The controversial issue of “fracking” the land to mine natural gasses becomes a drama from director Gus Van Sant, one of our most versatile filmmakers. Like Norma Rae, Silkwood and The China Syndrome, this is a “message movie” that’s also solid entertainment. The film’s stars and screenwriters, Matt Damon and John Krasinski, aren’t interested in preaching to their audience or … [Read more...] about Promised Land New Movie Review
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Sinister New Movie Review
Ethan Hawke stars as a true crime writer who has just knowingly moved his family into a house where four people died. The reason why this mysterious but ghastly incident occurred will provide him with the ingredients of a hit bestseller, or so he hopes. Then there’s the box full of old Super 8, reel to reel movies he finds in the attic: who put them there, who made them and … [Read more...] about Sinister New Movie Review
Judging the Mai Tai Mix Off at the Royal Lahaina with Sammy Hagar
Small pot distilled liquors, fresh fruit forward juices and dark boozy floats are a mixologist’s wet dream. Add 10 grand to that and you have a throwdown of the modern Mai Tai, all of it fueled by Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum at the Royal Lahaina Resort. Eleven Maui bartenders rumbled last Wednesday for a chance at one of the 30 spots in the annual Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Festival … [Read more...] about Judging the Mai Tai Mix Off at the Royal Lahaina with Sammy Hagar
Your Official Maui Local Gift Guide
We’ll keep this simple. It’s nearly Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and whatever else people celebrate these days, and you have no idea what to get your friends and family. Look, none of us really like how nakedly commercial the holidays have become, but there are ways to show your love that help locals here on Maui. To help you out, we’ve compiled the following guide to a … [Read more...] about Your Official Maui Local Gift Guide