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Review: Obvious Child

Posted on 16 February 2015 by Jason Crane

I thought this was honest and brave and beautiful. Jenny Slate gives a very compelling central performance, and Jake Lacy is excellent, too. Recommended. Side note: I wrote a poem inspired by this film, although the poem is related only … Continue reading →

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Review: Jupiter Ascending

Posted on 16 February 2015 by Jason Crane

The deal with Satan the Wachowskis signed for The Matrix was clearly a one-picture deal.

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Los Lobos: Spanish for “the bomb”

Posted on 15 April 2009 by Jason Crane

Jen and I saw Los Lobos at The Egg tonight. The set list included Tejano classics, Jimi Hendrix, the Dead, and a whole bag of original music from one of the greatest bands of all time. I said it. One … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Albert Goldbarth’s Budget Travel through Space and Time

Posted on 16 January 2009 by Jason Crane

The shortest review Rolling Stone ever published was a one-word review of the album Chase by the band of the same name. The review was: “Flee.” In that spirit of brevity, but with the opposite opinion of the work in … Continue reading →

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