Chelsea on the Rocks
In 2007, the longtime manager of New York’s Chelsea Hotel, Stanley Bard, was forced from his position... read more
The Boys Are Back
Release Date: Oct. 9Director: Scott HicksWriter: Alan CubittStarring: Clive OwenCinematographers: Greg FrasierStudio/Run Time: Miramax Films/104 mins. A detailed and often frustratingly realistic rumination on loss, family... read more
Zombieland
Most zombie movies take time to establish the genre’s... read more
The Black Crowes: Before the Frost...Until the Freeze
With the band’s eighth album, double LP... read more
Miranda Lambert: Revolution
Like politics, country music is all about persona... read more
Nick Hornby: Juliet, Naked
Duncan is the kind of guy who won’t man-up... read more
Avett Brothers: I and Love and You
It’s hard to let go. Of a girlfriend. Of an old hound dog. Of a tattered pair of jeans. And maybe most gut-wrenchingly of all... read more
House Review: "Epic Fail" (Episode 6.02)
After last week's anomalous episode set in a mental hospital, House and House are both back at Princeton, with well-known, regular characters and new medical cases. ... read more
Elijah Wald: How The Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll
In 2004, music writer Elijah Wald released... read more
Langhorne Slim: Be Set Free
A folky feast, or slim pickins? Two writers debate... read more
Dollhouse Review: "Vows" (Episode 2.1)
The season-two premiere of Dollhouse kept the momentum from... read more
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Review: "The Gang Hits the Road" (Episode 5.02)
Last week's season premiere of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was a serviceable introduction to the Gang's hermetically-sealed world. It did an admirable job of establishing the show's basic character dynamic for first-timers, while providing plenty of grist for veteran fans. So with the handshakes and introductions out of the way, this episode fell back on the tried-and-true formula of getting everyone hammered and letting them bounce off each other like misanthropic bumper cars.... read more
Michael Taeckens (Ed.): Love is a Four-Letter Word: True Stories of Breakups, Bad Relationships and Broken Hearts
Comedy and tragedy intertwine in these tales of mankind’s most... read more
Mika: The Boy Who Knew Too Much
"We are not what you think we are..." read more
Brief Interviews With Hideous Men
Read the Paste review of John Krasinki's directorial debut, a film adaptation of a book by the late David Foster Wallace... read more
Flash Forward Review: Series Premiere
Sixty minutes after Flash Forward premiered on ABC, the jury is still out on what kind of show this is going to be. The premise sounds more clever than compelling: Everyone across the globe blacks out for two minutes and 17 seconds, experiencing a vision of their lives six months in the future. But at times, the pilot teases the kind of brain-straining drama that reaches into Lost territory.... read more
Islands: Vapours
This whole album is good, just know that up front... read more
Modern Family Review: Series Premiere
This off-beat half-hour single-camera comedy looks at the extended family of patriarch Jay, played by Married With Children’s Ed O’Neill. Much of the humor is supplied by Jay’s uptight son Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Mitchell’s flamboyant partner Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) with their “sports-guy chest bump” and prepared speech anyone who would judge their adoption of a young Vietnamese girl. But there are enough laughs to go around.... read more
Mercy Review: "Can We Get That Drink Now?" (Episode 1.01)
It's pilot season again. And every year, there are at least a few clunkers among the crop of new shows. Pilot Mercy is one of those weak links in the brand-new season.... read more
The Office Review: "Gossip" (6.01)
Ever since the luster of Jim and Pam's spotty romance stabilized into a happy ever after relationship of sorts, The Office has ventured (or strayed, depending how you look at it) into new seasons of its life cycle. Many of the episodes have since featured storylines that engage all personalities in the work place, lightly peppering in new characters like Holly and rival Charles Miner while devoting more time to touch up the original cast with clever details. What hasn't changed is Michael Scott's childish antics that began last Thursday's Season Six premier with an early dose of hilarity. Accompanied by... read more
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