The Knife is weird. In the seven years since the band’s last studio album, the critically acclaimed “Silent Shout,” it has continued with rare public appearances in plague doctor masks and Venetian masquerades without much word
Author Archives: Sebastian Torrelio
Alumna documents trials of marriage in film for thesis
Esther Julie-Anne comes from a rich genetic heritage of both French and Native American descent. Now happily married, living in the United States, she retains a high appreciation for both her foreign and localized family roots. Her family’s legacy for marriage, however, remains another story.
Spring Scenes: New movies revamp old storylines
Spring is a beautiful time of year for movie theaters, where big budget sequels bloom and blockbusters flourish. Among this quarter’s crop of aspiring hits are comedies of epic proportions like “The Hangover Part III” and “This is the End,” a remake of horror classic “Evil Dead,” and a 3D re-release of acclaimed sci-fi horror […]
Tyler, The Creator seeks transition, maturity in “Wolf”
Tyler has Creator-ed his own style. Although his sophomore album “Wolf” and previous work “Goblin” were both released under a major record label, Tyler has mastered the modern day technique of independent publicity. Only expanding upon the social networking and public image practices that made 2009 mixtape “Bastard” a recognized hip-hop recording, he has risen […]
Album Review: ‘The 20/20 Experience’
The sexy has been slowly fading away over the past seven years. Nowadays, no one remembers what it looks like, or is sure where it might have gone. But with “The 20/20 Experience,” it’s back once more, and as clear to the eye as the dapper on Justin Timberlake’s black-and-white suit. If his last outing, […]
Movie review: ‘If I Were You’
Marcia Gay Harden once received a well-earned Academy Award for her role as expressionist painter Lee Krasner, opposite Ed Harris’ title character in “Pollock.” Twelve years later, Harden shows that her acting abilities have persisted, perhaps even evolved over time, but her ability to choose successful starring roles has clearly diminished. Comprised of many jumping-the-shark […]
Film’s premise makes up for predictability
Mixing the artful complexities of “Traffic,” the occasional wit of “Ocean’s Eleven,” and the medically thrilling tones of “Contagion,” “Side Effects” seems like an appropriate send-off of specialty techniques and styles for director Steven Soderbergh before going on his publicized, indefinite hiatus.