Skullage is the much-warranted career retrospective for one of metal’s living guitar gods, Zakk Wylde. The set offers up a glimpse of 12 years of recording, from the once-obscure Pride and Glory days... »»
The ghost of Al Pacino’s Frank Serpico is unfortunately all over every frame of the Cop drama Pride and Glory. The Edward Norton/Colin Farrell vehicle is a serviceable enough movie featuring New York’s Finest, with plenty of gritty locations and shootouts, dirty cops and family rivalries, but everything that’s great about this movie you’ve already seen in other Cop movies before it... »»
Talk about a new and different cop movie. This is it. In this cop movie, one of the cops is dirty and dealing drugs. Wait, what did you say? That's not new? That happens in almost every cop movie? Oh, well, in this one, the dirty cop is part of the family with the good cops. Oh, that's been done too? In the words of Spaulding, "Double Turds". »»
Truth, Honor, Loyalty, Family. What Are you Willing to Sacrifice? »»
Solid police procedural nearly ruined by its final 20 minutes »»
Even before The Dark Knight wowed audiences, there was talk of a new film by Clint Eastwood. Considering his track record over the years, it was evident that the Oscar machine was in overdrive trying to generate some early buzz. Starring Angelina Jolie, Burn Notice's Jeffrey Donovan, John Malkovich and Colm Feore, Changeling is a thriller based on actual events. The trailer gives the film hope for Oscar consideration, but the overuse of Audio Machine's "House of Cards" is a bit much. (Besides Gone, Baby Gone, the music already has been used in trailers for this fall's Appaloosa and Pride and Glory). »»