Jan
Feature Article, List, Music

Top 50 Albums of 2013

I’ve said it several times this past year and I will say it again – 2013 was the best year of music since 1967 I stand behind that statement 100%. Although many would cry about how nothing will compare to the good old days, years from now, everyone will see just what a monumental year…

Feb
Feature Article

‘House of Cards’ is a Very Good Thing

By now, I’m sure many of you have seen at least one episode of House of Cards if you are a Netflix subscriber. A recent survey of Netflix users showed that roughly 1 in 10 subscribers have watched at least one episode of the series, with those viewers having watched an average of 6 episodes…

Jan
Feature Article, List

Top 20 Movies of 2012

At the end of each year, when looking at the films that affected me the most, I try to think about what they say (if anything) about modern times, the culture, the world. The way we live. If there is anything that stuck out to me from watching the films of 2012, it would be…

Jan
In Memoriam

R.I.P – Nagisa Oshima (1932 – 2013)

I am sad to say that one of my favorite directors passed away, radical Japanese auteur Nagisa Oshima. Oshima’s career took flight and flourished during the 1960’s, helping to push the Japanese New Wave while also seemingly tearing it all down piece by piece. He was referred to often as the “Japanese Jean-Luc Godard” and…

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