4 stars out of 5 -- "Hammer's script is spare and pertinent, without a wasted syllable, giving his characters believable voices against the bleak and gray canvas of the Delta farmlands, stunningly photographed by Lol Crawley."Box Office "[An] austerely elegant, emotionally unadorned riff on life and death in the Mississippi Delta....It's a serious achievement and a welcome sign of an newly invigorated American independent cinema."New York Times "BALLAST has images of pristine spareness that keep leaping forward....As the movie comes into focus, you feel the lives of the characters echoing backward through time." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly "In Lance Hammer's BALLAST, the director takes a page from the Terrence Malick playbook and constructs a poetic narrative out of bleak landscapes and majestic drama....The result is an exhilarating narrative."Premiere "BALLAST has the heft and substance its name implies....this austere, rigorous film has a sense of place, a feeling for reality so compelling it makes us feel like we're living it, not just watching on a screen."Los Angeles Times "The film has a bedrock reality that could not be fabricated. It was filmed on locations in the Mississippi Delta, and uses actors who had never acted before, but who never step wrong. Few professional actors could convince us so deeply."Chicago Sun-Times24.25868
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4 stars out of 5 -- "Hammer's script is spare and pertinent, without a wasted syllable, giving his characters believable voices against the bleak and gray canvas of the Delta farmlands, stunningly photographed by Lol Crawley."Box Office "[An] austerely elegant, emotionally unadorned riff on life and death in the Mississippi Delta....It's a serious achievement and a welcome sign of an newly invigorated American independent cinema."New York Times "BALLAST has images of pristine spareness that keep leaping forward....As the movie comes into focus, you feel the lives of the characters echoing backward through time." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly "In Lance Hammer's BALLAST, the director takes a page from the Terrence Malick playbook and constructs a poetic narrative out of bleak landscapes and majestic drama....The result is an exhilarating narrative."Premiere "BALLAST has the heft and substance its name implies....this austere, rigorous film has a sense of place, a feeling for reality so compelling it makes us feel like we're living it, not just watching on a screen."Los Angeles Times "The film has a bedrock reality that could not be fabricated. It was filmed on locations in the Mississippi Delta, and uses actors who had never acted before, but who never step wrong. Few professional actors could convince us so deeply."Chicago Sun-Times24.25868
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] stylish, tights-free tale about superheroes in America....The disparate narratives are entertaining..."Empire9.756413
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] stylish, tights-free tale about superheroes in America....The disparate narratives are entertaining..."Empire9.756413
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] stylish, tights-free tale about superheroes in America....The disparate narratives are entertaining..."Empire9.756413
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] stylish, tights-free tale about superheroes in America....The disparate narratives are entertaining..."Empire9.756413
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's back with a fast-moving tale....Fans will dig this last blast."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's back with a fast-moving tale....Fans will dig this last blast."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's back with a fast-moving tale....Fans will dig this last blast."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's back with a fast-moving tale....Fans will dig this last blast."Total Film0.2938359
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's back with a fast-moving tale....Fans will dig this last blast."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's back with a fast-moving tale....Fans will dig this last blast."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's back with a fast-moving tale....Fans will dig this last blast."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's back with a fast-moving tale....Fans will dig this last blast."Total Film0.2938359
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's back with a fast-moving tale....Fans will dig this last blast."Total Film0.2938359
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's back with a fast-moving tale....Fans will dig this last blast."Total Film0.2938359
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"It is impossible not to be fired up by Kurt Kuenne's incendiary cri de coeur, DEAR ZACHARY....At once a personal documentary about the murder of his best friend and a polemical rant against the Canadian justice system for coddling a dangerous sociopath, it wants to provoke outrage."New York Times "DEAR ZACHARY is masterfully put together....It's impossible to fully explain the pain, sorrow, and love this documentary holds without ruining its effects on future viewers."Premiere24.74058
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BOOK REVIEWS COMING SOON!!!!12.29838
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BOOK REVIEWS COMING SOON!!!!11.33122
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JazzTimes (5/96, pp.70-72) - "...a very good record indeed....the ensemble is as fascinating as the solos, for together the four horns fashion a remarkable impression of Hawkins' power and glory. Wilber plays the tenor lead, which, with his arrangements and guiding hand, contributed enormously to the successful results..."10.16434
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CMJ (3/13/00, p.28) - "...Her explosive blues-rock licks, combined with her smooth yet sassy vocal style, makes 'Confused' sound like Led Zeppelin backing Etta James..."Down Beat (7/00, p.74) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Emphasizes the rock side of her blues-rock style. She sings quite well and she throttles her Telecaster with more musical intelligence and character than most any testosterone-jacked guitar man you can name..."10.16434
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Living Blues (9-10/01, pp.60,62) - "...Solidifies her reputation as a triple threat singer, songwriter and guitarist....Music fans interested in one of today's most syncretistic and introspective artists will appreciate this..."Mojo (Publisher) (9/01, p.113) - "...Maintains the sleekness of her last outing..."8.893793
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Q (2/96, p.104) - 3 Stars - Good - "...a lively small group session from 1962...a mellower, sweeter-toned Hawkins than usual..."8.893793
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