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Just Tell Me That You Want Me

/ / Music News & Reviews
  • Title: Just Tell Me That You Want Me – Tribute To Fleetwood Mac
  • Artist: Various

just-tell-me-that-you-want-me-tribute-cdOn Tuesday Hear Music and the Concord Music Group will release Just Tell Me That You Want Me – Tribute To Fleetwood Mac featuring a diverse collection of bands cover 17 songs from Fleetwood Mac‘s 45 year discography. The single-disc 17-track collection includes “Dreams” by The Kills, “Landslide” by Anthony, “Rhiannon” by Best Coast, “Oh Well” by Billy Gibbons & Co., “Think About Me” by The New Pornographers, “Silver Springs” by Lykke Li, “Gold Dust Woman” by Karen Elson, “Storms” by Matt Sweeney and Bonnie “Prince” Billy, “Gypsy” by Gardens & Villa, and “Straight Back” by Washed Out. Like all compilation tribute albums some of the songs are better than others, and there’s certainly nothing here to blow you away, but there should be enough for fans of Fleetwood Mac to give it a shot. You can listen to the full album inside.

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Daredevil Annual #1

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daredevil-annual-1-coverHonestly, I never read much of writer Alan Davis’ 1990’s series ClanDestine nor am I clear on why Marvel is giving Davis the opportunity to write the characters into a series of annuals including Daredevil Annual #1. All that said, even not really understanding the reasons and motivations for what is going on, Davis delivers an action-packed story.

Daredevil stumbles on some magical goings-on and starts tracking an escaped Plastoid haunted by the spirit of one of the members of ClanDestine. While on the hunt he comes across two other members of the clan (Cuckoo, Hex), each after the android for their own purposes, as well as Dr. Strange who gives the man without fear a helping hand with the level of mysticism Daredevil isn’t used to dealing with.

I’m not sure it’s worth $5 (in fact I’m pretty sure it’s not), but given the struggle of the last couple of issues of Daredevil it’s nice to see a different take on the character by a new writer. The highlight of the issue, at least for me, is the art of Mark Farmer who knows exactly how to draw the hero in action. For fans.

[Marvel, $4.99]

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Batman #12

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batman-new-52-12-coverBefore the DC reboot writer Scott Snyder was focused on telling an extremely good multi-issue arc in Detective Comics about Commisioner Gordon and his son James Jr. that only peripherally involved the Batman. With Night of the Owls officially done Snyder returns to this style of story giving us a Batman comic with very little of the Caped Crusader.

The protagonist for Batman #12 is a young woman named Harper Row and her brother Cullen who is constantly picked on and beaten up by local thugs for being gay. Harper works as a city electric engineer, through her job and winning a chance to attend a lavish Wayne Foundation event, finds her paths crossing with Bruce Wayne and Batman.

It may not be as good as Snyder’s pre-New 52 work, and it certainly drags in places with the sheer amount of Harper’s narration, but it’s refreshing to read something new after the prolonged Court of Owls arc. Whether meaning to or not Harper certainly reminds me of Carrie Kelly and from the final panels, despite Batman’s orders for her to stop trying to help him, I have a feeling we may see her again. Worth a look.

[DC, $3.99]

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Futurama – Free Will Hunting

/ / Television Reviews
  • Title: Futurama – Free Will Hunting
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Bender (John Di Maggio) becomes inconsolable when his short stint as part of a robot gang, and even shorter stint in college, leads him to understand that he lacks free will and the ability to determine his own fate. After all, how can he commit cool robberies if it is only a result of his predetermined programming?

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The Bourne Legacy

/ / Movie Reviews
  • Title: The Bourne Legacy
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the-bourne-legacy-poster"It’s interesting to note that the further we go into the Jason Bourne movie series the further and further we get from writer Robert Ludlum‘s original creation. That’s not necessarily a bad thing as the movies have been entertaining, but although there’s certainly a lot to like about the latest entry into the franchise that swaps Jeremy Renner for Matt Damon, it’s no doubt the weakest movie delivered so far.

The Bourne Legacy spends an awfully long time (most of the film’s first half-hour) trying to make the film’s events fit into the storylines of the second and third Bourne films. That means we start out when a surprising amount of exposition and a barrage of quick cuts (seriously, at times this movie feels like it was edited by George Lucas on speed). The result is far from as seamless as I’d like. This also means we have to wait quite a long time to see Renner in action (unless you count the clips where he’s channeling Liam Neeson‘s character from The Grey).

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