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2002 Archive
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![Narc is a cop’s journey into hell. It looks mainly at the interaction he (Jason Patric) has with another cop (Ray Liotta) who may be responsible for killing a fellow […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/narcparamount-115x115.jpg "Narc")
Narc
Posted on December 24, 2010 | No CommentsNarc is a cop’s journey into hell. It looks mainly at the interaction he (Jason Patric) has with another cop (Ray Liotta) who may be responsible for killing a fellow […] -
![Spider is a convincing film about madness – as convincing a film as the sane could make. It is a doorway into the kind of thinking that is barely understandable; […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Spider")
Spider
Posted on August 4, 2003 | No CommentsSpider is a convincing film about madness – as convincing a film as the sane could make. It is a doorway into the kind of thinking that is barely understandable; […] -
May
Posted on July 21, 2003 | No CommentsThe ending is tragic, poetic, or perfect... -
One Hour Photo
Posted on July 14, 2003 | No CommentsIronically, a stupider script would have been more satisfying... -
![Here is another direct-to-video that falls short of expectation. But it’s not a total disappointment. The performances are unusually good, and before it devolves into a boring Night Of The […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dogsoldiers-115x115.jpg "Dog Soldiers")
Dog Soldiers
Posted on June 23, 2003 | No CommentsHere is another direct-to-video that falls short of expectation. But it’s not a total disappointment. The performances are unusually good, and before it devolves into a boring Night Of The […] -
Dark Water
Posted on June 2, 2003 | No CommentsAfter my long Ringu piece, you might think I’d unloaded all I have to say on Hideo Nakata adaptations of Koji Suzuki novels. Think again. Though it has problems endemic […] -
Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Posted on May 23, 2003 | No CommentsA compulsively listenable album that never outstays its welcome... -
![Roger Ebert is the most powerful, read and listened-to movie critic in the United States, and I consult him as much as the next kitten. Watching film with an obvious […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chamberofsecrets-115x115.jpg "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets")
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
Posted on November 25, 2002 | No CommentsRoger Ebert is the most powerful, read and listened-to movie critic in the United States, and I consult him as much as the next kitten. Watching film with an obvious […] -
![A spare shuffling, the tinkling banjo moves tentatively through the intro, fading as the bass fiddle takes its place. D.E.E. sing-talks. “Alone and forsaken by fate and by man” – […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2002/11/16hpaloneforsaken-115x115.jpg "16 Horsepower – Alone And Forsaken")
16 Horsepower – Alone And Forsaken
Posted on November 1, 2002 | No CommentsA spare shuffling, the tinkling banjo moves tentatively through the intro, fading as the bass fiddle takes its place. D.E.E. sing-talks. “Alone and forsaken by fate and by man” – […] -
![As spare an album as they’ve made, 16HP’s latest is as grim and dark as any of their previous efforts. It is also their most streamlined: mostly acoustic and without […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/16hp-115x115.jpg "16 Horsepower – Folklore")
16 Horsepower – Folklore
Posted on October 5, 2002 | No CommentsAs spare an album as they’ve made, 16HP’s latest is as grim and dark as any of their previous efforts. It is also their most streamlined: mostly acoustic and without […]