GOJIRA: THE WAY OF ALL FLESH (PROSTHETIC) **½ There was something uplifting about "From Mars to Sirius," the 2006 U.S. breakthrough album from French metal outfit Gojira. Heavy as it was, the group avoided metal's oppressiveness with soaring riffs and lyrics that revealed its commitment to environmentalism (and a love of sea mammals: "When we play we try to sound like a whale," singer Joe Duplantier told the Tribune in 2006). ...more

November 20, 2008

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This sequel to 2006's "Step Up" opens with a startling piece of guerilla theater on a subway train. It ends with a rain-soaked dance number that looks like an outtake from "Night of the Living Dead: The Musical." ...more

February 17, 2008