Category Archives: reviews

Movie Review: “Rio Bravo”

Posted on Jul. 17, 2011 by Phillip

  I finally got around to watching a classic western movie I’d heard about for years, Rio Bravo, and it’s a good one. John Wayne is the sheriff of a dusty old town who has to hold a bad guy, … Continue reading →

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Review of “A Serious Man”

Posted on Jul. 15, 2011 by Phillip

A Serious Man, directed by the Coen Brothers, is about a physics professor in 1967 who’s life is going down the toilet one piece at a time. Everything in the movie is so well done — the look, the feel, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Extremely Loud…”

Posted on Jul. 14, 2011 by Phillip

I finished reading Jonathan Safran Foer‘s second novel today. It’s called Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. It’s about a kid who’s father dies in one of the World Trade Center towers on 9/11. He finds something among his father’s possessions … Continue reading →

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Beautiful “Pint of Blood”

Posted on Jul. 5, 2011 by Phillip

My CD pre-order of Jolie Holland’s new album, Pint of Blood, has been delayed until mid-July. So I’m listening to the entire album streaming from Paste Magazine. The streaming was supposed to end on June 28th, but I guess someone … Continue reading →

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Greg Brown’s 2011 CD

Posted on Jul. 4, 2011 by Phillip

I picked up Greg Brown‘s latest album, Freak Flag, today. I’m sampling it now. Nothing is jumping out at me. Deep voiced Greg, exaggerating the country twang in some songs, a bit too much for my tastes, leaning dangerously into … Continue reading →

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