This issue celebrates the fact that, lo and behold, there weren’t enough lists/winners/runners-up included in last week’s roundups.
Zach Hale
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Film review: Borgman
Some of the best films use ambiguity to their advantage, leaving an open-endedness that lingers upon their conclusion. Borgman certainly meets this criteria.
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Film review: I Origins
As forward-thinking as it is, Mike Cahill’s I Origins never embodies the intellectual moviegoing experience it wants to be.
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Film review: Hercules
Hercules pits Dwayne Johnson with director Brett Ratner, and the finished product is about what you would expect from this not-at-all-unlikely pairing: all brawn, no brains.
Posted inMusic
Music Made Me: Tallows frontman Josh Hogsett
The vocalist and multi-instrumentalist offers a glimpse of the sounds that make Tallows tick.
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Film review: Sex Tape
Its shortcomings and general lack of conviction are tantamount to a 90-minute head-scratcher.
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OKG Picks
Hayes Carll There’s not a more appropriate hometown for an artist than The Woodlands, Texas, for Hayes Carll. The 35-year-old singer-songwriter’s music is steeped heavily in blues and Americana, yet there’s a certain mystique to his sound that makes it seem like it came from deep within the thickets of the Lone Star State. See […]
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If any musician was destined for a Cirque du Soleil tribute, it’s Michael Jackson.
If any musician was destined for a Cirque du Soleil tribute, it’s Michael Jackson.
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OKG picks
Erykah Badu Erykah Badu has more soul than you. That’s not a slight against you or anything; she just does. Known by people who know what they’re talking about as the “First Lady of Neo-Soul,” Badu has become the face of modern rhythm and blues, with sensual hooks, socially conscious lyrics … and that voice. […]
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OKG picks
Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss and Jason Isbell Sorry, other shows. Any time Willie Nelson comes to town, it’s just gonna be our pick. That’s the way it goes. Not to mention, the country icon is bringing Alison Krauss and Jason Isbell with him, so we really were left with no other options. […]