Apr 7, 2014 | chART
By ALAN SWERDLOW Noah / Directed by Darren Aronofsky / PG13 So it seems that Noah was the first eco-warrior, fighting for both animal and vegetal rights, and was a most probable vegan to boot. So far, so good – director Aronofsky is hardly...
Apr 3, 2014 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL It’s necessary, for some reason, for Indigo Girls to head into obscure corners of the Internet in order to check of the duo has brought out a new album, even though all of their 11 studio releases – including this one – have charted in the top...
Apr 3, 2014 | chART
By ALAN SWERDLOW Non-Stop/Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra/PG13 Hack: Someone producing dull, unoriginal work. Kneed: That sharp jab in the kidneys that you feel when sitting in an airline seat, initiated by the guy behind, who – though short –...
Mar 25, 2014 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Mark Gevisser has done something quite substantial with this book. It’s an intellectual treatise that reads like a relaxed memoir, and examination of the difficulties involved in coming to terms with both his homosexuality and the changing...
Feb 23, 2014 | chART
BY BRUCE DENNILL Film soundtracks are usually about creating atmosphere for the visuals – sharp jabs at a violin to signify a man with a knife behind a shower curtain; two notes on a cello to suggest that you’re about to lose your abdomen to a giant...
Feb 15, 2014 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Pastor, writer and music label head Louis Giglio is driven by a calling to minister to young people, with college-age kids the major focus of The Passion Movement, which he founded. Much of Giglio’s reputation is based on his ability to take...