[current events] In SNOWDEN Director Oliver Stone returns with pop culture intrigue reviewed by Reviewer Rob In Oliver Stone’s movie SNOWDEN it’s implied his lead character had co-conspirators in the NSA. This is unfair to the viewer because although the screenplay was a work of fiction the real Snowden was emphatic that he alone should have the target on his […]
movie review: SNOWDEN
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REVIEWER TV: SUCKDOG 2016, a roadtrip
[Documentary] Lisa Carver’s Resurrected Seminal Band Needed A Ride to L.A., so what else could a man do but volunteer? by Reviewer Rob [9/4/16 No idea why this post was on Private for this past month. I must have forgotten to finish writing it and then publish it as Public after starting the post. Anyways, here it is…] Here’s some […]
antique gear: the Zeiss Ikon Contaflex
[Collectibles] IG post: my new old camera outdated cameras are only one of my obsessions by Reviewer Rob originally from an Instagram post here Newly acquired: an early Model Contaflex from the German company Zeiss Icon. Looks like the fixed lens version they came out with in the beginning before interchangeable lenses were included. It’s attractive and serviceable in working […]
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photolog: Meegan’s Ink
[Skin Art] Meegan Had Some Sweet New Tattoos Talking ink: Low Gallery in Barrio Logan at a mid-summer show during ComicCon by Reviewer Rob I had both my Nikons hanging on my neck this night with the goal of playing around with their capabilities. The D5200 and D5300 were set on their fastest ISOs for a shoot at Meegan’s art […]
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photolog: Lisa Carver as “Dying Mother” with Suckdog
[Theater] Low Gallery, Suckdog, and Alt-Pop Lisa Carver as “The Dying Mother” with Suckdog at Low Gallery in San Diego, July 2016 Reviewer Rob When Lisa Carver brought her Suckdog show to town last month I was ambivalent about attending but still probably would have gotten out to see it. Then I got (willingly) roped into driving her and her […]
photolog: Mojave Desert In Yucca Valley & Pioneertown
[Photo Log] From last month’s Mojave roadtrip to Pioneertown three selected pics by Reviewer Rob The geography out there is exceptional. Lots of wind, dusty air, but the sky was impressive. Clouds would form and grow quickly. Then they’d disappear, blown away down range. I want to go back out there soon with my 600mm fixed focal lens and shoot […]
Pappy & Harriet’s, July 2015
Two Cellphone Videos From Pioneertown’s Epic ‘Burrito-Biker Bar’ by Reviewer Rob Pioneertwon, California, is a unique place. Founded in 1946 by Hollywood actors like Roy Rogers and Tom Mix and intended to be a working film set that recreates an authentic 1880’s Western frontier town, it has a community that has built up around it of citizens that are arty […]
Giant Sloth Dung & The Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree Conservation Through Giant Sloth Shit by Reviewer Rob The amazingly hearty Joshua Tree yucca (Yucca brevifolia) seems to be ubiquitous in Yucca Valley, growing naturally in vacant land, along roadways, and as ornamental landscape in people’s yards. There’s even a national park/monument up the road named after them. Although widespread in range the Joshua Tree’s natural habitat is […]