Larrok

DeRank ™: 5,57

DeAge™ : 7248 days • Here since 5 august 2006

The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live at Monterey

21 jul 13

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When I think of this live performance, aside from the final blaze, the magnificent versions of "Rock me Baby" and "Like a Rolling Stone" immediately come to mind... a devastating concert.

Robert Altman America Oggi - Short Cuts

21 jul 13

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I saw it right after reading the eponymous collection of stories by Carver (by the way, highly recommended to everyone, get the Minimum Fax edition which costs very little) and I must say Altman did a great job connecting stories that originally seemed unrelated, also helped by an endless array of fantastic actors. Three hours that fly by as if nothing, the Golden Lion in Venice thoroughly deserved. For me, the best film of 1993, in Spielberg's face :D

Gastr Del Sol Upgrade & Afterlife

14 jul 13

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5 stars without a second thought. Experimental avant-folk that I find genius. One of the cornerstone albums to understand the '90s, essential. The piano in "The Sea Incertain" and "The Relay" is wonderfully dark and disquieting, like the dissonances scattered throughout (a defining feature of the entire album) and the monumental final tribute to the great Fahey.

Fernando Meirelles City Of God (Citade de Deus)

29 jun 13

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The pace is frantic; a tide of events occurs within two hours. I love the way the stories of the characters are gradually revealed through connections and flashbacks. There's a lot of death and violence, and very little hope. This, along with "La Haine," "Do the Right Thing," and "Gomorrah," is among the best "hood films" ever made; four films that portray four different realities of the world: the criminal gangs of the Brazilian favelas, the rowdy rappers of the Parisian suburbs, the racial hatred among minorities in Brooklyn, the ruthless organized crime clans of Campania. Four gut punches that depict four examples of civilization's decay.

Mathieu Kassovitz L'Odio

23 jun 13

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An hour and a half of hopelessness, black and white that highlights the alienation of the lives of these three boys, the castaways of society, who somehow try to give meaning to their existence driven by revenge and hatred towards the police and all the frayed remnants of authority that surround them; a magnificent film and the director's great ability to immerse the viewer in a tremendously realistic environment.

Mad Season Above

24 may 13

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The striking one-two punch of "Lifeless Dead" - "I don't know anything" is an immediate K.O. The majestic "Wake Up," the melancholy melody of "River of Deceit," and the spectral "All Alone" dominate this masterpiece where the moments of decline are virtually nonexistent.

Thomas Vinterberg Il sospetto

19 may 13

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A film that makes you suffer, knowing that you haven't done anything wrong and yet spending the rest of your life reading disdain and disgust, or even just suspicion, in the eyes of others— that unshakeable suspicion, aware that there's nothing you can do about it—can be a thousand times worse than any cruel torture... It’s particularly hateful when adults lead children to say and think things they would never even imagine on their own. Klara says, "Lucas didn't do anything, I said something stupid,” and her mother instinctively replies, "sweetheart, your mind prefers not to remember, but that thing happened." That thing happened. Period. Doubt is enough; suspicion turns the possible into the certain.

Nimród Antal Kontroll

24 mar 13

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A hidden gem, this European black comedy... Antal effortlessly transitions from hilarious to reflective to action-movie. Great work on the characters, excellently crafted, and the setting typical of the subway is captivating.

David Bowie The Man Who Sold The World

24 mar 13

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The first album "Glam Rock" in history, just for this it deserves at least some consideration; the opening track "The Width of a Circle" is a deadly hard rock-boogie with an unexpected metamorphosis in the second half; the guitar and bass parts throughout the album are excellent, while perhaps Bowie’s compositional brilliance has not yet reached the levels of the following two albums.

Yo La Tengo Fade

8 mar 13

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For now, the rating for the album is between 3.5 and 4; maybe I preferred the previous Popular Songs... they are legendary, a flourishing and never trivial career... to this day, one of the few bands that is a sure thing.