April 29, 2015 by justin
in Film Review
“Ex Machina” is a terrifying film. It does not get its sense of foreboding from jump scares or gore. There are no demons or ghosts or anything else traditionally scary anywhere to be found. Instead, “Ex Machina,” the directoral debut of screenwriter Alex Garland, is terrifying for two reasons: 1)
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April 29, 2015 by justin
in The Sound
It would be incorrect to say “Andrew W.K. is not who you think he is.” In point of fact, Andrew W.K. is exactly who everyone thinks he is. The fact that no two people think of him the same way and he is still able to convince everyone they are
Read More →The Hinterland Music Festival announced its final three lineup additions for its inaugural year. Added this week were Justin Townes Earle, Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear, and Des Moines’ own Envy Corps. The Envy Corps will play on Friday, July 31, while Earle and Ward will both perform on
Read More →Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “Now that is hauling ass!” -Mel Dolan Runners-up: “Kim K., eat your heart out —mine is bigger than yours!” -Chuck “Dave was going to have a hard time convincing his boss he was late because he couldn’t get his butt in the
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April 29, 2015 by justin
in Food Dude
Thanks to Lost Des Moines’ Facebook page, the city’s restaurant history is becoming better known. I recently was reminded of Davey’s Supper Club and Curly’s Dinner Club. Both were Highland Park legends before the 1960s. Like the Chickadee (where Gino’s now stands), they specialized in fried chicken. In fact, fried
Read More →“Happyish” Sundays (Showtime) Showtime’s current Sunday lineup is no match for the hype steamroller of HBO’s “Game of Thrones”/“Silicon Valley”/“Veep” trifecta, which makes it the perfect-ish place for a throwback midlife-crisis comedy — even if it is sandwiched between a running-out-the-clock dramedy (“Nurse Jackie”) and a steampunk creepshow (“Penny Dreadful”).
Read More →It’s getting hot in here for Nelly, 40, who was arrested on suspicion of drug possession on April 11 in Tennessee. Highway Patrol found five rocks that tested positive for meth, a small amount of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and numerous handguns in the rapper’s tour bus. Nelly denied the drugs
Read More →Twelve years ago, we set out with our young children to spend a weekend at Clear Lake, anticipating camping, swimming, canoeing and building sand castles. When we arrived, the lake was closed due to high bacterial rates that could cause illness should the water be ingested. Our young kids were
Read More →Sometimes all a band needs is a linchpin. When drummer Pat Curtis joined the Monday Mourners a little over a year ago, he realized that he walked into a band that was sitting on a pile of great songs. “I didn’t really know these songs,” he admitted. “But I felt
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