Author: Trishna Chettiar
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It’s Never Over: It is SO Over
It’s Never Over, the Jeff Buckley documentary, is unfortunately a perfect example of how to make a film about a fascinating artist feel…not fascinating at all. For a story as layered and complex as Buckley’s, this documentary skimmed the surface like a flat stone across water. The first problem is straightforward: if you’re going to…
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Equus Asinus: Breathing in the Breeze
There is a certain magic to Men I Trust’s music—an unhurried grace in their ability to create entire worlds out of whispered melodies and feather-light grooves. With Equus Asinus, the Montreal trio once again proves that subtlety is their greatest strength. Drifting effortlessly between indie, soft rock, and jazz influences, the album is a dreamscape…
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Becoming Led Zeppelin… But Barely
For a band as electrifying and larger-than-life as Led Zeppelin, you’d expect a documentary about their origins to be just as thrilling. Unfortunately, Becoming Led Zeppelin does anything but. Instead of capturing the raw energy, mystique, and chaos that defined the band, the film delivers a sluggish, overly polished history lesson that fails to do…