To the sound of the Gipsy Kings’ Spanish-language rendition of “Hotel California,” Joel and Ethan Coen took the stage at Lyon’s Lumière Film Festival on Friday evening to receive the Lumière Award, celebrating four decades of filmmaking with a characteristically irreverent tribute to the inventors of cinema. “Thank you to the Lumières for inventing the
“Breakups are… tough.” It’s the opening lines of an interlude towards the end of DOOMED! Called “It Happens in Every Universe.” It’s also basically the thesis of the entire record. It’s no grand revelation, but it’s a well-trodden subject that Open Mike Eagle manages to mine for artistic gold. Eagle’s subject matter is usually personal,
“Stoner R&B” isn’t an insult — it’s quite the opposite, a vague term to describe a sprawling musical genre that includes everything from Dijon and Frank Ocean to Brent Faiyaz and Jhene Aiko. It’s R&B that has smoked a strong joint, with languid rhythms, heavy bass, psychedelic production and a leisurely vocal approach. Unlike the
Ben Shapiro posted an 18-minute review of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” on his YouTube channel Saturday, calling the Greek epic a “masterpiece” despite conservative outrage over the film’s casting and historical accuracy. “Nolan is unparalleled. He’s the best director working today, hands down. He just creates iconic movie after iconic movie,” Shapiro said. He also
