GALO Magazine

‘This Is the End’ Burns Bright at the End of the World

Hunter Ingram — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 03:45:07 +0000

Who knew the end of the world, with all the proverbial fire and brimstone, could be so hysterical. At least that’s how it’s made to seem in This Is the End, a rousing and shamelessly hilarious end-of-days comedy from the writing (and first-time directing) duo of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the team behind Superbad and Pineapple Express. With some of their most comically talented friends onboard to play exaggerated caricatures of themselves, Rogen and Goldberg explore the questions raised [...]

‘Maniac:’ A Visceral Trip through the Macabre

Hunter Ingram — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:25:55 +0000

They say it’s often times the quiet ones. The ones you would never expect. The ones that seem harmless. Maniac’s Frank Zito (Elijah Wood) is one of “those.” The lone owner of a mannequin restoration shop, Frank is a lumpish man who blends into even the most transparent of crowds — attracting attention only when his piercing stares linger a bit too long. Using his own insignificance to his advantage, Frank is also an unhinged man who stalks, murders and [...]

Putting the Cajun in Rock ‘n’ Roll: Mama Rosin Explains How the Bayou Gets To Switzerland, And Back Stateside Again

Rhiannon Corby — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:39:31 +0000

A Mama Rosin concert is nothing less than a party; a party spent taking in the rhythmic swell of the accordion, the euphoric hoots of fans and musicians alike, and the singers’ boisterous, feedback-filled vocals that give the music its garage punk, rock ‘n’ roll vibe. The atmosphere of pure fun is tangible, and you can practically feel the audience stealing away from their everyday stresses and problems, and being transported to a different place entirely.

As it turns out, this [...]

The ICP Triennial: A Different Kind of Disorder

Sandra Bertrand — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 21:25:26 +0000

Alternately beautiful, bombastic and occasionally brilliant, the International Center of Photography’s current exhibit, A Different Kind of Order: The ICP Triennial, features 28 emerging and established artists from 14 countries. Their combined works reflect not only photography’s seismic shift to a digital image-making universe, but an unquestionable and disturbing disorder in the world at large.

In executive director Mark Robbins’ words, the show “reflects our present moment of a new kind of order shaped by social, political, and technological changes.” If [...]

‘The Dinner’: A Deliciously Appetizing Look into a Parental Nightmare: A Conversation with Author Herman Koch

Olga Zapisek — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:40:45 +0000

In 2012, we were enthralled with American writer Gillian Flynn’s thriller novel, Gone Girl, published by Crown Publishing; a story that focused on whether or not the main character, Nick Dunne, murdered his wife. 2013 welcomed a new suspenseful story picked up by the same publisher. This time, the novel came from overseas, specifically from the mind of Dutch writer Herman Koch, a man who had once been an actor in a popular comedic television series slightly reminiscent of Monty [...]

‘The Internship’ Is a Lot of Work with Minimal Payoff

Hunter Ingram — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:44:55 +0000

There is no accounting for taste in The Internship, a heinously self-indulgent, two-hour commercial for Google that just so happens to star Wedding Crashers funnymen Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn as two 40-something men who become interns at the technology conglomerate. While the film is busy with its thinly veiled attempts at hocking the seemingly endless positive facets of Google, it forgets to acknowledge that its narrative and stars are trying to fight for a little recognition.

Nevertheless, that story follows [...]

‘Now You See Me’ Requires a Gullible Audience to Pull Off Its Tricks

Hunter Ingram — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 03:34:03 +0000

Any magician worth their ticket price knows that in order to execute the perfect magic trick, they must exude an unwavering confidence that persuades their audience to swap logic for an open mind. The same could be said about the makers of the illusion-fueled heist film Now You See Me, who ask moviegoers to simply sit back and be amazed with their high-concept trip through the world of theatrical magic. But a good magician also knows they must have something [...]

Chaos to Couture to Confusion: Punk Comes To the Met

Janet Alexander — Fri, 31 May 2013 23:39:46 +0000

A life-size replica of the famed Manhattan nightclub CBGB bathroom, initiates an immersive effort to transport us back to the antipathetic aesthetic circa. 1975. The Ramones bang and strum on loudspeakers, while shaky performance film footage of Sid Vicious and other rockers — edited by fashion photographer and filmmaker Nick Knight — flash on giant projection screens to punctuate themes of grit, grime and youthful indiscretions. The ambient soundtracks and visual looping create the kind of disorienting atmosphere that perhaps [...]

An American Fish In The China Sea: ‘Unmade in China’s’ Gil Kofman Talks the Perils of Making a Film in China

Hunter Ingram — Fri, 31 May 2013 20:13:20 +0000

When it comes to filmmaking, director Gil Kofman subscribes to an ambitious philosophy. “You make a movie three times,” he states. “Once when you write it, once when you shoot it and once when you edit it.” So when Kofman set out to make his recent film Case Sensitive, a digital-age thriller about a young Internet personality that develops a stalker (which was recently sold to HBO Asia), he planned on adhering to his philosophy step by step. The only [...]

A Final Look at the 66th Cannes Film Festival

Olga Zapisek — Mon, 27 May 2013 22:31:45 +0000

After an eventful 12 days, inclusive of dramas, comedies, romance and even a jewelry heist (one might even say, it is an incident that is worthy of a storyline for an action-packed burglary film, not to mention one that leaves a hint of resonance of a James Bond picture), the festival has officially come to a close. As we bid au revoir to the magical moments of cinema and let them travel further inland as well as overseas to be [...]