A surprisingly sweet love story that isn't overly cloying; I guess casting a sex doll as the love interest can add a bit of levity to the situation.
Rating: Moby Dick
One Sentence Reviews (by Andrew, Steve, Chris and friends)
Giving great works their due, one sentence at a time.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Paul's Boutique
What can you say about the Beastie Boy's at their peak: made when sampling was still acceptable, it reamins one of the most creative, and listenable hip-hop albums of all time.
Rating: Grapes of Wrath
Rating: Grapes of Wrath
Monday, September 20, 2010
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Swedes know how to make a hell of a thriller, well-acted and well-paced, it'll keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Neko Case: Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
Case's beautiful voice are a perfect match to her haunting lyrics; absolutely amazing from start to finish.
Rating: Grapes of Wrath
Rating: Grapes of Wrath
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Zeitoun (book), by Dave Eggers
Zeitoun, the true story of a Syrian immigrant in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, is hilariously tragic, or tragically hilarious, until halfway through, when it suddenly isn't; from that point on it is simply shocking.
Rating: Grapes of Wrath
Rating: Grapes of Wrath
Friday, September 3, 2010
U2: October
The only U2 album worth owning, and the one you've probably never heard - makes you feel like you just spent a year in Dublin...the rough part.
Rating: Barley...I mean "Grapes" of Wrath
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
London Calling, the Clash
Too bad the greatest album of the 1980s arrived at the beginning of the decade; way too damned eclectic (reggae, horns, straight ahead rock) to be labeled "punk," true power pop at its finest.
Rating: Grapes of Wrath
Rating: Grapes of Wrath
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