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August 2010

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Wilson Pickett

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This morning I cracked out a Rhino edition Wilson Pickett Greatest Hits and headed out onto the 110 Freeway with it cranked to full volume. It was quite a recognition of a summer that has, thankfully, been slow to get either warm or sunny here in South Bay… Continue reading →

Starship Troopers

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For a long time, I just couldn't buy the hype surrounding Starship Troopers. I couldn't understand how an effects-heavy, hyper-masculine action flick about blowing up aliens could possibly be a work of brilliant sci-fi satire. Sometimes, it's good to be… Continue reading →

The Girl Who Played with Fire

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Yes, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo only came to American shores five months ago (it's still playing in some Portland theaters!) and the sequel is already here. Naturally, I had to go see it out of curiosity's sake. What I got was basically more of the same,… Continue reading →