Film Review: The Wrestler - Darren Aronofsky
8/10
My irrational levels of excitement concerning Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Wrestler’ were not due to the hype concerning Mickey Rourke’s latest comeback, but rather from a misguided obsession with American wrestling from my adolescence. Not just the glossier WWF (now WWE) end, but the dingier minor leagues that featured the [...]
Mickey Rourke on the canvas?
March 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments · Film
Tags:comeback·Directed by Darren Aronofsky. With Mickey Rourke·Evan Rachel Wood·Marisa Tomei·Minor League·naturalistic·Professional Wrestling·small town America·steroids·USWA·WWE·WWF
Do Make Say Think - You You’re A History In Rust
June 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Alt-rock, Alternative, Best of 2007, Folk/Acoustic, Psychedelia, post-rock
Rustin’ Men
8.5/10
Apparently recorded in old barns in remote parts of Canada, post-rockers Do Make Say Think’s ‘You You’re A History In Rust‘ should be considered as one of the Great Albums Recorded in a Wooden Outhouse (TM), along with My Morning Jacket’s ‘It Still Moves‘ (Grain Silo) and Bon Iver’s ‘For Emma, Forever Ago’ (Log [...]
Tags:Best of 2007·Canada·Charles Spearin·Dave Mitchell·instrumental·James Payment·Jason MacKenzie·jazzy·Justin Small·naturalistic·Ohad Benchetrit·post-rock·reverb·Toronto