is undeniably impressive, as is the versatility she’s exhibited throughout her career. Think I’m giving her too much credit? Cool, yeah, but did you know …

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Trailers American Made‘s Trailer is Assembled From Better Movies

American Made‘s Trailer is Assembled From Better Movies

Tom Cruise’s Latest Starring Role Seems Like a Remake of Every Film Like it From the Last Twenty Years   It’s hard not to get the feeling, watching the trailer for the new Tom Cruise film American Made, that all of this has been done before, and better. Just… not in the one movie. I gotta …

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52 Films By Women 23. Advanced Style, directed by Lina Plioplyte

23. Advanced Style, directed by Lina Plioplyte

“Somewhere Between 50 and Death…” in Advanced Style   Look around today and you will be inundated with images of youth and beauty: the fashion industry predicates itself on it, with magazines and campaigns, runways and catalogues all devoted to a demographic of supple skin and taut bodies. Fashion and beauty products are all pushed towards …

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Seasons The Leftovers – Season 3

The Leftovers – Season 3

One of the Most Mystifying Shows Ever Made Ends the Way it Lived, Revealing Nothing While Saying Everything   What happens when we die? This is a rhetorical exercise, obviously, so please don’t send me any pamphlets, but, as far as unanswerable questions go, there aren’t really any higher than that of death. Even if …

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Songs On “I Promise”, Radiohead Hold Up Their End of the Bargain

On “I Promise”, Radiohead Hold Up Their End of the Bargain

Only Radiohead Could Turn the Release of a Twenty-Year-Old Throwaway into a Goddamn Event   Last year, on their magnificent album A Moon Shaped Pool, Radiohead performed a resurrection. It’s called “True Love Waits“, a gorgeous song that had been a staple of their concerts for twenty years without ever receiving a proper studio release, until …

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Seasons The Americans – Season 5

The Americans – Season 5

In its Penultimate Season, TV’s Revered Spy Drama Leans Heavy on the Latter, Plays Hard to Get With the Former   The Americans can’t end well. That’s basically the only thing I can guarantee about what’s coming in the show’s sixth and final season that’s set to air next year, but beyond that it’s anyone’s …

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Trailers Logan Lucky‘s Trailer is More Fun Than Most Movies

Logan Lucky‘s Trailer is More Fun Than Most Movies

Our First Look at Logan Lucky Suggests a Madcap Heist Comedy with One of the Most Unusual Casts this Year   The trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s new movie, Logan Lucky, was released a few days ago. I can’t stop watching it, the same way you might be compelled to gaze endlessly at a kaleidoscopic pattern, or a …

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