Dani Klemes, web editor-in-chief As with any Wes Anderson film, “The Royal Tenenbaums” (2001) follows a relatively constant framework: a quasi-dysfunctional group of individuals is thrust into an exaggerated...

Dani Klemes, web editor-in-chief For a film about forgetting, “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (2004) is unforgettable. Directed by Michel Gondry and with a screenplay by Charlie Kaufman, “Eternal...

Max Stahl, comment editor “Cannery Row” by John Steinbeck Published 1945 196 pages “Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit,...

Max Stahl, comment editor “It tells of an old Indian known as the Father of Stories, a man of immemorial age, blind and illiterate, who uninterruptedly tells stories that take place in countries and...

Dani Klemes, web editor-in-chief  At the center of the tragic and alluring world of “The Virgin Suicides” (2001) are the five Lisbon sisters—blonde, angelic and all covertly suicidal. Based on the...

Braden Bochner and Juliette Deutsch, staff writers Joan’s on Third 8350 W. Third Street (between La Cienega and Fairfax) Monday-Saturday: 8am-8pm Sunday: 8am-6pm Driving down Third Street, any foodie...

  Dani Klemes, web editor-in-chief  For all the film freaks and movie buffs out there, “Donnie Darko” is another gem to add to your ever-growing shrine of silver screen treasures. Written and...