Reviews

Harry Nilsson – The Point

Fairytale concept album from 1970 that evolved into first feature-length, made-for-TV animated musical

Townes Van Zandt – Absolutely Nothing

Posthumous live and studio collection from legendary Texan troubadour

In This World

Afghans' odyssey puts the asylum-seeker problem into human context

Trees Lounge

Steve Buscemi's 1996 writing/directing debut, by turns subtly hilarious and desperately sad, is a scruffy, rambling tour of barfly life, wherein his shiftless mechanic becomes an ice cream salesman and romances a much-too-young-for-him Chloe Sevigny. The tagline—"One man's search for... who knows what"—perfectly captures its loaded small-town shrug. Bruisingly good.

The Way Of The Gun

Usual Suspects writer Christopher McQuarrie makes his directorial debut with this hip crime caper, with Ryan Phillippe and Benicio Del Toro as two petty criminals who kidnap Juliette Lewis, a pregnant surrogate mother, unaware that the baby she's carrying belongs to mob boss Scott Wilson. Needless to say, the bullets barely stop flying in this slick, violent thriller.

Jacob’s Ladder

Tim Robbins is Jacob, a Vietnam Vet trying to adjust to civilian life in New York but suffering from horrific, nightmarish visions. The after-effects of a military drug experiment, or something more sinister and supernatural? Even if Adrian Lyne's film makes a lot of confused choices, it's still an interesting—and genuinely scary—ride.

The Detroit Cobras – Seven Easy Pieces

Full-throttle rock'n'soul mini album. From Detroit, obviously

Sole – Selling Live Water

Absorbing countercultural rap

Danny Barnes & Thee Old Codgers – Things I Done Wrong

Singer in Texas punk bluegrass band The Bad Livers in strong new start. Bill Frisell guests, Marc Bolan's covered

Psychedelicacies

Lazer-Guided Melodies for the laptop generation
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