Hands down my favorite rock bio/movie. Even if you’re not a fan, this’ll tell you a ton about the record industry, rock music, punk rock, and the spirit of DIY.
The first of four DVD sets that distill the nearly 200 episodes of modern television’s first mainstream sci-fi series into a cohesive plot of 60 core episodes.
This movie is 123 minute rollercoaster ride through tornadoes, hail, tsunamis, rain, snow, and, of course, ice. Did I mention rabid wolves on the loose?
The jokes are funny, but the playful sensibility that includes the liberal use of fantasy sequences and riffs on other genres keeps the laughs coming as well.
Angel is a hero who used to be evil, who tries to redeem himself by fighting evil, including within himself. Darker and more serious than Buffy ever was.
Though considerably less hyped than the reunion of “classic” Anthrax, the original line-up of Testament tore through this past summer much more convincingly.
The songs are slower, more textual, and less cartoonish in their execution, but definitely traceable to the core interests of Glenn Danzig’s brutish brooding.
They didn’t leave anything out: Sword fighting, secret spy action, bombs, nuclear arms, corpses turning up all over the place, and a cartoonish chase scene.