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It’s fun and wacky and feels like living inside the movie. And it’s full of SoCal wish-fulfillment. (And unlike some Pynchon it’s never a grind to read.)
Jan 23, 2024
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the book is a comforting winding surfy 420 haze and I think the movie is decent too
(staying on this thread because this is also my fave genre of book and I need more)
May 28, 2024
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Whenever someone is like “I haven’t read a book in 5 years, what should I read?” I suggest this cult classic—because it is experientially easy but conceptually rich, and thus will effortlessly adhere to your attention and satisfy your urges. It is a Hollywood novel about an asshole (timeless genre!) who surfs the wave of power and excess until it all goes Terribly Awry. The book was published in 1988 so it is dated in fun ways but also timeless in the ways that matter. (Robert Altman made a movie of it but the book is better—which is saying a lot, because the movie rules!)
Apr 29, 2021
Once I got into it I couldn't put it down. Gave me similar feelings to watching A Bigger Splash
Jan 1, 2025
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50s beatnik downtown jazz witches. Jack Lemmon is a tom-tom playing warlock. Kim Novak walks around barefoot on shag carpet in black capris. Jimmy Stewart is the charming and befuddled object of her affections. It’s Christmas. And there’s always snow on the ground. Seriously what more could one possibly want in a movie. Feels like the TO CATCH A THIEF of witch movies. Or maybe a grownup version of BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS.
Jan 22, 2024
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Aka. DDLJ. Sweet funny engrossing love story featuring two of the most good-looking and charismatic people to ever do it. Amazing music sequences. Kajol. Lata Mangeshkar. Shah Rukh Khan. Plus the Bellamy is straight up Gaston from B&tB. It’s awesome. I laughed. I cried. It’s a perfect gateway into Bollywood.
Jan 22, 2024
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A delightful (82-minute) screwball (with a super-weird title). The movie made me wonder: was Molly Ringwald the reincarnation of Ginger Rogers?! She’s great here. It even features a scene where she competes in a dance contest!
Jan 23, 2024