Kurt Wagner found himself in Minneapolis in the sweltering summer of 2021, in a decommissioned paint factory turned practice space, when everybody was still kind of looking at everybody else as a potential source of disease. He entrusted himself to this piano player, Andrew Broder, and his mad genius of a production partner, Ryan Olson. […]
Ladj Ly directs this French drama set in Paris where police officer Stéphane Ruiz (Damien Bonnard) has newly transferred to the poverty-stricken district of Montfermeil, notorious for its gang warfare. Working closely with his new colleagues Chris (Alexis Manenti) and Gwada (Djebril Zonga), Stéphane struggles to adjust to his new settings, particularly put off by […]
’Return of the Boom Bap’ is KRS-Ones first official solo album, released in 1993. The album was selected as one of The Sources 100 Best Rap Albums. KRS here takes a step back from the production duties and invites rising underground stars DJ Premier, Showbiz and Kid Capri to handle the beats in addition to […]
3 CD + 2 DVD 40th anniversary New Shoes Edition of Heavy Horses, a 3CD/2DVD boxed set released by Parlophone Records. This edition features the original album, plus additional studio recordings, live material and an extensive new booklet. Released between Songs From The Wood (1977) and Stormwatch (1979), Heavy Horses was the second in a […]
“The first thing a cop learns is that he cant trust nobody but his partners,” Detective Danny Ciello tells an assistant D.A. “I sleep with my wife, but I live with my partners. I will never give them up.” From Robery Daleys riveting book about New York City police-corruption investigations, director/cowriter Sidney Lumets film portrays […]
The Knife continues its 20th anniversary celebration as the duo of Karin and Olof Dreijer revisit Deep Cuts, a Trojan horse of a pop record that dreamt of a revolution. The Knife sought to imbue Deep Cuts with allusions to their socialist political ideals via the democratization of art. The duo conceived calypso-tinged electronic pop […]
Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale) gave the world Japan’s answer to The Godfather with this violent yakuza saga, influencing filmmakers from Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs) to Takashi Miike (Graveyard of Honor, Audition). Made within just two years, the five-film series brought a new kind of realism and ferocity to the crime genre in Japan, […]
Sonic the Hedgehog After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help him defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on him. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 When the manic Dr Robotnik returns to Earth with a new ally, Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic and his new friend Tails is all […]
In a career-defining performance, Alain Delon plays Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts. After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him. An elegantly stylized masterpiece of cool by […]
JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO BACK IN THE WATER… The horror is far from over as Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton reprise their iconic roles in Jaws 2. Four years after the great white shark terrorized the small resort of Amity, unsuspecting vacationers begin disappearing in an all-too-familiar fashion. […]
