PLAYBACK:stl, St. Louis, Music, Entertainment, movies, music, comic books, theatre, books https://playbackstl.com/component/content/frontpageMon, 25 Jan 2016 11:19:13 +0000en-gb Newsies | The Fabulous Fox Theatre https://playbackstl.com/theatre-reviews/14417-newsies--the-fabulous-fox-theatrehttp://playbackstl.com/theatre-reviews/14417-newsies--the-fabulous-fox-theatre Newsies 75It would be a shame to miss this!

]]> megzwashy@gmail.com (Megan Washausen)frontpageFri, 22 Jan 2016 04:12:00 +0000 Anomalisa (Paramount Pictures, R) https://playbackstl.com/movie-reviews/14408-anomalisa-paramount-pictures-rhttp://playbackstl.com/movie-reviews/14408-anomalisa-paramount-pictures-r Anomalisa 75I expect Anomalisa to work well as a litmus test for people who think they know anything about stop-motion animation.

]]> megzwashy@gmail.com (Pete Timmermann)frontpageSat, 23 Jan 2016 05:53:57 +0000 Her Story (Speed of Joy Productions, NR) https://playbackstl.com/movie-reviews/14404-her-story-speed-of-joy-productions-nrhttp://playbackstl.com/movie-reviews/14404-her-story-speed-of-joy-productions-nr Her Story 75I loved Her Story as sincerely and thoroughly as someone could possibly like a six-episode web-series.



]]> megzwashy@gmail.com (Nic Champion)frontpageWed, 20 Jan 2016 06:32:29 +0000 Half Moon Run | A Sense of Home https://playbackstl.com/music/profiles/14403-half-moon-run--a-sense-of-homehttp://playbackstl.com/music/profiles/14403-half-moon-run--a-sense-of-home prof Half-Moon-Run_cdThe music we record is going to end up being the music we play and hear for years to come, so it’s worth it to get it right.

]]> editor@playbackstl.com (Laura Hamlett)frontpageMon, 18 Jan 2016 03:32:38 +0000 David Bowie | Blackstar (ISO) https://playbackstl.com/music-reviews/14401-david-bowie--blackstar-isohttp://playbackstl.com/music-reviews/14401-david-bowie--blackstar-iso cd bowie“Dollar Days” is the closest thing we’ll ever have to getting a warm embrace from the man who sold the world.

]]> laura@bigfatcat.net (Jim Ousley)frontpageMon, 18 Jan 2016 03:20:06 +0000 Palehound | Surrounded, Alone https://playbackstl.com/music/profiles/14398-palehound--surrounded-alonehttp://playbackstl.com/music/profiles/14398-palehound--surrounded-alone prof palehound_sm“I guess I was getting used to being too comfortable with just being comfortable and being upset.”

]]> laura@bigfatcat.net (Doug Tull)frontpageMon, 18 Jan 2016 02:38:02 +0000 Tool & Primus | Together Again https://playbackstl.com/music/concert-previews/14396-tool-and-primus-together-againhttp://playbackstl.com/music/concert-previews/14396-tool-and-primus-together-again cd_knight.jpgDon’t expect any new music here, outside of a developing Tool jam in the form of currently titled “Descending.”

 

]]> matlockbruce27@gmail.com (Bruce Matlock)frontpageMon, 18 Jan 2016 00:47:30 +0000 The Lion in Winter | The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis https://playbackstl.com/theatre-reviews/14395-the-lion-in-winter-the-repertory-theatre-of-st-louishttp://playbackstl.com/theatre-reviews/14395-the-lion-in-winter-the-repertory-theatre-of-st-louis The Lion in Winter 75The cast of The Lion in Winter was superb.

]]> megzwashy@gmail.com (Megan Washausen)frontpageTue, 12 Jan 2016 18:03:30 +0000 Valentino (Kino Lorber, NR) https://playbackstl.com/dvd-reviews/14392-valentino-kino-lorber-nrhttp://playbackstl.com/dvd-reviews/14392-valentino-kino-lorber-nr Valentino 75To enjoy Valentino, you have to take what you like and leave the rest.

]]> megzwashy@gmail.com (Sarah Boslaugh)frontpageTue, 05 Jan 2016 04:40:22 +0000 Some Highs and Lows of the 2015 Film Season | Sarah Boslaugh https://playbackstl.com/best-of-2015/best-of-2014-films/14384-some-highs-and-lows-of-the-2015-film-season-sarah-boslaughhttp://playbackstl.com/best-of-2015/best-of-2014-films/14384-some-highs-and-lows-of-the-2015-film-season-sarah-boslaugh 2015MoviesThe Wolfpack has the greatest source material since Jennie Livingston happened on drag ball culture back in the late 1980s.

]]> jim@playbackstl.com (Sarah Boslaugh)frontpageSun, 03 Jan 2016 19:00:04 +0000