Author Archives: Max West

True Detective: Season 02

The difficult second album, the sophomore slump, has knocked Nic Pizzolatto down a few pegs from his previous wunderkind status. In short, Season 02 of True Detective is a deeply flawed series of episodes which meandered, had repeated pointless forays … Continue reading

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Trump Dreams of Sushi

Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011) is an acclaimed documentary that a couple of friends of mine have raved about, but which I have yet to see. From FNC: After the premiere of the 2011 documentary “Jiro Dreams of Sushi,” featuring … Continue reading

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NYT: 8/9/15

It’s Sunday. Hmm… what should we talk about?

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Captured

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Trump vs. Rosie (2006)

I still vividly remember the first video below, from almost ten years ago. I was dying when I first saw it. The nonchalant insults against Rosie, the latter arguably the most annoying liberal in Hollywood. In any event, classic Trump. … Continue reading

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Patterson-Gimlin Footage: Stabilized

Newly stabilized version of the infamous Patterson-Gimlin footage shot in 1967 near Orleans, CA, now widely considered to be a hoax. [Click photo for animated .gif.]

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Coen Brothers & Ross MacDonald

I love the Coen Brothers and I love film noir. I especially love when the Coen Brothers do film noir, which is often. So this is thrilling news: Warner Bros has optioned the bestselling 1966 Ross MacDonald crime novel Black … Continue reading

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Valient Thorr – Tomorrow Police (2009)

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After Strange Gods

“The population should be homogeneous; where two or more cultures exist in the same place they are likely either to be fiercely self-conscious or both to become adulterate. What is still more important is unity of religious background, and reasons … Continue reading

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RIP: Cilla Black

British songbird Cilla Black, with a deep connection to The Beatles, has died at the age of 72. “Such a shock to hear about Cilla’s passing,” Paul McCartney tweeted. “She was a lovely girl who infected everyone with her great … Continue reading

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