Category Archives: Movies

Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler: Mardi Gras in Los Angeles – 2021 Quarantine Edition

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Elise Thompson

Yes, everything is canceled, but you can still enjoy Mardi Gras in Los Angeles. Here are our recommendations so you can get your Ya Yas out! THE ORIGINAL FARMER’S MARKET Unfortunately, like everything else, the annual Mardi Gras event at … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: The Saturday Morning Strange Has Risen from the Grave

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Paul Gaita

“Southland Tales” (2006, Arrow Video) The fate of a post-apocalyptic United States – or its ultimate demise, as narrator Justin Timberlake occasionally and obliquely infers – rests in the hands of amnesic action star Dwayne Johnson, who has penned a … Continue reading →

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Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy Lunar New Year!

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Elise Thompson

Lunar New Year celebrations in L.A.’s Chinatown usually last for three days, but the Lunar New Year this year runs from today, February 12, 2021 to February 26, 2021. Chinese New Year, Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year, celebrates the new … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Guilty Pleasures and Nostalgic Nonsense (2021 Edition)

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Paul Gaita

“Hard to Hold” (1984, Kino Lorber) Pop-rocker Jamie Roberts (Rick Springfield) contends with writer’s block, his ex-wife (Patti Hansen), and the attention of adoring fans while also pursuing romance with icy Janet Eilber. Much-maligned vehicle for Springfield, intended to springboard … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: More Biographies, Real and Imagined (Cartoons and Music Edition)

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Paul Gaita

“Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren and Stimpy Story” (2020, Kino Lorber) Detailed discussion and ultimately, deflation of the wildly popular animated television series “The Ren and Stimpy Show” and its once-vaunted, now-scandal-tainted creator, John Kricfalusi. His bizarro vision – … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Biographies, Real and Imagined

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Paul Gaita

“The Changin’ Times of Ike White” (2019, Kino Lorber) Daniel Vernon‘s documentary plays like a Bizarro World version of “Searching for Sugar Man,” with its focus hinged on the re-discovery of another tragically forgotten musical talent – here, it’s soul … Continue reading →

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Staring Down the Night Stalker

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Elise Thompson

Everyone seems to be talking about “Night Stalker: The Hunt For A Serial Killer” on Netflix. It seems like an appropriate time to re-post my own experience with Richard Ramirez. This post was originally published on LAist. There are some … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Something for Your Rattled Nerves

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Paul Gaita

“The Beguiled” (1971, Kino Lorber) Wounded Union soldier Clint Eastwood attempts to play fox in the henhouse while recuperating at a private women’s school in the Deep South, but his increasingly aggressive behavior only provokes an even more disturbing response … Continue reading →

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Wonder Woman 1984: The Morning After, Hot Takes / Exorcisms

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Guest Post

By Badly Licked Bear 1. Whips: As both an experienced Spelunky player and a level 20 masochist, I am deeply concerned with the terrible whip handling in this film. Is it a lasso? Is it a whip? Pick a style. … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Opening on a More Positive Note

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Paul Gaita

“White Riot” (2019, Film Movement) Briskly paced and decidedly on-time documentary about the Rock Against Racism movement in the UK during the mid-1970s, with its focus divided evenly between the marquee names at various benefit concerts (the Clash, Steel Pulse, … Continue reading →

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