Michael Jackson – HIStory: Past, Present and Future Book I
Even the ‘King of Pop’ has an underrated album, and this was one of them. A personal and introspective look at the man’s life, a peek into pain and joy we never truly knew the depths of.
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DLG – Swing On
Way before Ricky Martin went on to sing Livin’ La Vida Loca or was ‘shakin’ his bon-bon’ for worldwide audiences and the Latin Boom exploded, a small group of Latinos in the United States had gathered to make people in Latin America dance.
Revenants, Les – Season 1
Described as “a French Twin Peaks”, “a LOST-like mystery”, and “the anti-Walking Dead”, this restrained take on zombie drama asks: When the dead rise, what will they want from us?
Missing (1982)
Costa-Gavras presents a harrowing look at the events of the military coup in Chile, grounded in an American journalist who goes missing.
How to Survive a Plague
David France presents a look at the activists who helped people with HIV/AIDS live dignified and fulfilling lives.
Smashed (2012)
Mary Elizabeth Winstead deserves more than just critical acclaim: she should have been an Academy Award nominee by now thanks to Smashed.
Toro y Moi – Anything in Return
Though there seems to be an arrogant overabundance of experimentation underlying many of the tracks on Toro y Moi’s latest release, the fact remains Chaz Bundick is a truly gifted artist.
Side Effects (2013)
Soderbergh delivers an interesting piece about the pharmaceutical industry that is heavily influenced by a traditional noir narrative.
Let Them Eat Cake
What do you get when you put comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders right in the middle of the debauchery of the Palace of Versailles in 1782?
Ugly Duckling, The (Russian Animation)
The story is simple — is there anyone in the world who’s not familiar with it??? — a baby swan is born to the wrong family and he’s ostracized for being different.
