Word: dark
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...Onion Cellar, a dark nightclub in Gunter Grass’ 1959 novel “The Tin Drum,” those who can’t cry cut onions. The tears may not be real at first, but once things get rolling, the emotional release turns genuine...
Taking inspiration from the cabarets of Weimar-era Germany, Palmer and Viglione adopted an aesthetic and on-stage persona that is by turns dark, satirical, theatrical, and a little threatening...
...about the death of the lead singer’s friend whom he wishes he could have saved, would be genuinely emotional if not for its overwhelmingly flat aesthetics. The dull tones of the suburban setting, the harsh industrial lighting, and the astoundingly homely cast effectively make the video dark and disturbing rather than moving...
...stark contrast of bright spotlights and dark shadows makes it difficult to see any of the artists’ faces. The already boring act of watching the musicians play is even more boring than it should be because all you have to look at is the shadow of their figures...
...sight of two planes careening into the World Trade Center is a harrowing intrusion upon the petty, superficial world these characters inhabit. It is a dark reproach of their moral frivolity—of liposuction, children’s clothes, dinner parties, and casual adultery...