by
      Jeff
      Coll
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Messenger
      (4)
     
     
      Directed
      by
      Luc
     
     
      Besson
     
    
   
   
    
     
      French
      director
      Luc
     
     
      Besson
      gives
      us
      his
     
     
      slant
      on
      the
      story
      of
     
     
      Joan
      of
      Arc.
      Most
     
     
      of
      the
      movie
      depicts
     
     
      Joan
      (Milla
     
     
      Jovovich)
      in
      poorly-
     
     
      executed
      battles
     
     
      peppered
      with
      lame
     
     
      humour.
      Jovovich
      is
     
     
      not
      convincing
      at
      all
     
     
      as
      a
      woman
      called
     
     
      upon
      by
      God
      to
      lead
     
     
      men
      into
      battle.
     
     
      Perhaps
      that
      is
      what
     
     
      she
      was
      trying
      to
     
     
      convey,
      since
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      final
      half
      hour
     
     
      suggests
      that
      Joan
     
    
   
   
    
     
      was
      just
      a
      crazy
     
     
      woman
      seeking
     
    
   
   
    
     
      voices
      in
      her
      head
     
    
   
   
    
     
      scenes
      with
      her
     
     
      conscience
      (Dustin
     
     
      Hoffman)
      are
     
     
      intriguing
      (and
     
     
      sometimes
      funny),
     
    
   
   
    
     
      historical
      epic.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sane
      ee
      BOUeKe
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pokémon:
      The
      First
     
     
      Movie
      (3)
     
     
      Directed
      by
      Kunihiko
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Yuyama
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      whole
      Pokémon
     
     
      phenomenon
      is
     
     
      perhaps
      a
      little
      too
     
     
      complex
      for
      me
      to
     
     
      comprehend.
      What
      I
     
     
      do
      understand
      is
      that
     
     
      it
      is
      a
      sort
      of
      reverse-
     
     
      engineered
      art,
      which
     
    
   
   
    
     
      probably
      see
      as
     
     
      -
      of
      the
      consum
     
    
   
   
    
     
      apocalypse.
      7
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pokémon
      movie
      isa
     
     
      ~
      well-animated
      series
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      battles
      in
      which
      —
     
     
      strange-looking
     
     
      creatures
      beat
      each
     
     
      other
      up.
      The
      film
     
    
   
   
    
     
      revenge
      and
      that
      the
      makes
      a
      lame
      attempt
     
    
   
   
    
     
      at
      moralizing
      by
     
    
   
   
    
     
      were
      not
      God’s.
      Her
      speaking
      out
      against
     
    
   
   
    
     
      violence
      and
      slavery
     
     
      with
      the
      subtlety
      of
      a
     
     
      foghorn
      and
      then
     
     
      negates
      it
      completely
     
     
      in
      the
      end.
      Of
      course,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      but
      it’s
      too
      little
      too
      it
      isn’t
      really
      intended
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ped)
     
     
      ae
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ie!
      Fin
      ee.
      ,
      Laat
      Be
      aN
      gritos
     
     
      aA
      ae
      eG
      |
      FR
      ren
      A
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      late
      in
      this
      mess
      of
      a
      for
      people
      over
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      age
      of
      ten,
      so
      what
      I
     
     
      think
      doesn’t
      really
     
     
      matter.
      Pika!
      Pika!
     
     
      Pika!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      As
      ROE,
      caceeoemmncrnsresennenns
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      i
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Best
      of
      the
      1990s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Ryan
      O’Connor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      no
      particular
     
     
      order...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SLOAN
     
    
   
   
    
     
      John
      Prine:
      The
     
     
      Missing
      Years
     
    

    
     
      The
      album
      that
     
     
      re-established
      Prine
     
     
      as
      one
      of
      the
      top
     
     
      pong
      Wiese
      around,
     
     
      it’s
      filled
      with
      jewels
     
     
      such
      as
      “Picture
     
     
      Show,”
      “Unlonely”
     
     
      and
      “‘All
      The
      Best.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Guns
      NRoses:
      Use
     
     
      Your
      illusions
     
     
      Counting
      these
     
     
      two
      albums
      as
      one,
      it
     
     
      includes
      anumber
      of
     
     
      hits.
      More
      impres-
     
     
      sively,
      it
      includes
     
     
      epics
      such
      as
      “Es-
     
     
      tranged,”
      “November
     
     
      Rain,”
      and
      “Coma.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      chilling
      futuristic
     
     
      visions
      in
      the
      title
     
     
      track,
      the
      rest
      of
      the
     
     
      album
      follows
      suit
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      AL
     
     
      though
      it
      was
      fol-
     
     
      lowed
      by
      a
      couple
      of
     
     
      good
      albums,
      Sloan’s
     
     
      second
      album
      blows
     
     
      them
      all
      away.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pete
      Seeger:
     
     
      Pete
     
    

    
     
      The
      latest
      from
     
     
      this
      folk-icon
      is
      full
      of
     
     
      new
      and
      old
      classics.
     
     
      According
      to
      Pete
     
     
      this
      will
      be
      his
      final
     
     
      album,
      which
      is
      sad
     
     
      news
      for
      folk
      fans
     
     
      around
      the
      world.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Arregant
     
     
      Worms:
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      quality
      depart-
     
     
      ment.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sloan:
      Twice
     
    
   
   
    
     
      prime,
      this
      features
     
     
      Canada’s
      foremost
     
     
      comedy
      trio
      with
     
    
   
   
    
     
      g
      witty
      @nd
      catchy):
      =:
      Nahai
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ROMOVEHecewrnas*
      songs
      about
      cross-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      i
     
    
   
   
    
     
      7
      Thee
      wie
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      r=
     
     
      border
     
     
      shopping,
      patriotism,
     
     
      an
      insurance
      sales-
     
     
      man,
      and
      bowling.
     
     
      Wow.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Ramones:
     
     
      Adios
      Amigos!
     
    

    
     
      The
      last
      studio
     
     
      album
      from
      the
      kings
     
     
      of
      punk,
      they
      went
     
     
      out
      with
      a
      bang.
      It
     
     
      includes
      the
      hit
      “T
     
     
      Don’t
      Want
      To
      Grow
     
     
      Up.”
      I
      really
      miss
      the
     
     
      Ramones.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Crash
      Test
     
     
      Dummies:
      God
     
     
      Shuffied
      His
      Feet
     
    

    
     
      Not
      much
      has
     
     
      been
      heard
      from
      this
     
     
      group
      since,
      but
      they
     
     
      created
      one
      heck
      of
      a
     
     
      pop/rock/alternative
     
     
      album
      here.
      Brad
     
     
      Roberts
      and
      com-
     
     
      pany
      delivered
      such
     
     
      memorable
      ditties
      as
     
     
      the
      title
      track
      and
     
     
      “Afternoons
      and
     
     
      Coffeespoons.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Kingston
     
     
      Trio:
      Live
      At
      The
     
     
      Crazyhorse
     
    

    
     
      The
      Trio
      have
     
     
      continue
      their
      high
     
     
      quality
      music
      and
     
     
      humour
      into
      the
     
     
      nineties,
      as
      shown
      in
     
     
      this
      live
      recording.
     
     
      Full
      of
      material
     
     
      spanning
      their
      fo:
     
     
      year
      career,
      this
     
     
      is
      a
      must
      for
      all
      fans
     
     
      of
      the
      band.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      concert
      that
     
     
      pot
      the
      original
      lineup
     
     
      ack
      together,
      it
     
     
      features
      acoustic
     
     
      versions
      of
      “2000
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      -Rockand
      ..,
     
     
      ite;
      and
      od
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Domino.”
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Emm
      has
      created
      11
     
     
      beautiful
      songs
      re-
     
     
      corded
      on
      8-track
     
     
      which
      make
      a
      great
     
     
      listen.
      It’s
      an
      album
     
     
      that
      you
      can
      listen
      to
     
     
      from
      start
      to
      finish
     
     
      repeatedly,
      a
      rare
      find
     
     
      in
      today’s
      music.
     
     
      Emm
      obviously
      writes
     
     
      from
      the
      heart,
      and
     
     
      wields
      one
      of
      those
     
     
      voices
      that
      can
      send
      a
     
     
      chill
      up
      your
      spine
     
     
      (“Stardeep’’)
      or
      draw
     
     
      a
      tear
      to
      your
      eye
     
     
      (“Julia’”,
      “You
     
     
      something
      to
      me”).
     
     
      It’s
      apleasing
      little
     
     
      rsonal
      work
      of
      art.
     
     
      =
      dof
      oa
      Van
     
     
      ogh’s
      “Starry
     
     
      Night.”
      McQuaid
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Susan
      Aglukark
     
     
      Unsung
      Heroes
      (7)
     
     
      EMI
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Enjoyable
      and
     
     
      relaxing,
      Aglukark
     
     
      has
      made
      an
      album
     
     
      melding
      her
      soft
     
     
      voice,
      a
      dab
      of
      trip-
     
     
      hop,
      and
      a
      dose
      of
     
     
      her
      native
      back-
     
     
      ground.
      Including
     
     
      the
      single
      “One
     
     
      Turn
      Deserves
     
     
      Another,”
      this
     
     
      album
      is
      refresh-
     
     
      ingly
      positive
      in
      an
     
     
      era
      of
      doom-and-
     
     
      gloom
      music.
     
     
      Aglukark
      comes
     
     
      across
      as
      such
      a
     
     
      likeable
      person,
      and
     
     
      in
      response
      the
     
     
      album
      will
      be
     
     
      played
      repeatedly
      in
     
     
      your
      disc
      player.
     
     
      O’
      Connor.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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