Wolf Man It’s kind of nice watching a movie and not knowing who any of the stars are. Jodorowsky once said that movie stars are the death of cinema, or something like that. He’s not wrong. Then again, he also wanted to make a movie with Salvador Dali, Mick Jagger, and Orson Welles. So, maybe he IS wrong. But in a time when almost every mainstream movie is overcast (NO role is too small!), I enjoyed watching Wolf Man and...

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Seven Does the fact that you can remember distinct facts about a movie 30 years after you watch it mean it’s a good movie? I watched Seven once – just once – on VHS when it came out, being terrified of certain parts, and still distinctly recall certain sequences. Yes, I remember the ending, but also, surprisingly, several shots, scenes, and exchanges. I don’t know, that sounds to me like a good movie. So, how would this...

A deeper look at the grooves pressed into the Nuisance EP by Clean Lines. At this point, the city of Seattle has become synonymous with grunge – but on their Nuisance EP, Clean Lines prove that there are other, greater musical possibilities which also come from the Evergreen State. Within just four cuts’ time, Clean Lines don’t just crib some ideas from The Briefs and call it a day – rather, they ambitiously utilize recognizable sounds and rethink some well-tread...

The Dark Knight Returnsby Frank Miller There was a time when Frank Miller was the coolest. No, not the 80s. I’m talking about the mid aughts. Graphic novels began their ascension into cool and adult, the Sin City movie came out and was well received or at least unique, and Frank Miller got a black check of sorts. We all had Frank Miller fever! I had it too! That all quickly vanished when Miller was given a chance to make...

Wicked Look, there is probably no worse type of culture than musical theatre. It’s garish, gaudy, awkward and just plain unnecessary. We all know a musical nut. Are they ever the cool person in the group? Right? Enough said. I know Wicked is a cultural phenomenon, but I couldn’t care less. I don’t dislike musicals, I just think most of them are terrible. I love Rocky Horror and Spinal Tap (yes, it’s a musical, you philistines). I never watched...

North By Northwest I’ve watched a lot of Hitchcock and Cary Grant movies, and maybe, just maybe, North by Northwest is the best execution of the two. It might be the best Grant or Hitchcock movie period! Look, Notorious is ridiculously overrated and Birds might just be ridiculous. The great thing about North by Northwest is that it strikes a perfect balance of mystery, suspense, humor, and romance. Thornhill is a perfect character in an almost Lebowski-style fashion: an...

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Give it up for Tim Heidecker. The man is a dynamo that won’t stop. Constantly on the move, Heidecker always has a project he is working on: from sketch comedy, to his podcast (or “show” as he likes to call it), to his standup, to legitimate acting, to his music. Not that I’m a music snob, but I never knew if Heidecker was making joke music or “real” music — you know, for the sake of writing good songs, or...