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In The Passion of the Christ, Jesus doesn’t just take one for the team, he suffers hundreds for humanity. Is Mel Gibson’s ultra-controversial flick a persuasive, anti-Semitic passion play, a heavy dose of cinematic self-flagellation, or just an atonement for Bird On A Wire? Our man of indeterminate faith, Steve Stav, seeks the truth in a revealing review.
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.
