Pangaea 04.01.2009
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March 2009
Mighty Fairly | Big Words and Power Chords (s/r)
The album packs the vibe of an overzealous, can’t-keep-their-hands-off-each-other, newly-in-love couple.
Gomez | A New Tide (ATO/Red)
On their latest release, Gomez have fused tightly written songs with a welcome return to the defining, earthy sound of their early years.
Bela Fleck | Bringing the Africa Project to Life
"The whole experience has been amazing. When you get to do something you’re madly in love with it never feels like work."
Image Comics/Silverline 06.17.09 | T. Runt!
Derek McCulloch (Stagger Lee) and Jimmie Robinson (Bomb Queen) take a break from their more adult-oriented work for this all-ages adventure starring the world’s tiniest Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Sunshine Cleaning (Overture Films, R)
They try to lift themselves up by their bootstraps. They learn. We don’t.
Gomorrah (IFC Films, NR)
Although there are temporary winners in the constant gang warfare, it’s hard to say what they have really won.
The Haunting in Connecticut (Lionsgate, PG-13)
The film is a well-directed, well-paced little thriller.
Prince of Persia: The Graphic Novel (First Second)
The long-running video game franchise gets the graphic novel treatment as a precursor to the upcoming film version from Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century: 1910 (Top Shelf)
Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s Victorian era Justice League enters the 20th century with a new format and a new publisher.