Shame opens Friday in select theaters (see times below) Our rating: First off, let me just say I don’t feel sorry for any dude whose dick I can see from the back. That’s the first strike against the lead character as played by Michael Fassbender in Steve McQueen’s latest film, Shame. Yes, it is silly […]
Craig D. Lindsey
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a solid revival of Cold War-era le Carré novel
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy opens Friday in select theaters (see times below) Our rating: Seeing Gary Oldman as an actual old man in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spyhis face covered in wrinkled, senior-citizen makeup, his voice all reserved and Alec Guinness-like, his mannerisms suggesting he just wants to find a comfortable chair so he can sit […]
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Fortune rising: One-time Peace College student returns to Raleigh for Goodnights gig
Fortune Feimster You hate to be the asshole who points out that it’s a good thing Fortune Feimster has that first name, since a lot of that has been coming her way as of late. But it’s true. The 31-year-old stand-up comic and Belmont, N.C. native has gotten herself the sweetest of gigs, as a […]
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The best (so-so) movies of 2011
Five lists from our film critics, and a few quibbles … Craig D. Lindsey “What a great fucking year for movies!” one of my film-critic pals gushed on Facebook. Actually, no it wasn’t. Really, it was more of an OK effing year for movies. It wasn’t bad and it wasn’t goodit was more like a’ight. […]
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Spielberg’s Adventures of Tintin is surprisingly fun
The Adventures of Tintin opens Wednesday throughout the Triangle (see times below) Our rating: The Adventures of Tintin is a surprisingly fun movie, which is a sad statement to make about a Steven Spielberg film. There was a time when you went to a Steven Spielberg film expecting to see nothing but pure cinematic joy. […]
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We Bought a Zoo wins prize for most mediocre, heartwarming family film
We Bought a Zoo opens Dec. 23 throughout the Triangle (see times below) Our rating: Considering that Cameron Crowe is a filmmaker who has practically grown up along with his films, seeing him pull a hack move and direct the painfully middlebrow We Bought a Zoo isn’t that much of a surprise. He’s a guy […]
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Carolina Ballet tries out Vegas-style magic in this year’s Nutcracker
The Nutcracker Carolina Ballet At Raleigh Memorial Auditorium Through Dec. 24 On Saturday afternoon, Durham Performing Arts Center was mostly full as it hosted a matinee of the Carolina Ballet’s annual staging of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. Adults and children sighed, laughed and applauded as the gingerbread soldiers and the Mouse King and Clara went through […]
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Khan artistry: Why you should visit the NC Museum of Natural Sciences’ exhibit on the Mongolian warlord
So, tonight is First Friday and, as always, downtown Raleigh will have a bevy (that’s right, I said bevy!) of happenings that wandering folk can dip into. Over at the Museum of Natural Sciences, the museum’s monthly “Natural Horror Picture Show” will show the 1989 comedy Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, which has Alex Winter […]
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The Muppets keeps family entertainment real
The Muppets opens Wednesday throughout the Triangle (see times below) Our rating: If the thought of seeing Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and the Great Gonzo re-create the opening theme from The Muppet Show in front of your very eyes doesn’t immediately send you into a fit of nostalgic, heart-swelling joy, then you […]
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Aardman Animations’ Arthur Christmas is a sleigh ride worth taking
Arthur Christmas opens Wednesday throughout the Triangle (see times below) Our rating: Child neglect, both long- and short-term, appears to be the theme that runs throughout Arthur Christmas, the latest, more-entertaining-than-you-think flick from Britain-based Aardman Animations (aka the house that Wallace and Gromit built). On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus and his elves realize they’ve forgotten […]