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The Namesake

By Amanda Petrusich at 12:00 AM on March 21, 2007

Based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake... read more

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

By Jeff Leven at 12:00 AM on March 21, 2007

Indie heroes’ sophomore effort dark and well-crafted, if not another masterpiece read more

John Sellers - Perfect From Now On

By Chuck Leddy at 12:00 AM on March 21, 2007

Admit it—you’ve got shame in your musical closet, too. read more

I Think I Love My Wife

By Matthew Grayson at 12:00 AM on March 20, 2007

With I Think I Love My Wife, Chris Rock attempts to reinvent Eric Rohmer’s French character study Chloe In The Afternoon. read more

Barenaked Ladies

By Leila Regan-Porter at 12:00 AM on March 7, 2007

While some of us still hold close to our hearts the dear memory of Barenaked Ladies as awkward... read more

Bang Music Festival

By John Hood at 12:00 AM on March 7, 2007

Miami has become quite mad for massive outdoor music festivals... read more

Elvis Perkins: 4 To Watch

By Mary Richardson at 12:00 AM on March 1, 2007

Hometown: Born in New York, grew up in L.A., but considers neither his hometown. Currently touring, he has no fixed address. Fun fact: His father, Anthony Perkins, played Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. Why he’s worth watching: He looks like John Lennon, has the musician/visionary thing going on to back it up, and his debut album already feels like a classic. For fans of: Leonard Cohen, The Decemberists, M. Ward Elvis Perkins recorded his debut, Ash Wednesday, entirely on analog tape. “It feels like an actual thing that exists,” he says, “as opposed to putting it into a... read more

4 To Watch: Paper Route

By David Rogers at 12:00 AM on March 1, 2007

The sound of Howat’s semi-electronic trio, Paper Route, is caught between the tired excesses of this saturated music town and a sleep that just won’t come. read more

Princess Di-aries

By Robert Davis at 12:00 AM on March 1, 2007

It had never occured to me that the queen might watch television before bedtime or drive herself across the countryside in a Land Rover. read more

Cream - Classic Artists: Cream [image entertainment]

By Bud Scoppa at 12:00 AM on March 1, 2007

This fact-ﬁlled doc—written by ﬁrst-generation rock journalist Chris Welch and comprised almost entirely of talking-head reminiscences from the band members and their contemporaries read more

The Situation

By Jesse Jarnow at 12:00 AM on March 1, 2007

The Situation might prove valuable as a humane report of what it was probably really like. read more

The Wind That Shakes The Barley

By Alissa Wilkinson at 12:00 AM on March 1, 2007

Winner of the 2006 Palm d’Or at Cannes, The Wind That Shakes the Barley thrusts viewers into the rainy landscapes and political tumult of 1920s Ireland. read more

Bob Dylan - Don't Look Back [docudrama]

By Jesse Jarnow at 12:00 AM on March 1, 2007

The ﬁlm itself—the 23-year-old Dylan oozing bravado, surreal wisdom and music, in iconic black and white—plays with perpetual vitality. read more

The Namesake

By Amanda Petrusich at 12:00 AM on March 1, 2007

Lahiri's novel, already essential reading for anyone stuck in an unfamiliar place, is honestly and earnestly rendered here, and The Namesake will resonate with anyone who's ever felt the crush of a compound identity. read more

Woman is the Future of Man

By Robert Davis at 12:00 AM on March 1, 2007

Hong is considered a master ﬁlmmaker by many critics, so it’s surprising to see him make a ﬁlm that’s more feisty than philosophical. read more

Monsters and Madmen

By Tim Sheridan at 12:00 AM on March 1, 2007

Corridors of Blood (1958) and The Haunted Strangler (1958) feature Boris Karloff in two of his best roles. In each ﬁlm he plays a crusading agent of change undone by his own righteousness. read more