Lollipop Magazine

Rising Son – The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi – Review

May 11, 2007

His story is one of dreams, heartbreak, adrenaline, and legend. Out of prison and drug-free, Hosoi has gotten back to pro skating, when not doing pastor work.

River’s Edge – Review

September 1, 1996

The murdered girl is as resonant a portrait of femininity fragility as Ophelia, except she didn’t drown and Ophelia didn’t spend all of Hamlet lying naked.

Basquiat – Review

September 1, 1996

A story of rapid acceleration – from living in a cardboard box in Tomkins Square Park at 19 to Andy Warhol protegé at 21 to death by overdose at 27.

Hearts of Darkness – Review

March 1, 1996

In 1976, Francis Ford Coppola went into the jungles of the Philippines to shoot Apocalypse Now and lost his mind.

Cine-Trash – The Last Movie – Column

March 1, 1996

A little success is a dangerous thing. A lot of success is worse. Few prove this thesis more conclusively than Dennis Hopper’s sophomore directorial excretion.

Cine-Trash – Straight to Hell – Column

April 1, 1995

After two classic flicks (Repo Man and Sid and Nancy), expatriate Brit nutso Cox took it one step further and produced a film that actually embodies anarchy.

True Romance – Review

February 1, 1994

True Romance is an uproarious, gory, rollercoaster ride. It’s a heart warming, sexy, romantic comedy trapped in the body of an action movie.