1993 Archive

  • If it wasn’t for every article and review written about the Walkabouts in the 90s letting us know “They’re from Seattle but they aren’t really grunge,” the thought would never […]

    The Walkabouts – New West Motel

    If it wasn’t for every article and review written about the Walkabouts in the 90s letting us know “They’re from Seattle but they aren’t really grunge,” the thought would never […]

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  • Sometimes the greatness of a song lies not so much in the melody and lyrics, or even the resolution thereof, but the absence, perhaps the deliberate exclusion of these things.  […]

    Nirvana – Scentless Apprentice

    Sometimes the greatness of a song lies not so much in the melody and lyrics, or even the resolution thereof, but the absence, perhaps the deliberate exclusion of these things.  […]

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  • Perhaps this is snobby, I don’t know: As much as I love Indiana Jones, George Lucas & Steven Spielberg never gave him a perfect movie.  And perfect movies can be […]

    Jurassic Park

    Perhaps this is snobby, I don’t know: As much as I love Indiana Jones, George Lucas & Steven Spielberg never gave him a perfect movie.  And perfect movies can be […]

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  • I admire Guillermo del Toro. He has a clear-eyed view of what he’s doing, and a great sense of energy. But he hasn’t made a perfect film. An obscure purpose, […]

    Cronos

    I admire Guillermo del Toro. He has a clear-eyed view of what he’s doing, and a great sense of energy. But he hasn’t made a perfect film. An obscure purpose, […]

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  • Candyman‘s opening shot has us in Lovecraft country, maybe unwittingly – the massive gray highways stretch over and through the city like Cthulhu’s tentacles reaching into the minds of dreamers. […]

    Best Horror of the 90s: Candyman

    Candyman‘s opening shot has us in Lovecraft country, maybe unwittingly – the massive gray highways stretch over and through the city like Cthulhu’s tentacles reaching into the minds of dreamers. […]

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  • The Nightmare Before Christmas is a rare jewel in the canon of modern Hollywood – a film of pure, uncompromised imagination. It presents us with a world crafted from whole […]

    The Nightmare Before Christmas

    The Nightmare Before Christmas is a rare jewel in the canon of modern Hollywood – a film of pure, uncompromised imagination. It presents us with a world crafted from whole […]

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