Archive for December, 2009
THE BASIC SCHLOCK FILM BOOKSHELF, VOL. 1: The Holy Trinity
Dec 10th
It took a long time for Your Humble Reviewer to develop the aesthetic that fuels this website. A key part of that development came from reading about cult movies. There were a lot of great writers whose pioneering work made it possible for me to find my own personal path to schlock. This is the More >
ZEBRA — S/T: Schlock Rock From Bizarro World
Dec 10th
This is a strange one, even by schlock-rock standards – imagine a cross between Rush and Led Zeppelin (plus a dash of Yes), complete with a lead singer who has absorbed the stylistic tics of the singers from each band. Then, imagine said band playing a radio-slick fusion of hard rock, prog and AOR, deftly More >
SURROGATES: My Idealized Self Is Kind Of Dull, Too
Dec 7th
Hollywood’s latest stab at the tech-driven “high concept” thriller goes through the motions in slam-bang style and still manages to feel dead-on-arrival. In Surrogates, Bruce Willis plays his umpteenth variation on The Grizzled Cop Haunted By A Tragic Backstory in a future where the majority of human life functions are fulfilled by the title devices, More >
“It looks like we gonna have ourselves a rock & roll party…”: Welcome to Schlockmania
Dec 7th
And with those immortal words from the run-out groove of Kiss’ Destroyer album, it begins. Yeah, I know. Another review blog… but maybe, just maybe, I can offer you something more. Between the reviews, lists and essays, I hope to bring you into an aesthetic where the concept of “schlock” is allowed to play a More >
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