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CONTROL 2007 - (R)
15 November 2007Control is one of the year’s best films and I wouldn’t be surprised if a whole new generation of Joy Division fans were born in the same way new Dylan fans popped up after Don’t Look Back, or the fresh crop of Beatles fans who emerged post-Hard Days Night.
Zodiac - (R)
17 March 2007Though the Zodiac killer was never officially caught, audiences will be—by the staying power of this vertiginous film.
Brokeback Mountain: A Dissent
11 February 2006The critical acclaim and growing box office success of Brokeback Mountain is, to my mind, yet another sure sign of the shabby state of American film.
Jack Rabid’s Top 10
Week of August 17
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Billy Bragg – Mr. Love & Justice (Anti)
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Bad Religion – New Maps of Hell (deluxe edition) (Epitaph)
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Ray Davies – Working Man’s Cafe (New West)
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Ron Sexsmith – Exit Strategy of the Soul (Yep Roc)
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Billie Holiday – Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs (Columbia/Legacy/SonyBMG)
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Everest – Ghost Notes (Vapor)
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Rob Dickinson – Fresh Wine for the Horses (double CD) (Fontana/UNI)
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Secret Shine – All of the Stars (Clairecords/Tonevendor)
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The Effigies – Reside (Criminal IQ)
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For Against – Shade Side, Sunny Side (Words on Music)