San Andreas (review)

The lack of acting and screenplay is hardly a bump in the road for this hyperventilating 3D quake-a-palooza. When the big one hits, where will you be? Wherever you are, you had better hope Los Angeles emergency rescue chopper pilot Ray (Duane Johnson) is close by. He will tip his helicopter into a chasm the

Netflix Has a Serious Case of the 90’s

Oh Netflix you naughty seductress. Of course we’ll watch a marathon of nineties films, bring it and we will watch. The nineties was a time of radical fashion, radically orchestral movie themes and hip hop culture that blew our minds. That’s when films were made with actual people and film. Pop culture seemed somehow better

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I’ll See You in My Dreams – Blythe Danner Nails It

A courageous exploration of a woman’s late life awakening, I’ll See You in My Dreams takes us to places rarely visited in conventional romantic comedies – or dramas. Indeed, it treats a mildly shocking premise seriously and breaks down social barriers one after the other to unexpected conclusions. Carol’s a strong willed, idiosyncratic 70-something who

Review: English Beat Ska It Up For Topanga Days

Topanga Canyon is a little spot of wilderness in the vast urban and suburban sprawl that is the Greater Los Angeles Area. It’s a massive state park that stretches from Woodland Hills and the top of Reseda Boulevard at its Southern end all the way up over the Santa Monica Mountains, down to Topanga Beach

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Exclusive EP Premiere: ‘V Y D ‘Retrograde’

School’s out! You burned your books and pencils and you want to party like it’s 1999! What better way is there to start the summer than without some sun ready tunes? I’m awaiting your response. If there is anywhere to find the brightest and catchiest music for your pool party this summer, look no further

10 Reasons The Movie Let’s Be Cops Doesn’t Make Sense

Let’s Be Cops is about two friends pretending to be police officers, but the makers didn’t necessarily do their own detective work when it came to analysing the edits — as a string of mistakes and inconsistencies still kept in. The movie is a comedy about two friends named Justin and Ryan who are down on their

Iris (Review)

There are some people from NYC and there are some people who make NYC. Iris is one of the latter. Most films made in New York City are eclipsed by the city. The film maker hopes to use the energy and glamor to make a mediocre film great. Instead, the city steals the show from

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Review: Crocodiles At The Satellite

It was a busy night at The Satellite, Silverlake’s easy to miss gem. The room was filled with hipsters of all kinds downing IPAs and PBRs, getting ready to start their Memorial Day weekend as The Wallburds were having a blast wrapping up a set heavily influenced by Spiritualized. If only their record was as

The 10 worst Eurovision songs ever

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual spectacle that fascinates and bamboozles in equal measure. Every year, the bizarre spectacle is watched by millions around the world and, every year, millions say they will never watch it again. But they always do. Why? Because of the endless array of weird and wonderful acts it attracts! Here are probably the ten worst Eurovision

Review: Hot Chip ‘Why Make Sense’

Most music that comes from the fingertips of someone who is British is almost always a masterpiece, and Hot Chip is definitely not an exception to that. The five piece British typhoon has come out with a new album, “Why Make Sense” on May 19, after three years without any new album releases. They have