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...it’s that Juvenile doesn’t seem to be having as much fun as one would expect from the author of “Back That Azz Up.” Nevertheless, Juve the Great bodes well for the man who put the Magnolia Projects on the map—it may not be a classic, but it sure proves his ability to remain relevant...
...white footage rolls, images of a bygone era flash past: signs shouting “Stop the War!” and protesters of the 1960s beaten back by police, symbols of the American fight for justice and liberty. Cut to actor Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Talented Mr. Ripley, Magnolia), as he sits in front of his television set, scruffily unshaven, face frozen in a bored trance as he observes the protest footage and sighs, “I’ve always had an aversion to politics.” So begins director Donovan Leitch?...
PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE/ROGER DODGER. As part of their “Not Nominated (by the Academy)” series, the Brattle is running two of last year’s most intelligent films as a double feature. Punch-Drunk Love, the latest triumph from director Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia, Boogie Nights), is a shining comic love story with powerful, artifice-free turns from Adam Sandler and Emily Watson; Philip Seymour Hoffman also has a few funny moments as a crass Utah entrepreneur. Meanwhile, Roger Dodger follows a suave but immature ladies’ man (Campbell Scott...
...Magnolia Electric...
...Magnolia Electric Co., the latest from Songs: Ohia, is a paradigm of this musical tradition. The album will leave listeners confounded as to how songs that veer so close to self-parody (such as “Peoria Lunch Box Blues”) can be so utterly enjoyable. With its Southern-inflected vocals from Jason Molina, haunting background harmonies (which recall Patti Smith) from Jennie Benford and slow, steady arrangements of guitar and piano, this is no typical rock album. But it might have been your father’s in the mid-70?...