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 | 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 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 18, 2016 | Sidenotes |
I was happy to see astronomers giving David Bowie his own bolt-shaped constellation. Nicely done! According to the story, the constellation consists of seven stars that shine in the shape of his signature lightning bolt. The constellation sits in the vicinity of Mars,...
by Dave | Jan 11, 2016 | Sidenotes |
Very sad to have learned this morning that David Bowie died after an 18-month battle with cancer. Few remaining figures in Rock are remotely as iconic as David Bowie was, and he’ll be sorely missed. In a world beset by cowardice, conformity and orthodoxy, Bowie...
