Articles by Stuart Henderson

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  Uncle Tupelo's 'No Depression'

  The Most Influential Record of the '90s

  PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2014

  Sure, I'll say it. The most influential non-hip-hop record of the early '90s was Uncle Tupelo's No Depression, and I'll stand on Kurt Cobai...

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  Gloria

  Sebastián Lelio

  PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2014

  The toast of the Berlin International Film Festival, Gloria is the story of a middle-aged divorcée's attempt to overcome her boredom. Too...

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  Eric Church

  Growing Up Metal and the Future of Country Music

  PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2014

  Eric Church is one of the most important musicians working today. But have you ever even heard him? Most urban music fans haven't. This sho...

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  Eric Church

  The Outsiders

  PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2014

  Eric Church has made four records over the past decade, and each has been essential listening for country fans. A top-drawer songwriter, Ch...

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  The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza)

  Paolo Sorrentino

  PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2014

  Midway through Paolo Sorrentino's indulgent, devastating ode to Fellini, aging Roman playboy Jep Gambardella (a majestic Toni Servillo) get...

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  The Past

  Asghar Farhadi

  PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2014

  William Faulkner once famously wrote a critique of the old forgive-and-forget maxim we are so often taught as kids. "The past is never dead...

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  Hard Working Americans

  Hard Working Americans

  PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2014

  For 20 years now, Todd Snider has been one of America's most consistently entertaining singer-songwriters. A wise, funny, and endlessly end...

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  Doug Paisley

  Strong Feelings

  PUBLISHED Jan 17, 2014

  Toronto's Doug Paisley is simply one of Canada's finest singer-songwriters. Possessed of a weary, wizened voice and an unfailing sense of m...