200 Cigarettes Directed By Risa Bramon Garcia Paramount Pictures By: Eric G. The setting is New Year's Eve 1981, a year that holds no significance to the movie's story other than to justify all the retro-hype, which is so poorly displayed here that people who actually lived through this era would hardly recognize it if […]

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A Simple Plan Directed By Sam Raimi Paramount Pictures By: Eric G. The plot of A Simple Plan is an exciting prospect in the hands of Sam Raimi, the director of such comic-horror classics as Evil Dead and Army Of Darkness (not to mention Darkman). Three country bumpkins stumble on a mammoth amount of cash […]

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Your Friends And Neighbors Directed By Neil Labute Gramercy Pictures By: Eric G. Director Neil Labute made quite an impression on audiences last year with In The Company Of Men- a disturbing portrayal of two men plotting to humiliate a deaf woman in a sad act of revenge for the self-hatred and insecurity they feel […]

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Bonnie Prince Billy I See A Darkness Palace Records By: Eric G. Will Oldham's latest incarnation is a fair share darker than his recent solo efforts. Since dropping the Palace moniker Oldham's output has been more uplifting than we've come to expect. I See A Darkness brings that recent trend to a halt. Oldham's brittle, […]

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The Thin Red Line Directed By Terrence Malick 20th Century Fox By: Eric G. After Days of Heaven in 1977, Terrence Malick gave up filmmaking. Rumors abounded as to why such a promising young director would throw in the towel after only two films under his belt. Some argued it was because Malick was disgusted […]

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Life Is Beautiful Directed By Roberto Benigni Miramax By: Eric G. Life Is Beautiful is the first slapstick Holocaust film I’ve ever seen. Roberto Benigni directs, co-writes, and stars in this fable about being a Jewish merchant in World War II era Italy. Benigni plays somewhat of a clown vying for the heart of a […]

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Don Caballero Singles Breaking Up Touch And Go By: Eric G. Singles Breaking Up is a collection of Don Caballero's five seven inches, a compilation track, and one previously unreleased song. This collection shows Don Caballero's astounding growth in both complexity and effectiveness. The early songs go back as far as 1992 and rely more […]

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