Reviews of albums, films, concerts, and more from the Bay Area Music and Movie Nerds
Spielberg + Coens + Hanks = Better than your average storytelling. Thomas Newman seems to be doing his best musical imitation of John Williams throughout the former’s original score for Bridge of Spies. The reason I started with this opinionated tidbit is because it’s probably the weakest part of the movie. The score isn’t among Newman’s finest (American … Continue reading “Film Review: Bridge of Spies”
Hanks and Rhys make Heller’s neighborhood worth visiting I know a lot of folks who rolled their eyes when they heard that Tom Hanks was going to star as the beloved children’s show host Mr. Rogers. “Can’t this man ever play a serial killer?” they grumbled. While it’s true that in the new film A … Continue reading “Film Review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood“
Film critics Carrie and Chad on who will – and who should – win the 88th Academy Awards The 88th Academy Awards air this Sunday, February 28th on ABC at 5:30pm PST (as always, red carpet coverage begins much earlier, if you want to dish on fashion highs and lows). Spinning Platters film critics Carrie … Continue reading “Film Feature: Carrie and Chad Pick the 2016 Oscars”
Spinning Platters film critics present their top 10 films of 2015 Spinning Platters film critics Carrie Kahn and Chad Liffmann each share their ten favorite films of 2015. Here is Chad’s list, presented in reverse-awesome order. Also check out Carrie‘s top ten list! 10.) Cinderella A lack of the classic Disney song ‘Cinderelli!’ didn’t prevent Kenneth Branagh’s … Continue reading “Film Feature: Chad’s Top 10 Films of 2015”
I will fully admit to the fact that I had never seen Wainy Days prior to this evening at Marines’ Memorial Theater. The reason I went to this performance was because the cast bridged my favorite TV show when I was 12, The State, and my favorite TV show now, at the age of 35, … Continue reading “Show Review: Wainy Days Live on 2/1/14”
Nearly a year ago to the day, the Fox Theater played host to the first big act of the 2010 Noise Pop Festival, which arrived in the form of Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band. The group’s first arrival to the Bay Area was met with wild enthusiasm, and the set itself was a … Continue reading “Noise Pop Show Review: Yo La Tengo with The Urinals at The Fox Oakland, 2/22/2011”