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Those are just the movie references. The Wachowskis, both dropouts from good colleges (Larry from Bard, Andy from Emerson), want to weld classic lit, hallucinogenic imagery and a wild world of philosophical surmises to pop culture. The Bible meets Batman; Lewis Carroll collides with William Gibson; Greek and geek mythology bump and run. Hell, you may find string theory in The Matrix...
...movie Life is refreshing because it reflects a singular vision. Although the album features artists ranging from R. and B./hip-hop diva Mya to country singer Trisha Yearwood, virtually all the songs were written by one performer, R. Kelly. Life lacks the inventive brilliance of, say, Prince's 1989 Batman sound track, but it is a consistently pleasant album. And it's worth listening to if only for the title song, on which new-school R. and B. vocalists K-Ci and Jo-Jo make Kelly's music come alive with old-school panache...
Perhaps the individual who most comes out on top in 8MM is road-weary director Joel Schumacher, who puts together his most focused and polished directing job in years, dating back to a time before he started doing ponderous John Grisham adaptations and over-glitzy Batman flicks. As David Fincher did with Seven, Schumacher drenches his film with atmospheric feeling, turning darkness into its own entity. He is able to make the most simple of scenes, such as walking through an airport, appear ominous, and he uses the steady hum of the eight millimeter projector to create a sense...
...dirty, which means it's time to pull into the Car Wash for some good clean weekend fun -- you'll be singing that song for weeks to come. Point to ponder: This happy movie was written by Joel Schumacher, the same guy who punished us with the last two "Batman" films. Would whoever finds his sense of humor please return it before he makes another. And as you return to the road, remember to buckle up, and remember to rewind...
...Wham! Pow! Zap! Quincy House non-resident tutor and former librarian Julia S. Rubin '84 estimates the Qube's hulking collection to include at least 5,000 titles. Volumes range from old-school-classics like Batman to fresh-off-the press X-Men. Some are yellowed and faded, others shiny and prime for paper-cuttage; every character, from the Avengers to the X-Men, exercises powers even the most ambitious Harvard student can't access...