Tag Archives: Jennifer Hudson

Review: Tell It Like a Woman

Posted on September 2, 2023 by philipbrasor

This omnibus of shorts, all written and directed by women of different nationalities and centered on the unique problems that women face in the world, is predictably earnest in a kind of European way (the production is mostly Italian), but … Continue reading →

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Review: Respect

Posted on November 4, 2021 by philipbrasor

The most common complaint about the standard Hollywood biopic, especially ones about musicians, is that their subjects’ lives are made to conform to a dramatic arc that isn’t realistic, and thus leave out things that are important for understanding a … Continue reading →

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June 2011 albums

Posted on May 25, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews from the June 2011 issue of EL Magazine, which went on sale in Tokyo today. So Beautiful or So What -Paul Simon (Hear/Universal) Helplessness Blues -Fleet Foxes (Sub Pop/P-Vine) This year Bob Dylan and Paul … Continue reading →

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