Colin Marshall

February 22, 2005

Late Gonzo Journalist Leaves Legacy

By Colin Marshall

Over the weekend, the world lost one of its truly unique figures in journalism, Dr. - as he was dubbed by a 1960s mail-order church - Hunter S. Thompson. The man who, fueled by a heroic intake of substances and a manic p...

February 18, 2005

Slinging Neutral Mud

By Colin Marshall

If there's one noticeable recurring motif in the hallowed pages of the Nexus -- well, besides how to acquire cheap liquor -- it's the nasty, unending volley of mud between those on either end of the political spectrum.

February 10, 2005

Dave Barry

By Colin Marshall

Every time I try to read one of Dave Barry's columns, I come away drawing the same semi-disappointed conclusion: He clearly possesses great comedic skill, as evidenced by his occasional insightful quips or quotable barbs...

February 3, 2005

MCC to Screen “Afroargentinos”

By Colin Marshall

Think there are no black people in Argentina? "Afroargentinos," a 2002 documentary from Jorge Fortes and Diego Ceballos, says strongly otherwise.

January 27, 2005

Attack on Precinct 13 | Unlucky 13

By Colin Marshall

Critically, it's always difficult to determine how to handle remakes. If the original was truly brilliant enough to warrant revived attention after the passage of decades, the comparison deck is impossibly stacked agains...

January 6, 2005

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | “Life” Teaming Beneath the Sea

By Colin Marshall

With "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou", Wes Anderson shows that he's still full of life and invention

December 2, 2004

Stone Makes Epic Mistake With Sub-par “Alexander”

By Colin Marshall

The film covers the vast majority of Alexander's life as the youngest and mightiest nation-conqueror in the annals of ancient history, a tall order even for the director who brought us "JFK."

November 4, 2004

Tears for Fears | Everybody Loves a Happy Ending | New Door

By Colin Marshall

"If only I were half my age and she was younger," laments Tears for Fears' Roland Orzabal on "Call Me Mellow," one of the many standout tracks on Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, the band's first new album in nine years.

October 27, 2004

A Lesson in Philosophy

By Colin Marshall

During my chosen screening of "I Heart Huckabees," I couldn't help but be distracted by a slow yet steady trickle of audience members who, peace made with the loss of seven dollars, stood up and shuffled toward the green...

October 20, 2004

A “Sideways” Look at Life

By Colin Marshall

There are certain films whose constituent elements alone assure them greatness, or at least a rank several notches above the norm. At first glance, "Sideways" seems to be one of these blessed cinematic events.

October 19, 2004

Sweetheart Sex Columnist an Improvement on the Past

By Colin Marshall

Like a shell-shocked Vietnam veteran, I can still feel the crippling blows dealt to my faith in humanity whenever I opened the Wednesday issues of the Nexus last year.

October 7, 2004

Christine McVie | In the Meantime | Koch

By Colin Marshall

While it was a fine - if overlong - comeback, many Fleetwood Mac fans were left high and dry when longtime keyboardist/vocalist Christine McVie chose not to return to the fold for 2003's Say You Will.

September 30, 2004

Waters Gets Down and Dirty

By Colin Marshall

For most of the college students likely to read this review, the awkward - inexorable - hours of elementary school sex education are still relatively fresh in memory.

May 27, 2004

RJD2 | Since We Last Spoke | Def Jux

By Colin Marshall

RJD2's music has been dubbed "instrumental hip-hop" by the categorization-hungry music press, and it's a classification that confuses some.

May 13, 2004

Snow Patrol | Final Straw | A&M

By Colin Marshall

Some vigilant observers of musical trends have expostulated that the field of indie rock lacks musical variety. Taking into consideration the striking similarities between many of the genre's current prevailing acts (Int...

May 6, 2004

The Magnetic Fields | i | Nonesuch

By Colin Marshall

After 69 Love Songs, the Magnetic Fields' three-disc 1999 epic, fans of singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/band mastermind Stephin Merritt could only have had one question floating in their minds: "Where," one might well ...