J. Hoberman – An Army of Phantoms
An Army of Phantoms is an admirably researched, if somewhat rushed, tour of Hollywood history from the end of World War II through 1956.
Tagged: mood: casual
How to Make It in America – Season 2 – Final
Season 2 of How to Make It in America feels alive, interesting, fun to watch and has a certain edge to it.
Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below
Asuna enters Agartha to be able to move on from the loss of a mystery boy, whom she met after a bizarre monster-animal encounter.
SEA Absolute Indie Compilation
As a compilation album, SEA Absolute Indie is value-for-money for sure. Not only does it offer a most up-to-date overview of the indie band music scene in South East Asia through most of the songs therein, it is also a truly informative resource if you are looking out for the “next big thing” in the region.
Manuel Muñoz – What You See in the Dark
Passions and murder in a town where Hitchcock plans to shoot scenes for Psycho.
Love is not Blind
Unbelievable, a Chinese box office hit in which the main characters are a strangely normal spunky Beijing young woman and her almost perfectly snotty strange gay friend.
Bibi Zhou – Black.Choice.White
The sound in Black.Choice.White marks a distinct path for Bibi, broadening her vocal range but still keeping a cohesive feel that makes it her most complete album since her NOW/WOW days.
Snow Patrol – Fallen Empires
Fallen Empires is total chill music. The album as a whole has a folk feeling to it mixed with an oldies rock vibe.
Page One: Inside the New York Times
Does mainstream and “traditional’ media still have a place in the now fast-space internet world? Page One: Inside the New York Times seeks to find out where the NY Times is heading, or if it even has a way to head to.
