Mark Phinney | Lollipop Magazine

The Goons – Bad Excuse – Review

September 1, 1996

I believe The Who claimed that the kids were alright. If that means rip-roarin’ basement punk, the kids in The Goons are alright, and then some.

My Own Private Idaho – Review

September 1, 1996

Gus Van Sant took the story of Henry IV to the streets of Portland, Oregon, where the trashy flesh-peddlers and addicts roam on a pilgrimage into the void.

Kingpin – Review

September 1, 1996

In Kingpin, the latest from local boys the Farrelly brothers, Murray puts in one of his best performances since What About Bob?. Piled high with great cameos.

A Time to Kill – Review

September 1, 1996

It’s a fine, hard-nosed courtroom drama, with all the required plot twists and dramatic elements in place – it ain’t no Pelican Brief, thank God.

Lo-Fi Entertainment – #1 – Review

September 1, 1996

My boy Lee is back at it, always hard at work taking the rockabilly scene to new and greater heights, and branching out, this time with a freshly minted ‘zine.

Mad Daddys – Get Yer Ta Ta’s Out – Review

August 1, 1996

The real thing. They live the lives that we so wish we could, all night honky-tonks from the Lower East Side to the backwards backwoods of the steaming South.

Cocktail Companion – Review

August 1, 1996

This compilation is dangerous. The label’s heavy hitters explain it all in simple terms: Here’s what we like to drink, and this is how we like to drink it.

Welcome to the Dollhouse – Review

August 1, 1996

While most teen flicks set us up to cheer when the underdog fights back and wins, there are those who break down, and Solondz pulls no punches on that score.

The King of Comedy – Review

August 1, 1996

Rupert Pupkin is a lonely would-be stand-up comic, one of the millions in the Big Apple, who feeds off the fame of others and the bright lights that elude him.

The Cable Guy – Review

August 1, 1996

The Cable Guy is a fiercely crafted dark comedy, a nasty yank at the wires of our video-saturated culture and my favorite film of 1996 thus far.