Tag: In Retrospect
In Retrospect: ‘Goodbye, Dragon Inn’
The 2003 film “Goodbye, Dragon Inn” opened in a cinema in Taipei that was screening King Hu’s 1967 film “Dragon Inn.” It will be...
In Retrospect: ‘Columbus’ reflects upon Kogonada’s delicate ode to architecture and...
Kogonada invites us to find solace through his gently moving story about architecture, friendship and belonging in his film, “Columbus.” Released in 2017, the...
In Retrospect: ‘Heaux Tales’ is an exemplary concept album in contemporary...
After a slew of record breaking songs: "Bust Your Windows" (2008), "Need U Bad" (2008), "Holding You Down (Goin' in Circles)" (2010) "Let it...
In Retrospect: Yoko Ono is a fucking genius
To the reader: I understand, you are rolling your eyes at the prospect of having to respect a musician as universally written off as...
In Retrospect – A Series of Unfortunate Events
Dear Reader,
If you have begun reading this, then that could only mean that you have arrived at the Arts & Entertainment section of The...
In Memoriam: Leonard Cohen 1934-2016
This month augured two tragedies on the world stage: One, the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States and two, the...
In Retrospect: 51 years of “A Love Supreme”
“All Praise Be to God to Whom All Praise Is Due.” — 51 years ago, these words graced and encapsulated a weakened and broken...
In Retrospect: All my friends are back from the dead
I’m losing my edge. New technologies have paved the way for unprecedented synthesis between high and low, the personal and public, known and unknown,...
Why “Earl” was needed, and why it should never come back
Filled with violence, misogyny and homophobia amongst other vitriolic references, Thebe Neruda Kgositsile, known now as Earl Sweatshirt, shocked and adored critics and audiences...