Lollipop Magazine

Viva Las Vegas – Review

June 1, 1996

The slickest, and possibly the trashiest, film ever made. We got the hair, the voice, the hip-shaking eathquake competitions between Elvis and Ann-Margret.

Mulholland Falls – Review

June 1, 1996

The gangster/detective thing should be done with a certain finesse, so here’s a message to Hollywood: Next time you attempt this, avoid ruining a good director.

Dead Man – Review

June 1, 1996

Jim Jarmusch master’s brush strokes: Dry humor, dead landscapes, and twisted storylines that call for deadpan sentiments and stark realizations.

Cheeseball – #3 – Review

June 1, 1996

This local Boston mag covers the swingin’ scene in and around town: that happening rockabilly, surfy, lounge thing.

A Few of My Favorite Things – Three Song Lyrics That Convey Tragedy At Its Finest – Column

May 1, 1996

“…and it was cold, and it rained, so I felt like an actor…” David Bowie, “Five Years”

Laika and the Cosmonauts – Zero Gravity – Review

May 1, 1996

Wooo-eeee! Grab the laughing gas and my NASA Bermuda shorts – I’m off to Venus in a cosmic Woody with my favorite Finnish wave-crashers.

On the Waterfront – Review

May 1, 1996

I proclaimed this film my most beloved… and I it still is. This film is an encyclopedia of classic scenes and lines, and it’s just as beautiful to look at.

Fargo – Review

May 1, 1996

Taking a tip from their flawless debut Blood Simple, the Coens have produced a tricky little criminal blueprint of small-town backlash.

Down by Law – Review

May 1, 1996

His films are portraits; walking, talking photos of down-and-outers reaching for a glimpse of what lies over the wall their misery and indifference has erected.

Tunnel Rats – with The Cretins, The Gotohells at The Rat – Review

May 1, 1996

The notorious, always riot-provoking Tunnel Rats graced the stage with their blood, leaving behind the sweet stench of alcohol and a pile of broken mic stands.