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...Ortega seems intent upon illuminating Jackson’s subtleties in “This Is It,” it’s because the director is all too familiar with Jackson’s creative process, having worked with Jackson on his last two world tours. Ortega utilizes split screens to show the barely discernible variations of Jackson’s dancing, jerkily grooving to the same song on three different occasions. He often focuses on his facial expressions—a tense grimace taking shape when something doesn’t sit right with...
...They are aware of the problems with the way the criminal justice system is run now and how ineffective it can be,” said Love. “I appreciate how they seem open to new innovative solutions and aren’t stuck in old ruts...
...reveals that the family has since been leading a rather idyllic life in their native Ireland. But as Il Duce says, “peace... is the enemy of memory,” and the twins—sporting a pair of hilariously rugged beards—seem ready to return to a less sedentary lifestyle. They receive their calling when they learn that someone is attempting to frame them for the grisly murder of a well-loved Boston priest, and the boys seize this opportunity to set sail for their former city, avenge the innocent priest?...
...Elvis Costello’s schmaltzy, intricate “Shipbuilding,” just before D’Angelo’s wholly different, yet still schmaltzy and intricate “Send It On” emphasizes the similarities to a point where race, genre, and era seem to no longer matter...
While both of these releases have certain appeal for fans of the band, the value of spending 70 minutes listening to four strangers blabber on (with subtitles, to boot!) about their favorite songs may seem dubious. But regardless of one’s relation to the band, there is something undeniably modern and worthwhile in hearing people so deeply moved by such diverse forms of music speaking as much from their standpoint as musicians and songwriters, as from the position of common music lovers. Songs are held up as often for their craftsmanship as their ability to enhance everyday life...