Epinions Recent Reviews for Nilo24

Skanking Skinheads! The Best of The Loafers

Sun, 13 May 2001 15:17:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - I first heard THE LOAFERS on a brilliant compellation of European ska called LICENSED TO SKA. Their playing was so tight and polished, I assumed they must have been playing for years. When I finally managed to get my hands on THE LOAFERS COLLECTION, I...

French Socialist Cinema

Mon, 7 May 2001 23:05:57 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - The French film BLACK AND WHITE IN COLOR brilliantly exposes the twin absurdities of nationalism and war from a socialist perspective. Filmed entirely in the Ivory Coast, the film uses colonial French West Africa and an unnamed, neighbouring German...

EURO-TRASH KITSCH AT ITS FINEST

Mon, 30 Apr 2001 23:03:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - I’M TOO SEXY by the British trio RIGHT SAID FRED was one of the biggest dance hits of the 1990’s. In 1992, the song hit number one in 26 countries, including the United States, making RIGHT SAID FRED the first British band since THE BEATLES to have...

When 50 Year Old Nuns Are Doing It, It's Gone Too Far!

Tue, 24 Apr 2001 14:35:30 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - I remember distinctly the first time I heard "Macarena." I was in law school in the spring of 1996 getting my drink on at a club in Carlisle, Pennsylvania known as Fast Eddie's. One of the best features of Fast Eddie's was, and still is, their...

WWII's Legacy Through Dutch Eyes

Wed, 4 Apr 2001 22:42:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - I tend to gravitate towards foreign films. Not only do they allow me to experience other cultures, but the foreign films in the average American video store tend to be four and five star quality. It is generally only award winning foreign films that...

"On the Road" Meets "Death in Venice"

Wed, 28 Mar 2001 13:10:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - I don't read a lot of fiction, but I decided to read LOLITA after several of my friends sang its praises. When a professional dominatrix friend of mine told me she had read this masterpiece four times, I immediately placed LOLITA at the top of my...

MTV is a Tentacle of the Disney Octopus

Sat, 6 Jan 2001 14:38:19 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 -

It's been nearly 16 years since JELLO BIAFRA screamed "MTV Get Off The Air!" on the DEAD KENNEDYS' FRANKENCHRIST album, and those words are more apropos today than ever before. For the past few years, my friends and I have been...

VH1 Classic: Nothing but Videos

Wed, 3 Jan 2001 13:22:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - Please note, there is no separate category for VH1 Classic, so I placed this review under the VH1 heading.

Imagine, a cable television channel that plays nothing but videos 24 hours a day! Well, the concept may not exactly sound...

"They Call me Big Mama 'Cause I Weigh 300 Pounds!"

Thu, 28 Dec 2000 12:42:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - With her powerful, hearty voice, Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton sang in the tradition of legendary female Blues performers such as Bessie Smith, Ma Rainy and Memphis Mini. She had the powerful, soulful voice one would just not expect to hear...

A Record Label That Defined a Genre

Thu, 7 Dec 2000 14:49:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - Seldom does a record label become so much associated with the style of its artists that the name of the record label itself becomes the name of a genre. In the United States, Detroit’s Motown Records lent its name to the style of 1960’s and 70’s...

By Cynical Gen-X hipsters for Cynical Gen-X hipsters

Tue, 5 Dec 2000 20:05:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - Simply stated, THE ONION is a satirical newspaper made by cynical gen-x hipsters for cynical gen-x hipsters. Kids who grew up reading MAD MAGAZINE in the 1980's will love THE ONION as adults. THE ONION had its humble beginning in 1988, created by...

Sorry Austin Powers, This is the Original Shagadelic Music

Mon, 4 Dec 2000 22:37:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - I am a fan of all things "camp" or "kitsch," including late 60's and early 70's Euro-sexploitation flicks. The soundtracks of some of these films are absolutely splendid period pieces, conjuring up the groovy, shagadelic feel Mike...

Lola Runs Through Alternate Relalities

Thu, 27 Jul 2000 19:24:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - "Run Lola Run" is the most sucessful German film released in the US since "Das Boot" in 1981. This 1998 German film by writer/ director Tom Tykwer(pronounced Tuke'-vair)explores how seemingly inconsequential events can

lead to dramatic outcomes. The...

Every Sex Practice Imaginable

Tue, 25 Jul 2000 15:40:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - Before reading this book, I thought I was fairly well versed in the realm of paraphilias and abnormal psychology. ("Paraphilia" is the psychological term used to describe a particular kind of kinky sex). After reading this book, I realise...

The Godfather of Ska

Sun, 23 Jul 2000 21:55:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - No single individual was more influential in the evolution of ska than Cecil Bustamente Cambell, a.k.a. PRINCE BUSTER. PRINCE BUSTER was born in Kingston, Jamaica on May 28, 1938, and had a brief career as a professional boxer before beginning his...

Thank the Old Communists!

Thu, 13 Jul 2000 13:06:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - REDS is the true story of early Twentieth Century American journalists and leftist revolutionaries JACK REED (Warren Beatty) and LOUISE BRYANT (Diane Keaton). REED was so highly regarded by the Bolsheviks that he is the only American ever honoured with...

Just like the Italian Food in Penn State's Dining Halls

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 12:26:32 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - The Olive Garden is great as far as chain restaurants go, but it is just that, a chain restaurant. The television commercials show large Italian-American families celebrating family events at the Olive Garden which I find a little unrealistic. How many...

I Expect More from Spike Lee

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 11:34:28 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - SPIKE LEE is undeniably a talented writer/director, and when SUMMER OF SAM was released in 1999, I looked forward to viewing his latest opus. Unfortunately, SUMMER OF SAM is just not up to par with LEE'S other works. The film is set in a working...

I Read It for the Articles...Honest!

Thu, 6 Jul 2000 17:30:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - I can honestly say I subscribe to PLAYBOY for the articles and not the pictures. In fact, you're pretty foolish to shell out that kind of money for pictures of naked and semi-nude women when there are plenty of free ones on the internet. If you're...

No One is Filthier than Divine

Tue, 4 Jul 2000 11:01:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - This 1972 film is the most in/famous of kitschmeister JOHN WATERS' early low budget works. Set in Baltimore, just like every JOHN WATERS film, fat and sassy trailer-trash queen Babs Johnson (DIVINE a.k.a. Glenn Milstead) is quite proud to have been...

"I was a Teenage Jewish Nazi"

Fri, 30 Jun 2000 12:49:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - Polish director Agnieszka Holland's EUROPA, EUROPA is the true story of SOLOMON PEREL (MARCO HOFSCHNEIDER), a teenage German Jew who assumes the identity of a Volksdeutsche (ethnic German) in order to avoid becoming a victim of the Holocaust. His many...

Cavity Creeps, Mr. Kool-aid and Other Gen-X Kitsch

Wed, 28 Jun 2000 12:12:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - Twenty-six year old SETH McFARLANE'S THE FAMILY GUY is one of the most outrageous shows to hit American Network television since THE SIMPSONS and SOUTH PARK. Gen-x hipsters seem to love this show as much as their grandparents love shows like TOUCHED BY...

A Tribute to the Worst Director of All Time

Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:55:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - This 1994 TIM BURTON film is a tribute to 1950's Hollywood Schlockmeister ED WOOD (JOHNNY DEPP), widely considered the worst director of all time. Filmed in black and white to capture the 1950's B movie feel, this film is far better than any film the...

The Smurfs were Communists

Fri, 23 Jun 2000 15:10:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - Some who read the title of this Epinion may assume this is either a joke or that the writer is just plane nuts. However, the communist nature of Smurf society cannot be denied. In fact, it is readily apparent to anyone familiar with the Smurfs who has...

A Cold War Propaganda Classic

Fri, 16 Jun 2000 12:37:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nilo24 - The premise of this 1984 film is simple. NATO dissolves, Central America goes communist, the U.S. is invaded by Soviet lead forces from Mexico, a group of high school kids played by future big name actors takes to the hills and they become partisans...