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Recoil in horror and awe with out list of the Top 7 Worst Holiday Movies and TV Specials, One hallmark of the holiday season is watching classic movies and television specials. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Christmas Story, etc. are traditional seasonal touchstones, allowing families time to decompress and lounge after overeating. But […]
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Keep your Holiday Party Rocking with the SLIS Most Rocking Holiday Party Playlist! So you’re getting ready for your big holiday party, and are planning your music playlist to keep the festivities lively. Why not pick some less obvious and more inspired choices to the list of usual favorites? If you’re a music snob this […]
Review: A listless mess of a mob movie, ‘Killing Them Softly’, kills you with pretentiousness. [rating=1] ‘Killing Them Softly‘ reunites actor Brad Pitt with director Andrew Dominik, who previously worked together on ‘The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.’ ‘Softly’, (an adaptation of George V. Higgins 1974 novel ‘Cogan’s Trade‘ ), concerns hitman […]
‘The Walking Dead‘ roars to life in ‘Made To Suffer‘, its mid-season finale. [rating=4] Oh ‘Walking Dead‘, what a fair-weather show you are. You started off with a bang, but you’ve been wildly uneven ever since. But things have changed these past few episodes of Season 3. When this series ups the action, and forgets […]
‘Margate Sands’ is a bloody conclusion to a killer season for ‘Boardwalk Empire’. [rating=6] ‘Boardwalk Empire’s‘ last episode ‘2 Imposters‘ took the HBO Gangster drama to new heights, with more action and intensity than any previous episode. This carried over into ‘Margate Sands’, last night’s excellent season finale. ***SPOILER ALERT! Do not watch until you see […]
Review: Brian Eno goes back to ambient mode, but he’s not on autopilot with the gorgeous, soothing album ‘LUX’. [rating=4] Brian Eno’s most recent instrumental ambient work was ‘Small Craft On A Milk Sea‘, which was primarily outtakes from songs unused from Peter Jackson’s ‘The Lovely Bones‘. It was somewhat of a departure for the master […]
Album Review: Deftones come back with one of their strongest albums to date with ‘Koi No Yokan’. [rating=6] The Deftones were in major transition when they released 2010’s Diamond Eyes. Bassist Chi Cheng was in a coma from a car accident, so they put their album Eros on hold and started fresh, working with new bassist Sergio Vega (Quicksand). It […]
Review: ‘Skyfall’ is James Bond’s Long ‘Dark Knight’ Of The Soul [rating=5] ‘Casino Royale‘ was a game changer for James Bond movies. The character was revitalized, camp-free, and taken seriously. It was also hugely successful. Then came ‘Quantum Of Solace’, a flat, uninviting snooze fest that was forgotten almost as soon as it came out. […]
Album Review: ‘King Animal’ has its moments, but its too domesticated to be as compelling as the band’s 90’s output. [rating=3] When the newly reunited Soundgarden announced they were recording their new album King Animal, it sparked much anticipation. It’s been 16 years since singer Chris Cornell, Guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist Ben Shepherd and […]