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...passed and gone,” never leaves the realm of “irritating” and simply dissolves into an incoherent mess of vocal sound, leaving us to wonder if the introduction of vocals was really such a great idea. Others, such as “Slow With Horns / Run for Your Life” and “Surprise Stefani,” skip the initial, unsettling irritation and open with an already pleasant, natural-sounding progression of identifiable instruments and chords. While this album may be generally formulaic in its chaotic buildup of sound...

Author: By Victoria J. Benjamin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dan Deacon | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...said, “You know where we’s goin’.”Do I?Yes. You have to. I took a breath. It wasn’t enough. I took another one!Then I took off. I charged. If I slowed I would stop. I thought I heard Ezekiel, somewhere to my side, limping with doubt. But I kept to my stride. And soon he caught up.It wasn’t long before we fell into some sort of rhythm. By the time we’d passed those first few pews, we?...

Author: By Nathan D. Johnson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: FEATURED FICTION | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...Band of Brothers”) led a hunger strike in 1981, ending successfully seven months later after the deaths of 10 men. The film has three major movements: scenes of the prisoners’ daily lives in the Maze, a long conversation between Sands and a priest, and the slow deterioration of Sands’ body. Within these three parts, the simplicity of the plot gains striking power from the horrifying images onscreen. Without warning, McQueen immediately throws the viewer into the depths of the prisoner’s “no wash” protest, portraying unwashed, unshaven...

Author: By Noël D. Barlow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hunger | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...named Margaret as she falls in love with a shapeshifting faun named William whom she meets in the forest. In four acts, an evil queen and a villainous rake try to destroy the couple, but these hazards only succeed in ending their lives, not their love. Beginning with a slow organ crescendo that leads into Meloy’s somber introduction in the first variation of a recurring “Hazards of Love” track, the first act progresses into bombastic power chords as Margaret enters the treacherous forest. The second act adds a reprise...

Author: By Matt E. Sachs, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Decemberists | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...young bachelor’s home, where, as she declares to Akira in a letter, she will finally be “useful.” Gondry excels at bringing his signature magic to the story. In particular, the film within the film, and especially Hiroko’s slow transformation into a chair, are rendered with the puppeteer’s elbow-grease so common in Gondry films. And while in the past dialogue has rarely been Gondry’s strong suit, here the chemistry between the young couple—and between the couple and the city...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tokyo! | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

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