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The Week in Movies
27 Dresses
Tim Berroth | 01/18/08 A wedding is not a commitment and a lavish
ceremony is not a precursor for wedded bliss. While some may long for
the nuptials, the real work is in the years that follow. Divorce rates
indicate a problem that can't be solved by over-the-top weddings.
Cloverfield
Tim Berroth | 01/18/08 Hearts may swoon and think that is
romantic-I think it is scary, downright terrifying. Proves that the
human heart is deceitfully wicked beyond all things-even a giant
monster that looks like a plucked turkey.
Mad Money
Elisabeth Leitch | 01/18/08 This winter, three unlikely women prove
that heist movies aren't just for the boys as they join together to rob
the Federal Reserve and get some Mad Money of their own. We all know
that what they are doing is wrong. But as we see how much fun they have
and how much money they get, the question becomes: Why?
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
Darrel Manson | 01/18/08 The Year My Parents Went on Vacation starts
off as if it were going to be a new version of Home Alone, but it turns
out that in this case, the child at the center of the movie is neither
at home nor alone.
City of Men
Darrel Manson | 01/18/08 The Bible and other writings (such as
Shakespeare and Euripides) have noted that the sins of the fathers are
often visited upon their children. In the Rio slums this generational
passing on of sins and penalties seems to be without end.
27 Dresses
Elisabeth Leitch | 01/18/08 27 Dresses may be predictable. It may be
familiar. It may be as far away from an original Oscar De La Renta as
you can get. But as a romantic comedy, it fits like a glove. Because as
I see it, the pattern 27 Dresses follows is actually modeled after us.
Elisabeth Leitch | 01/18/08 Ever since the untitled Cloverfield trailer
first hit theaters, we have been waiting for 1-18-08 to arrive. We have
speculated about The Monster and imagined his predicted destruction.
But after seeing Cloverfield, I have to say that it is the video
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New DVD, Music, Comix, TV, and Games Reviews
Blade Runner
Matt McEver | 01/15/08 | Movies, On DVD The Lucifer figure doesn't receive the
answers he's looking for and subsequently engages in the most horrific
act of rebellion: the murder of his creator. Roy's meeting with his
maker is a storming of the heavens. It is the acting out of having no
control over existence.
Saving Sarah Cain
Nathaniel Bell | 01/15/08 | Movies, TV, On DVDSaving Sarah Cain was made by essentially
the same team that brought The Last Sin Eater to screens last February.
Not quite as successful as that homespun period piece, Sarah Cain is
nevertheless earnest and straightforward and full of tender exchanges.
Alt-Country Rock or Cow-Punk?!
Jacob Sahms | 01/20/08 | MusicThe band provides some ebb and flow, and
some down-home looks at Americana. It's an interesting album and one
that shows nuances sure to be heard differently over multiple listens
and moods. Drive-By Truckers may be headed to the next town, but their
sound is sure to keep you thinking long after they're gone.
First of Four
Jacob Sahms | 01/18/08 | MusicJon Foreman, lead singer of Switchfoot, has
always been a musical mastermind to me. I'm a fan of all of their
albums, which can be found floating through my car, office and study,
as the only band besides U2 that regularly gets airtime for me by
choice.
Biblical Lyricist With Hardcore Soul
Jacob Sahms | 01/16/08 | MusicBoth discs are enchanting once you let them
in, as they move and shake and work together, pulling and unwinding
complicated thoughts and ideas, searching for deeper meaning in hopes
of understanding who we are and why we're here.
Ultimate Grammy Collection
Jacob Sahms | 01/15/08 | MusicHow many other best hits collections cover
changing the world quite as frequently? Maybe it's just coincidental,
but it's interesting that over time, these musicians found consistent
questions that they needed to ask and their music provided them the way
to explore them.
Batman: War On Crime
Jesse Johnson | 01/17/08 | Comix
War On Crime is a short but poignant
and beautiful piece that really gets to the heart of the Batman/Bruce
Wayne dynamic in a unique way. We see a side of the Dark Knight that
isn't just fighting crime, but fighting it for a reason.
Amazing Spider-Man
Yo | 01/15/08 | ComixEverything is different for Spider-Man now;
is that a good thing? Well, I guess that depends on how you look at it.
I do know this, however, we all need a brand new day at some point in
our lives, and we can't turn to editors to make it happen.
Yo | 01/19/08 | GamesSuper Swing Golf Season 2, the sequel to a
Wii launch game, has some refinements that could make it one of the
best golf games on the Wii. unfortunately, it misses the mark in some
unsual areas that keep it from being worthy of the pro tour.
Madden '08
Yo | 01/18/08 | GamesIt's the championship round of the NFL
Playoffs, and we continue our coverage with predictions of who's going
to make it to the Super Bowl and who's going to have to wait until next
season. Thus far, our simulations with Madden '08 have only missed once.
NFL Tour
Yo | 01/17/08 | Games, PreviewsLet's just say that I won't be using this game to predict the Super Bowl. If you need to know more than that, then read on.
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