I said that I wouldn’t write negative reviews on this blog so I’ll try to find something positive to say about the mess that is Brian De Palma’s 2019 thriller Domino (currently streaming on Netflix). Any superficial criticism of the film can begin with the lack of originality in the title (the late Tony Scott …
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Wise Joaquin
I didn’t plan on watching the Oscars last night. The broadcast just happened to be playing at the restaurant I was located. I’m grateful that I got to see the last handful of awards especially Joaquin Phoenix’s win for Best Actor in Joker. Phoenix, once known for abhorring the awards show circuit he was paraded …
Outsider Arty
I’m five episodes into showrunner Richard Price’s miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s The Outsider on HBO. The premium channel is clearly looking to profit off the southern gothic whodunnit premise and aesthetic of its first season of True Detective as well as its own Sharp Objects miniseries. When a young boy is brutally murdered in …
Rancho Palos Verdes
I had the good fortune yesterday of driving from Long Beach to Rancho Palos Verdes for a close friend’s wedding. The drive from Long Beach through Rancho Palos Verdes for the wedding itself and then through Torrance, Hermosa Beach, and finally to Manhattan Beach for the reception was gorgeous. This world is certainly full of …
The Best Films of the Past Decade
The Master (2012)- At last month’s Cold Violets concert at The Troubador, an acquaintance asked a friend and I what we thought was the best film of the prior decade. I knew my answer before he even finished his question and replied, “The Master.” My acquaintance, his girlfriend, and my friend collectively ignored my response. …
Papa Sleep
Do Akitas Dream of Plaster Sheep?
A new film and music blog! Oh Goodie!
Does the world need yet another film and music review blog? No, definitely not. There are plenty of those. Does a new blog need an introduction? No to that too. So why am I starting a new blog to review films, records, television shows, and books? The main reason is that the type of intelligent, …
Aden Thomas Jordan 