Let me apologize, dear readers. Last week, for the sake of my ‘80s argument, I knowingly misstated that ‘90s styling is swiftly re-approaching. In fact, it’s already at the height of its comeback, as evidenced by the nauseating amount of faux flannel I see oozing out of Hot Topic. (Hey, we Kula kids—and Upcountrians one and all—have long stood by plaid’s perpetual cool and … [Read more...] about Dazed and Confused Screening
Movie Reviews
‘Click’ of the Week
Think the future looks bleak? Well reality’s got nothing on the dystopian wasteland of killer robots, natural disasters and total, balls-out anarchy envisioned by Hollywood. For an overview of what the world would be like if filmmakers ran the universe, peep this timeline, created by cartoonist Dan Meth, that lays out the years in which a bunch of futuristic films were supposed … [Read more...] about ‘Click’ of the Week
Mockin’ in the Free World
[film] American Movie The mockumentary is like reality TV’s sophisticated older cousin. It understands and embraces the voyeuristic appeal of watching “real” people, but doesn’t abandon wit, nuance and plot in the process. This odd, underappreciated gem is a fine example of the genre—at once broadly comedic and subtly subversive. It follows the travails of a mentally unstable … [Read more...] about Mockin’ in the Free World
Good Remakes
[song] “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” The Slits Nothing against Creedence, but this ’70s girl punk group’s cover of the seminal Motown ditty is the most interesting to date. It lends “Grapevine” a degree of sass that transforms it from a song of pining codependence to one of scoffing indifference. On the whole, these broads generated a body of work that broke down barriers … [Read more...] about Good Remakes