Film Review: A Most Violent Year Chandor’s ’70S-Style Crime Thriller Aims For Greatness, Hits Goodness One day, writer-director J.C. Chandor will make a brilliant movie. He hasn’t quite managed it yet. His much-praised 2001 investment banking drama Margin [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jan 29, 2015 Film
Reel World: “The End Begins,” Rocky Horror Picture Show And The New Mexico Film Fest Beginning Of “The End” UNM Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media senior Nick Nelson has spent the last couple of years working on a five-part short film miniseries [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jan 29, 2015 Film
Restaurant Review: Q Burger Q Burger Gets It Together Albuquerque has had quite a few nicknames in its time. “Burque” is among the oldest and one that we’re fond of here at [...] Ty Bannerman \ Jan 29, 2015 Food BlaQ-n-bleu burger (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)
Flash In The Pan: Beefing About Beef The Grass Vs. Grain Debate Rages On The prevailing rhetoric coming from the environmental, dietary and vegetarian communities paints cattle as agents of personal and planetary demise. From both ends [...] Ari LeVaux \ Jan 29, 2015 Food ( George Routledge and Sons )
Week In Sloth: Puppy Bowls, Kitty Bowls And Something Called A “Super Bowl”? “Parenthood” (KOB-4 9pm) NBC’s tear-jerky drama (based on the Ron Howard movie of the same name) goes off the air. I guess everyone’s [...] Alibi \ Jan 29, 2015 Film
Sonic Reducer: Micro Reviews Of Irreal, River Run Thee And The Planet Chicagoan post-punk act Disappears’ fifth studio album Irreal proves itself a dystopian sonic thriller of note. Frontman Brian Case’s deep, dark vocals inhabit [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Jan 29, 2015 Music
Abq Music History: Uncaging The Sun With snow falling around town like it hasn’t in years—and the next damn good show more than a day away—I’m kicking it here [...] August March \ Jan 29, 2015 Music A “check” from John Cage (The John Cage Trust)
Odds & Ends Odds & Ends An administrative court in Düsseldorf has ruled that a man has the right to pee standing up. The ruling came in a case [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jan 29, 2015 News
Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19): Do you have an entourage or posse that helps you work magic you can’t conjure up alone? Is there [...] Rob Brezsny \ Jan 29, 2015 Freewill
Speak Of The Devil: Post-Punk, Pomo And Nuevomexicano Gigs Arrive Four Post-Punk, Pomo And Nuevomexicano Gigs Arrive “Where was I? I forgot/ The point that I was making/ I said if I was smart, that I would/ save up for [...] August March \ Jan 29, 2015 Music From left, North and Mamiffer’s Faith Coloccia (Courtesy of artists)
