Critical Nostalgia
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Feral writer. Intergenre. Opstmodern. Hedorahgroove. Smogwave. The Hazeland books. Horror fantasy crime on the streets of 80s LA.
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California · highway62press.com
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California · highway62press.com
It's no Point Blank, but a solid Westlake adaptation all the same.
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
It's no Point Blank, but a solid Westlake adaptation all the same.
Colman Domingo (but he wasn't in enough of TRM.)
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Colman Domingo (but he wasn't in enough of TRM.)
Pace was more exciting in the mask blowing kisses to sniper victims than Powell was being the Angriest Dude in America.
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Pace was more exciting in the mask blowing kisses to sniper victims than Powell was being the Angriest Dude in America.
Thanksgiving turkey update.
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Thanksgiving turkey update.
Predator 2 is fun but very 90s.
November 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Predator 2 is fun but very 90s.
Laguna Niguel full time (when not spending years renting in Costa Mesa or Irvine.) Also went to UCI. I graduated... a long time ago.
November 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Laguna Niguel full time (when not spending years renting in Costa Mesa or Irvine.) Also went to UCI. I graduated... a long time ago.
Maybe even no Hunger Games, more mainstream-wise.
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Maybe even no Hunger Games, more mainstream-wise.
Mudhoney was better.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Mudhoney was better.
I never knew it by that name. It was the manmade lake in the Los Alisos Regional Park. Gimme a sec.
It's called "Laguna Niguel Lake."
It's called "Laguna Niguel Lake."
November 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I never knew it by that name. It was the manmade lake in the Los Alisos Regional Park. Gimme a sec.
It's called "Laguna Niguel Lake."
It's called "Laguna Niguel Lake."
I should write up a very long piece on why Death Race 2000 is still an important film fifty years later. Why this trash is completely worth remembering and paying attention to.
November 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I should write up a very long piece on why Death Race 2000 is still an important film fifty years later. Why this trash is completely worth remembering and paying attention to.
You really wanna do the GenX litmus thingy? Start talking up The Eagles.
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
You really wanna do the GenX litmus thingy? Start talking up The Eagles.
*places lips directly on microphone*
PAUL BARTEL IS AN AMERICAN GENIUS.
PAUL BARTEL IS AN AMERICAN GENIUS.
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
*places lips directly on microphone*
PAUL BARTEL IS AN AMERICAN GENIUS.
PAUL BARTEL IS AN AMERICAN GENIUS.
I was not born in Orange County, but I spent sixteen or seventeen years there, from when I was a kid until I finished college. It's purely where I'm from. It explains a lot, too.
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I was not born in Orange County, but I spent sixteen or seventeen years there, from when I was a kid until I finished college. It's purely where I'm from. It explains a lot, too.