Megamind: Can We Forgive an Ultimate Evil? January 15, 2011 at 11:06 am, by Jonah Rank I know it was a little late, but I finally got around to seeing Megamind in late December (the 23rd to be precise). Aside from being a very entertaining movie, it is, like many great animated films of late, …
Tangled: Caught Between Reality and a Dream December 28, 2010 at 11:17 pm, by Jonah Rank I have little to say about Tangled because (1) it is a fantastic film and (2) the only negative thing I can say about it is something that would absolutely spoil the film for anybody who hasn’t seen it …
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson: Anachronism Yea Yea December 27, 2010 at 10:16 pm, by Jonah Rank On Monday November 22, I had the pleasure of seeing Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, a brilliant punk-rock retelling of the biography of the seventh American president. The basic gag of the show is that this 18th/19th Century story is …
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“Who Said We’re Wack?” by The Lonely Island: The Rumor Will Probably Get Smacked June 5, 2011 at 4:37 pm, by Jonah Rank One cool guy tells some other cool guys that he heard someone call them “wack.” The DJs respond with utter outrage: “Who said we’re wack? / You said we’re wack? / You …
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So Over the Bars of a Graveyard: “Amelia Bright” & the Imperative of Resurrection December 1, 2011 at 4:19 pm, by Jonah Rank On April 29, 2000, Ben Folds Five performed “Amelia Bright” at the University of Scranton. Because “Amelia Bright” was a song slated for an album the band never finished recording, the widely …
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“Leah Horowitz” by Steve Mossberg: Expected to Measure Up to Famous Jews—Fair Enough? February 13, 2011 at 5:14 pm, by Jonah Rank You’ve probably met Leahs and Steves in the past, but maybe not Leah Horowitz or Steve Mossberg in particular. “Who is Leah Horowitz,” you ask? I also don’t’ know. “Steve Mossberg?” It’s okay …
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First Impressions of Lonely Avenue by Ben Folds: Revelation September 28, 2010 at 11:03 pm, by Jonah Rank I have to write about this from a few perspectives: one personal and one Jewish—and I’m not sure that these are such different angles. I love Ben Folds, and I am very excited to hear his new …
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God’s Emissary Turns: Bruce Springsteen’s “Devils and Dust” October 2, 2011 at 2:05 am, by Jonah Rank I’m still on a Bruce Springsteen kick. (This might last the whole Jewish year of 5772. BTW, happy new year!) Since my first listen, I’ve felt that Devils & Dust* is one of the Boss’s most intimate and …
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Anath At Le Poisson Rouge: Where Should We Express Ourselves? September 16, 2011 at 11:02 am, by Jonah Rank On May 9, I was excited to see Yael Naim in concert at Le Poisson Rouge. I’m willing to bet that I entered the venue like most people who have heard of her: mostly familiar with …
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Sara Bareilles’ Kaleidoskope Heart: The Rainbow Hidden ‘Neath Our Skin July 20, 2011 at 3:02 am, by Jonah Rank I admit that I’m a bit late on this. (What else is new?) I <3 Kaleidoscope Heart, Sara Bareilles’ sophomore major label studio album. The name of the album comes from a metaphor that appears in …
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