Saturday, December 22, 2018

Frida Gustavsson


ph: Damon Baker

New Stuff: Das Buch der Unendlichkeit


Who's That Girl?


Photographer: Jeanne Ménétrier


Find more at:

https://www.jeannemenetrier.com

Astrid Baarsma


A day in the life, Nov 21


A day in the life, Nov 21, Regensburg by night

Gwen Van Meir


ph: Claudia and Ralf Pulmanns

New York


Couple, Brooklyn Gang, Photo by Bruce Davidson, 1959

Xiao Wen Ju


ph: Peter Ash Lee

First Lines: Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash


The Deliverator belongs to an elite order,  a hallowed subcategory.

Alison Brie


Friday, December 21, 2018

A day in the life, Nov 20


A day in the life, Nov 20, rain in the beer garden

Catrinel Menghia


New Stuff: Van Morrison



Christina Aguilera


The Jungle Book (2016)


The man-cub Mowgli flees the jungle after a threat from the tiger Shere Khan and, guided by Bagheera the panther and the bear Baloo, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery, though he also meets creatures who don't have his best interests at heart.

Highly entertaining updated version of Kipling's classic, mixing excellent CGI animation with a real  (good) actor playing Mowgli, resulting in more realistic and in parts dark and upsetting sequences for a child audience.

On renewed viewing: I still enjoy this version very much.

Veruschka


New Stuff: Frightened Rabbit



Claudia Schiffer


Murder, Smoke and Shadows (1989)


An egocentric wunderkind director murders a childhood friend who threatens to expose his negligent complicity in the death of his sister years earlier.

Above-average Columbo murder mystery offers some behind-the-scenes Hollywood tricks and delightfully presents one for the final conclusion. 

Mariacarla Boscono


ph: Jean-Baptiste Mondino

New Stuff: The New Yorker


(art: John Cuneo)

Who's That Girl?


Art: John Berkey

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Chiaki Kuriyama


A day in the life, Nov 18


A day in the life, Nov 18, on my way home from work

Irina Vodolazova


ph: Asa Tallgard

New Stuff: De Palma & De Niro


Romee Strijd


Creepshow (1982)


An anthology which tells five terrifying tales based on the E.C. horror comic books of the 1950s.

Nicely reimagined homage to 50s horror comics balances humor with some nasty bits and is generally enjoyable, although the quality of the episodes vary considerably.

Halliwell (no star): "Supposedly funny, but mainly rather nasty recreation of a famous 'comic' style; far too extended for its own good."

Maltin**: "Romero nicely captures the look of a comic book..., but Stephen King's five "fantastic tales"...are transparent and heavy-handed..."

Alek Wek


New Stuff: Helena Hauff



Bella Thorne


Matinee (1993)



A small-time film promoter releases a kitschy horror film during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Loving homage to 50s nuclear-scare monster flics is a bit pedestrian and harmless, but full of enjoyable details, a genuine-looking film-in-film and a great performance by John Goodman.

Halliwell*: "An enjoyable celebration of the nuclear-inspired, gimmicky horror movies of the 50s, brilliantly parodied; but it is hampered by a teen romance, presented without apparent irony, which might have been lifted from any drive-in movie of the period."

Maltin***: "Goodman is delightful...Sweet-natured film, full of nostalgia and in-jokes for film buffs, but a little slow (and soft) until it gets rolling."

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Abbey Lee Kershaw


ph: Will Davidson

New Stuff: Yo La Tengo



Who's That Girl?


Photographer: Joné Reed

Inguna Butane


A day in the life, Nov 17


A day in the life, Nov 17, on my home from work

Gabija Gasperaviciute


New York


Inge Morath, Window Washers, 48th Street, New York, 1958

Ranya Mordanova