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The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

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February 4, 2009

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“How I Learned to Drive” fails to rev engines

September 22, 2008

How I Learned to DrivePaula VogelDir. Joanne FarrellChamplain CollegePaula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "How I Learned to Drive," premiered last Wednesday at the Champlain Alumni Auditorium. Directed...

Will Sheff’s river flows on

September 22, 2008

Okkervil River The Stand Ins (Jagjaguar Records) 3.5 StatsWhile the indie world is wrapped up in the nondescript jaunt of synth-pop and dance rock, Okkervil River has released another intricate,...

The Coens Come Out of “No Country for Old Men” talking politics

September 22, 2008

Burn After Reading Ethan & Joel Coen (Focus Features) 2 StarsThe new Coen brothers' farce "Burn After Reading" makes Shakespeare's famous line "Lord, what fools these mortals be" seem like icing...

Don Cheadle makes for a great “Traitor”

September 15, 2008

TraitorDir. Jeffrey Nachmanoff(Overture Films)3.5 StarsDon Cheadle turns in an excellent performance in "Traitor," the most recent entry in what seems to be a perpetual train of spy thrillers going through...

Two giants making it all happen again

September 15, 2008

Brian Eno & David ByrneEverything that Happens will Happen Today4 StarsThe 60-year-old Father of Ambient Music Brian Eno has released his 40th musical masterpiece and his second collaborative album with...

Woody Allen’s new film leaves New York, hits the bull’s-eye

September 15, 2008

Vicky Cristina BarcelonaDir. Woody Allen(The Weinstein Company)4 StarsBull's eye. Wood Allen hit the mark with "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," a film about two American girls who take a trip to Spain and fall...

Tropic Thunder drowns out controversy, baffles critics

September 8, 2008

Tropic ThunderDreamWorks PicturesRated R2 StarsBen Stiller, long-time actor and Hollywood success, directs "Tropic Thunder," a film that steps beyond a parody of the system of which he is a part. The film...

Here for your viewing pleasure

April 29, 2008

The Roxy Cinema Why don't people go to the movies anymore? Films viewed on the silver screen are insurmountably better than on a dinky television screen and there's nothing like the collective experience...

Nothing junior about it

April 29, 2008

The smell of freshly baked pizza and the sound of avidly talking diners surrounds customers as they walk past Junior's.Located at 167 Main Street, the restaurant was constructed in an old Dunkin Donuts...

[critic]al thinking

February 4, 2008

An album to sink your teeth intoRecord Review Andrew DeTullioVampire Weekend s/t(Xl Recordings)4.5 Stars With the rising critical power of the blogosphere, Internet hype can now either make or break a...

El-P Develops a Futuristic Concept

March 27, 2007

Emerging from the roots of modern underground hip-hop with the group Company Flow, El-P is no stranger to the game - in fact, by founding Def Jux Records, he has an active role in defining it.Coming off...

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