Tag: California
The Overnight: A Strange Update to Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Patrick Brice’s second feature, The Overnight, is a far cry from his first, Creep. The latter is darkly comedic tale of murder and obsession while [Read More…]
Ariel Pink Delves Into Modern Romance With “Put Your Number In My Phone”
Ariel Pink has always been something of a romantic songwriter, it’s just a matter of reading between the lines. His latest single, “Put Your Number [Read More…]
Comparing and Contrasting Magic Mike and Burlesque
The critically unclaimed Burlesque came out in 2010, two years before Magic Mike would grace the screen as one of Steven Soderbergh’s final movies. The [Read More…]
Los Angeles is Burning: LDR Releases “West Coast” Video
Lana Del Rey may be the most obvious current champion of the west coast, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t aware of its noirish qualities. [Read More…]
White Girl Problems vs. Psychos
Babe Walker’s follow-up to 2012’s memoir White Girl Problems is, in many ways, more of the same–with the twist of a mystery novel combined vaguely [Read More…]
Trying to Find Meaning in Britney and Kevin: Chaotic
Cher Horowitz may have once thought finding meaning in a Pauly Shore movie was the ultimate challenge, but, at that point, Britney and Kevin: Chaotic [Read More…]
Why Citizen Kane Is An Insult to William Randolph Hearst
Citizen Kane, consistently regarded as one of the best pieces of American cinema ever made, may be intended as an homage to William Randolph Hearst–even [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey’s “West Coast” Tells of All You’re Missing Out on in the East
LDR’s love of all things West Coastian has been apparent since her first album, laden with L.A. references and desert-scape promo shots. Del Rey continued [Read More…]
Tarantino for Los Angeles Mayor
There is no man more suited to the duties of Los Angeles mayor than Quentin Tarantino. His last name even has a semi-Latino vibe that [Read More…]
Cake’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll Lifestyle” is One of the Most Salient Pieces of Music Ever Made
When “Rock ‘n’ Roll Lifestyle” first came out, I didn’t understand it. The year was 1993, and I hadn’t even cleared a double digit age. [Read More…]
