Arts & Entertainment
A B.A. in Murder
To be honest, I had low expectations while sliding the Netflix DVD of Behind the Mask into my computer.
The Devil made me do it
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead answers a question you didn't know you were supposed to ask: can an art house action film be enjoyable?
Mediocre Rendition
Gavin Hood's follow-up directorial effort to the Academy Award-winning Tsotsi is all too reminiscent of the post-Oscar pitfalls often found in Hollywood.
Flight of the Phoenix
We Own the Night explosively changes the traditional crime drama to include a powerful familial message.
Not Quite Golden
An extravagant treat for history buffs, this sequel to the 1998 Academy Award-winning film Elizabeth reunites the Australian-born acting duo Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush for another great performance.
Delhi-cious
Wes Anderson is a director of details. Of course, he's more than that; his past films like Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Life Aquatic are works that celebrate the quirkiness of dysfunction.
Who let folk in the frat house?
There hasn't been much happening in the Balkan indie music scene since we last heard from Beirut. In 2006, their stunning debut, Gulag Orkestar, impressed listeners with its unconventional Eastern European sound, erupting from a massive horn section.
Defibrillator
Bringing Great Albums Back from the Dead Steely Dan Aja 1977 Aja is more than just your average rock album; it is an intoxicating auditory experience.
The In Rainbows Listening Party
Radiohead, the critically acclaimed, genre-bending rock act, is homeless. Not literally, of course - you won't find Thom Yorke begging for pocket pence outside the Tube.
Take 4
Hollywood has always had an infatuation with period films. Whether it's the allure of capturing a bygone era, the ability of history to provide an interesting story, or the need to dress hunky male actors in tights, nothing says Oscar and prestige quite like a costume drama.
It was a dark and stormy night
Halloween: a time when families map out trick-or-treating routes, neighbors stock up on candy and Penn students blur the boundaries between "dressing up" and not dressing at all.
who's the boss?
Magic leads off with "Radio Nowhere," the Boss singing of "Sitting around a dead dial / Just a-searching for a world with some soul," lamenting the state of the modern-day music industry.
Lost Caution
Ang Lee's Lust, Caution, adapted from a short story by Eileen Chang, is a captivating tale of desire and espionage set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II.
Love blows
It starts off well enough. This film, from the directors of There's Something About Mary, is all set to provide a humorous commentary on the dangers of listening to others when it comes to important, life-altering decisions.
Campus cred
Street: Sum up your band in an offensive quote. Zach: We're explosive like Iran. Street: Why should anyone in his right mind come see Leviathan perform? Zach: I prefer they come not in their right minds. Ben: When was the last time someone heard a Leviathan?
'Bourne' scribe takes Ritalin
This movie marks the directorial debut for Gilroy, who wrote the screenplays for the Bourne trilogy.
Defibrillator
Neil Young Trans 1983 Who could guess that a Canadian folk-rocker and a vocoder could make such sweet, sweet love?
The good, the bad and the pretty
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, director Dominik's second feature, is so good I couldn't bring myself to leave the theatre for a bathroom break when my bladder, only 40 minutes into the 2+ hour film, screamed full.
ay, there's the rub
Spencer Krug has a problem. He's splitting his time between his main band Wolf Parade and the now fully realized Sunset Rubdown.
