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“The Way Back” is Better Than Siberia

January 27, 2011 by

War is hell. If that’s true, why are we subjected to yet another movie about World War II? Maybe it’s evidence of America’s cultural masochism, which is weird because I thought we liked inflicti...
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Best Adapted Screenplay Nominees

January 27, 2011 by

“127 Hours” Director and screenwriter Danny Boyle teamed up with Simon Beaufoy to write the script for this true story about a mountain climber who resorts to extreme survival methods after his ar...
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Ritual is a Solid Sophomore Effort

January 27, 2011 by

After garnering a significant amount of attention with their 2009 debut album To Lose My Life…, White Lies returns with their highly-anticipated follow-up, Ritual.
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Ra Ra Riot Take SOhO

January 27, 2011 by

Ra Ra Riot hit SOhO’s stage on Jan. 19 with professional poppy splendor, and the line between profound dork-dom and complete bad-assery has never been so blurred.
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Get Up Kids Get Down

January 27, 2011 by

Indie punk band The Get Up Kids are back with their first full length album release since their breakup in 2005.
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The Oscar Network

January 27, 2011 by

This year marks the second of the expanded Best Picture category and, while there are many worthy nominees, there is no clear favorite.
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Coachella: The Best Holiday of the Year

January 27, 2011 by

The lineup for the 2011 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was released last week to the overwhelming joy of tens of thousands of music lovers.
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Best Actor Nominations

January 27, 2011 by

It’s that time of year again. The award season is upon us, and with it comes a long list of faces (old and new) being recognized for their cinematic contributions.
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“The Way Back” is Better Than Siberia

January 27, 2011 by

War is hell. If that’s true, why are we subjected to yet another movie about World War II?
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The Dilemma: Typical January Fare

January 20, 2011 by

Welcome to January, moviegoers! This is the month where Hollywood’s finest release their most shameful work, allowing them to spend the rest of the year making up for it while us reviewers pick at t...
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“The Green Hornet” Is Totally Decent

January 20, 2011 by

Although “The Green Hornet” suffers from bouts of identity crisis and lack of restraint, it manages to utilize its leads to create an often-hilarious action-comedy that brings something original t...
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Zombie Spaceship Wasteland

January 20, 2011 by

For those of you unfamiliar with Patton Oswalt’s comedy: You’re wrong.
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Minks “By The Hedge”

January 20, 2011 by

Brooklyn duo Minks released their debut By the Hedge on the Brooklyn label Captured Tracks. Heavily influenced by the post-punk sound, the album is a mixture of breathy vocals, fierce bass lines and a...
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Rx Bandits Rock the Hub

January 20, 2011 by

The Rx Bandits played to a large audience in the Hub last Friday. The band hyped up the crowd with their lively and lyrically strong music.
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You Crazy for This One, jj

January 13, 2011 by

On Christmas Eve, two months after releasing the single “Let Them,” Swedish electronic band jj released the mix tape Kills for free on their record label’s Web site.
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