Amistad
Impassioned in its viewpoint and clinical in its execution, Amistad exists in large part to shed light on a heretofore little-known incident from American history. In 1839 — 31 years after the importation of slaves was outlawed in the still-new United States of America and eight years after Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in…
Home Alone 3
Never underestimate the tenacity of Hollywood. It seemed almost certain that with Macaulay Culkin all grown-up and off to rehab, the Home Alone series was destined to become a throwaway line in some hipster geek’s production about pop culture-obsessed crooks. Wrong. Installment 3 is upon us and the snickers of irony will have to wait.…
Amistad
If Steven Spielberg’s Amistad is true, then history is a whore that will sleep with anybody, provided that you never tell anyone the truth. Amistad is a film that swings wildly from unflinching historical accuracy to disastrous melodramatic hyperbole. The film is so uneven it’s as if all those involved didn’t trust the fact that…
Scream 2
By now, almost every horror fan knows that Scream 2 is the newest part of a trilogy, so certain pretensions can go flying in reviewing this installment. Also because director Wes Craven rocks the suspense thriller here for every kick it’s worth and then some. Craven and his screenwriter Kevin Williamson (Scream, I Know What…
Surf music
Detroit’s musical community’s approach to online marketing is as diverse as the music it creates.
Demonic deducers
There but for lasers and smoke machines goes Detroit’s Wildbunch.
Return of the fly
Sound track rerelease proves that Curtis Mayfield really knew the score.
