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Directed by Jacques Audiard (“The Beat That My Heart Skipped”), the film follows the six-year sentence of a young, French-Arab man forced to navigate the hierarchy of a jail in present-day France. Though this scenario is seemingly ripe for political commentary, especially given the French government’s recent controversies with Arab immigrants, the only politics present in the film are those of the frightening world of prison. It strays from the spiritualizing of “Shawshank Redemption” while managing to go far beyond the ruthlessness...
West and Chaudry, both seniors, have played each other numerous times between intercollegiate competition and other tournaments, although West has yet to beat Chaudry in a CSA match...
...circled this on my calendar in July. I’ve been gearing up to play this guy for so long,” West laments. “This was going to be the biggest moment where I had a chance to beat...
...most disappointing aspect of the album, though, is its lack of intimacy. The electronic beats and layered guitars become wearying, particularly in the album’s second half. This is true even on the slower songs, like the throwaway closer “All that Remains” and the otherwise enjoyable “Sleepwalker,” which is clearly in the vein of vintage Built to Spill. These tracks present a dreamlike atmosphere reminiscent of Rogue Wave’s early albums, but sabotage this with an ever-present driving beat that prioritizes a misplaced musical...
...VanMiddlesworth employs more difficult forms of DJing: looping, for example, is the practice of taking a short sample from a song and continuously repeating it. This craft enables DJs to build up slowly to a long-awaited chorus or, in VanMiddlesworth’s case, create an entirely new beat or transition altogether. A dedicated DJ will also work hard in advance of a gig to place a series of good cue points for all of his songs—that is, find and mark a set of perfect moments to launch into a track. Finally, VanMiddlesworth also...