Reviews

Cult-like communities, polygamy, fanatical religious propaganda… ’sounds like something out of a Hollywood blockbuster, but in fact it’s the true-life story of Carolyn Jessop. Born into a sect known as the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), Carolyn entered into an arranged marriage at the tender age of 18. At the time, her husband was 50 years old and already had three wives. This is her story.

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Who would’ve thought a movie on teenage pregnancy could be so good? Yeah, the subject is somewhat controversial but realistically speaking, it’s also fairly common in today’s society. Anyway, that aside, Juno is a really great film that promises superb entertainment.

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I recently rented The Invasion, knowing little about the movie other than it starred Nicole Kidman (as Carol Bennell) and the very yummy Daniel Craig (as Ben Driscoll). It turned out to be alright, though it’s definitely not the kind of flick you should take too seriously.

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A Thousand Splendid Suns is a story of love, loss, sacrifice, hardship, cruelty and the incredible endurance and fortitude of two women, Mariam and Laila. Although we follow the lives of these two Afghan women as they quietly endure brutality and tragedy, it is a story that resonates with all women and touches your heart with its clear message of the amazing strength of women and the incredible depth of love, especially the love of a mother.

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Midori by Moonlight is more than mere chick-lit. It’s a cross-cultural romp through the streets of San Francisco with a bit of romance for dessert, and it’s wonderfully funny with characters who read as very real.

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Willie’s debut album Cohgie Never Landed with its breezy musical mixes, buoyant lyrics and lively, guileless, vocals starts off with “Sticky Flip-Flop”, an anarchic track about Willie’s friend getting a bloody toe on his couch.

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The Bittersweets are a Nashville based band formed around vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Chris Meyers, vocalist Hannah Prater and former Counting Crows drummer Steve Bowman. Together they have created a roots rock/ alt country sound that isn’t too country and not too rock and roll.

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Girl In A Coma (GIAC) is a modern, ultra-hip mixture of 50s retro, modern punk, lilting Irish folk rock and alt rock with a tough girl attitude. Think Indigo Girls, Siouxsie Sioux and Shirley Manson in a dark alley kicking the shit out of the Pixies.

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