Movie Breakdown: Eye In The Sky
Pre-Screening Stance: I love all of the folks in Eye In The Sky – Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman (in one of his final performances), Aaron Paul and others – but director Gavin Hood has been...
Monthly Archive: March 2016
M83
My SXSW hangover didn’t actually strike until yesterday afternoon, and when it did I pretty much instantly became useless. I did, however, manage to do one productive thing in my minimally conscious state, and that...
Quickdraw: Baauer, White Denim, Big Deal, Frankie Cosmos, Sonny And The Sunsets
Music! Enjoy. :Baauer – Temple (Featuring MIA And G-Dragon): Admittedly, I haven’t paid any attention to Baauer since Harlem Shake (way back in 2012). This track is legit rad though and has me at least...
Movie Breakdown: Midnight Special
Pre-Screening Stance: As far as I’m concerned, Jeff Nichols has yet to make a bad film. Shotgun Stories, Mud, Take Shelter – they’re all pretty damn great. This leaves me with no choice but to...
Movie Breakdown: The Bronze
Pre-Screening Stance: I didn’t even know The Bronze existed until I got a press screening invite. This occasionally happens though, so it’s not a big deal. The more damning thing is that I watched a...
Raised Eyebrows: Film Music (Randy)
This month I thought I’d dive into some of my go-to film music. While film scores or soundtracks may not be the first place to reach, there is a wealth of rad stuff available to...
Movie Breakdown: 10 Cloverfield Lane
Pre-Screening Stance: While the world was completely distracted by Star Wars and its force-enhanced shininess, J.J. Abrams secretly produced a Cloverfield spin-off that stars John Goodman and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. I’m in simply because I...
Shmu (Video Premiere)
Mr. Sam Chown – the main brain behind Austin’s Shmu – reached out this week to let me know that he had two things he really needed shared – a slew of tour dates and...
Diarrhea Planet
Wednesday is usually when I run my SHOW OF THE WEEK column, but since SXSW is here and 1) that’s just a total cluster to even deal with on a show-listing front and 2) I...
Bleached
Whenever I see the date 4/1/16, I immediately think “oh hey, that’s when the new Explosions In The Sky album is coming out.” I believe, however, that it’s time for me to amend that thought...
