by Dave | Mar 9, 2017 | Movie Reviews |
Caught GET OUT (2017) the other day, and enjoyed it. It’s not the Oscar-worthy movie that some of its boosters have claimed it to be, but it’s pretty effective. Note: This review will contain spoilers, so, if you’re the delicate sort of flower who...
by Dave | Aug 20, 2016 | Movie Reviews, Sidenotes |
SUICIDE SQUAD: SUICIDE WATCH I saw SUICIDE SQUAD, which has been absolutely pummeled by the critics, but has been crushing it on the big screen. Audiences tend to give the movie a 7/10, basically, and I concur with that rating. The movie is not a masterpiece. It’s...
by Dave | Feb 24, 2016 | Sidenotes |
Has Black Phillip Got Thy Goat in THE WITCH? I’d already reviewed THE WITCH (2015), a movie I definitely liked a great deal. I think Robert Eggers has created a near-masterpiece in this work, and it’s stuck with me after a viewing. I plan to catch it again...
by Dave | Feb 20, 2016 | Movie Reviews |
THE WITCH: BEWITCHING HORROR THE WITCH (2015) is a near-masterpiece of horror. What a debut by director Robert Eggers, to have a movie such as this under his belt. It’s not perfect (we’ll get to that shortly), but what it does in terms of mood and...
by Dave | Feb 13, 2016 | Movie Reviews |
DEADPOOL (2016) is a blast. Pure and simple. Is like willful cinematic junk food binge, and like how such things invariably are, it’s a satisfying splurge. I think this movie may be the fullest realization of a comic book character onscreen, which is hilarious...
by Dave | Jan 27, 2016 | Interviews, Sidenotes |
As if by portentous providence, apparently there’s a penthouse condo up for sale in Chicago that retains all of its original 1972 decor. How fabulously trippy is that? I have to throw in some 1972 tunes for a soundtrack, of course! David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust,...
by Dave | Jan 26, 2016 | Music Reviews |
Savages Adore Life Savages’ second album, ADORE LIFE, runs after their audacious debut of SILENCE YOURSELF, claiming other chunks of sonic space that they’d already homesteaded. The “postpunk” label gets tossed their way, and their austere...
by Dave | Jan 24, 2016 | Sidenotes |
I’m admittedly transfixed by Savages, London-based oh-so-serious postpunk/art rock quartet formed in 2011, who are touring around their new release, ADORE LIFE, in 2016. They are: Jehnny Beth (Camille Berthomier), lead singer Gemma Thompson, lead guitar Ayse...
by Dave | Jan 23, 2016 | Wicked Witches |
The Bene Gesserit: The Cunning Coven The Bene Gesserit sisterhood of Frank Herbert’s science fiction masterpiece, DUNE, are a potent force who are certainly viewed as witches in that universe, so, we’re including them. Plus, they’re just cool. Quoth...
by Dave | Jan 22, 2016 | Wicked Witches |
Willow Rosenberg: Mouthy Witch Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan) was ultimately the resident gay witch sidekick in Joss Whedon’s popular BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER series. Willow originates as a fairly shy sort of character. But, she evolved into a more complex...
by Dave | Jan 21, 2016 | Sidenotes |
1979 David Bowie In honor of the passing of the iconic David Bowie, Nosetouch Press wanted to walk through some of the various looks of Bowie throughout the 1970s. DJ (1979)
by Dave | Jan 21, 2016 | Wicked Witches |
Ursula: The Divine Sea Witch Ursula, the villain from Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, is a gleefully malevolent sea witch, attended to by her eel minions/familiars (?) Flotsam and Jetsam. She vamps her way through the story, causing a lot of trouble in her bid to...