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  • DARKER, ANGRIER ‘SIN CITY’ SEQUEL IS HIT-AND-MISS
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    DARKER, ANGRIER ‘SIN CITY’ SEQUEL IS HIT-AND-MISS

    Sep 5, 2014 0

    By Greg Popil In 2005, Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller teamed up to co-direct an adaptation of Miller’s graphic novel “Sin City” and created what many people felt was an evolution in film itself. T...

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  • ‘THE GIVER’ IS DULL, DERIVATIVE
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    ‘THE GIVER’ IS DULL, DERIVATIVE

    Sep 3, 2014 0

    By Greg Popil In 1993, Lois Lowry’s young-adult novel “The Giver” was an award-winning breakthrough, a book that introduced an entire generation to the type of dystopian-future literature that domina...

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  • ‘GUARDIANS’ PUTS THE COMIC BOOK BACK IN ‘COMIC BOOK MOVIE’
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    ‘GUARDIANS’ PUTS THE COMIC BOOK BACK IN ‘COMIC BOOK MOVIE’

    Aug 22, 2014 0

    By Greg Popil Given how little respect the subgenre of comic book movies receive from filmmakers, critics and audiences alike (right up until it became the most lucrative and beloved subgenre right a...

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  • STUNNING ‘BOYHOOD’ A MODERN MASTERPIECE
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    STUNNING ‘BOYHOOD’ A MODERN MASTERPIECE

    Aug 21, 2014 0

    By Greg Popil Chuck Palahniuk’s novel “Fight Club” has an early sequence that would be unfamiliar to fans of the film.  When the narrator first encounters Tyler Durden, he is walking on a beach. Tyle...

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  • LUCY WRESTLES WITH BIG IDEAS
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    LUCY WRESTLES WITH BIG IDEAS

    Jul 30, 2014 0

    By Greg Popil You have to give director Luc Besson this much credit:  He never, ever feels like he’s on autopilot.  If Besson were a baseball player he would be one of those frustratingly inconsisten...

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  • “PURGE” SEQUEL SMARTLY EXPANDS PREMISE
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    “PURGE” SEQUEL SMARTLY EXPANDS PREMISE

    Jul 24, 2014 0

    By Greg Popil Ever since the rise of blockbuster culture in Hollywood in the 1980s, the “hook,” or basic premise for a film, has largely taken precedence over characterization, plotting or even story...

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  • EPIC “DAWN” CONTINUES STUNNING “APES” RESURGENCE
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    EPIC “DAWN” CONTINUES STUNNING “APES” RESURGENCE

    Jul 18, 2014 0

    By Greg Popil There are many wonderful pleasures to being a filmgoer, but perhaps the greatest joy someone that really cares about movies can experience is the all-too-rare sensation of watching a mov...

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  • UNPLEASANT McCARTHY CHARACTER DOOMS “TAMMY”
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    UNPLEASANT McCARTHY CHARACTER DOOMS “TAMMY”

    Jul 14, 2014 0

    By Greg Popil Ever since her breakthrough performance in 2011’s surprise smash “Bridesmaids,” Melissa McCarthy has carved out a comfortable niche for herself as America’s anti-sweetheart, playing boor...

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  • BAY HITS NEW LOWS IN “TRANSFORMERS” SEQUEL
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    BAY HITS NEW LOWS IN “TRANSFORMERS” SEQUEL

    Jul 2, 2014 0

    By Greg Popil At this point, criticizing the work of Michael Bay, particularly when he’s playing with his giant robot toys, is kind of like screaming at a hurricane or nitpicking the destructive capab...

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  • BRUTAL “ROVER” AN OVERDUE SHOWCASE FOR PEARCE
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    BRUTAL “ROVER” AN OVERDUE SHOWCASE FOR PEARCE

    Jun 27, 2014 0

    By Greg Popil Post-apocalyptic movies, regardless of the size of the budget or general tone, have always been a showcase for costume designers, set designers and art directors.  The very mention of th...

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FOR GOMEZ, DEBUT ‘BRING IT ON’ WAS ‘SOMETHING THAT’S JUST US’

FOR GOMEZ, DEBUT ‘BRING IT ON’ WAS ‘SOMETHING THAT’S JUST US’

Jun 5, 2018
ALEC OUNSWORTH ON CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH’S NEXT CHAPTER

ALEC OUNSWORTH ON CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH’S NEXT CHAPTER

Aug 28, 2013
DOWNLOAD NEW TEDESCHI TRUCKS TRACK

DOWNLOAD NEW TEDESCHI TRUCKS TRACK

Jun 11, 2013
JIMMY HERRING’S LATEST PROJECT, THE RINGERS, SET FOR RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE

JIMMY HERRING’S LATEST PROJECT, THE RINGERS, SET FOR RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE

Feb 5, 2014
CHEROKEE RED REMIX FEATURED ON SUMMERSTEPS COMPILATION RELEASED FOR ARTS ON THE SQUARE

CHEROKEE RED REMIX FEATURED ON SUMMERSTEPS COMPILATION RELEASED FOR ARTS ON THE SQUARE

Jul 22, 2015
CASS McCOMBS, MEAT PUPPETS RELEASE 7-INCH, HIT ROUGH TRADE THIS WEEKEND

CASS McCOMBS, MEAT PUPPETS RELEASE 7-INCH, HIT ROUGH TRADE THIS WEEKEND

Oct 31, 2014
LACK OF COHESIVENESS DOOMS ‘CIVIL WARS’

LACK OF COHESIVENESS DOOMS ‘CIVIL WARS’

Aug 16, 2013

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BLUES TRAVELER CONTINUES LONG HAUL WITH STOP AT SHERMAN THEATER
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BLUES TRAVELER CONTINUES LONG HAUL WITH STOP AT SHERMAN THEATER

May 12, 2023
ALTOPALO PUTS ON HEADLINE-WORTHY SHOW AT BROOKLYN BOWL AS OPENER FOR COVET
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ALTOPALO PUTS ON HEADLINE-WORTHY SHOW AT BROOKLYN BOWL AS OPENER FOR COVET

May 11, 2023
BRIT FLOYD BRINGS ‘DARK SIDE’ MAGIC AND DEEP CUTS IN RETURN TRIP TO KIRBY CENTER
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BRIT FLOYD BRINGS ‘DARK SIDE’ MAGIC AND DEEP CUTS IN RETURN TRIP TO KIRBY CENTER

May 23, 2023

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