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500: 47-63
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— 14 Jan 2009 Tom 12 comments

A quick recap!
This is a series of posts “liveblogging” the Pitchfork 500, reflecting the book’s dual purpose as criticism and playlist. The ground rule is that I do the writing in real time as I listen to the music: no edits after that (except[…]

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My 10 Worst Films Of 2008: 8: Alien Vs Predator: Requiem
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— 14 Jan 2009 Pete Baran 2 comments

Yes, yes I know.
This is a list of the ten worst films I saw in the cinema in 2008 and yes I knew it would be rubbish. That’s OK, there is rubbish I like. Speed Racer might turn up in my top ten and it was a narratively complex as a Ladybird bo[…]

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