Double Feature: Purple Rain and 8 Mile
The later of these two films follows its predecessor’s blueprint so closely that comparisons have been and always will be inevitable. Two powerful and controversial entertainers at the height of […]
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Uh … 3 ½? — Young Adult
The Introduction Around the beginning of this decade, there were a few young American filmmakers whom I followed with great interest. One of them was Jason Reitman, whose Juno and Up in […]
M2: The Thousand Songs
Music has always hit me in a place deeper than my critical faculties. The goosebump effect is the kind of private pleasure that is thoroughly good and affirming. The enjoyment […]
My 100 Favorite Songs of the Lustrum (10-1)
10. “Some Nights” – Fun. Growing up. Leaving home. Knowing everything. Understanding nothing. Marching to Zion. 9. “The Edge of Glory” – Lady Gaga Falling hard for someone envisioned as […]
My 100 Favorite Songs of the Lustrum (20-11)
20. “Rill Rill” – Sleigh Bells Resting on the back of a Funkadelic sample, this song is made up of an oneiric set of chants and pounding percussion. 19. “Come […]
My 100 Favorite Songs of the Lustrum (30-21)
30. “Runaway” – Kanye West featuring Pusha T Bare-bones masterpiece, at once grandiloquent and self-effacing. 29. “Dancing On My Own” – Robyn The throbbing dance beat elevates a simple tale […]
My 100 Favorite Songs of the Lustrum (40-31)
40. “Ghost” – Ella Henderson Soulful pop with extraordinary lyricism and evocative folk song lyrics. 39. “Smile” – Avril Lavigne Guileless pop punk hedonism, from the queen of that. 38. […]
My 100 Favorite Songs of the Lustrum (50-41)
50. “Young and Beautiful” – Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey’s sulky but lush pop had one of its finest moments here, the surprisingly perfect score to a Baz Luhrmann […]
My 100 Favorite Songs of the Lustrum (60-51)
60. “Do What U Want” – Lady Gaga featuring R. Kelly This song contains multitudes. Part exposé on the reality of objectification, part R. Kelly creepshow. 59. “Dark Fantasy” – […]
My 100 Favorite Songs of the Lustrum (70-61)
70. “Free” – Haley Reinhart Sublime pop, spiked with an unusual maturity about breakups. 69. “Partition” – Beyoncé All of your burning questions — like “What happens to a beat […]
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