Mumford and Sons at the X
Mumford and Sons performed in front of a sold out crowd on Wednesday, September 4 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
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“The Wolverine”—Logan’s Flop
One would think making a forceful movie about one of the most beloved and badass characters in fictional history would be simple, if not downright easy. And yet time and time again, Wolverine finds himself neutered by the powers that Read More …
Sun Poems
Prayer for Kierkegaard. Oh my dearest God, I have turned my cleverness inside, and now I know all of the shrewd escape routes of all the crimes that will ever happen, but I will never tell. Bless me; I am Read More …
Interview: “Frances Ha” Writer/Director Noah Baumbach
To explain “Frances Ha” to death is, in a way, to cheapen your enjoyment of it. Without a doubt, Noah Baumbach’s latest film—now in wide release—is so refreshingly meaningful and charismatic and funny that talking away all that it has Read More …
Screenwriter Paul Laverty on “The Angels’ Share”
Over the past two decades, screenwriter Paul Laverty has penned some of the most nuanced, character-driven movies in world cinema. A prolific writer, Laverty’s films run the gamut from historical war pieces to working-class romances. His latest, The Angels’ Share, Read More …
The Smell of the Rain on the Wind
He was an old man, the kind what there ain’t much use for now, save for rocking in chairs and sighing and asking for more coffee. His old wife cooks him corn and pork for supper and pours him cornflakes Read More …
The Beauty of “Spring Breakers”
It has always been a lifelong dream of mine to be a hot girl in a bikini waving a gun around on the beach, so of course I was all in to check out Harmony Korine’s (writer of “Kids”) new Read More …
Let’s Play Johnball
At the hill’s base, in the field between the street and the baseball diamonds, I could see them hitting. No one knew quite what to make of it at first, plastic bats of all colors, shapes, sizes unsheathed and tested Read More …
I Heart Rodeos
I grew up outside the Twin Cities. I’ve ridden a horse fewer times than I can count on both hands and I don’t own a pair of chaps. But I love going to the rodeo, which probably puts me in Read More …
Django Unchained—Tarantino’s Western Epic
I saw “Django Unchained” a few weeks ago, before the Sandy Hook tragedy, and truth be told I hadn’t connected the the two until I sat down to write this review and began to think of the extreme violence present Read More …