The Snob

Experience 

THE SNOB: EARTHBOUND

ebBox

Ok nerds – pop quiz. What’s the awesomest RPG ever created? Hint: It’s not Fallout III, and it’s not FFVII. Negative points if you gave any answer starring Kratos (don’t even get me started). Nope – the right answer is EarthBound (All the Japanese nerds out there are already getting sore because I didn’t call it “Mother 2″). Continue reading

Think 

THE SNOB: LEONORA CARRINGTON

posada_Caballo_Alba_1936-1937_autorretrato_Leonora_Carrington

Self-murdering robots, weird leopard things, chicks with gigantic, chaotic hair and bright white pants, weird hyper-minimal rooms: No, it’s not a Flying Lotus video, it’s Leonora Carrington: painter, writer, illustrator, sometime-lover of Max Ernst, totally crazy artist. Continue reading

Watch 

THE SNOB: DARK CITY

darkcity-1

Look I know I talk a lot about The Matrix here, but having just watched The Adjustment Bureau, I feel like it’s time to remind everyone that “intelligent” movies don’t have to be so incredibly stupid. Continue reading

Watch 

THE SNOB: IRON CHEF JAPAN

IRON_CHEF_LOGO

Top Chef sucks. If you want cooking competitions in which something is really at stake, you have to go to the source: Chairman Kaga. No, not his “nephew”, the “martial arts expert”. The one from, like, Japan who eats peppers like apples. Continue reading

Watch 

THE SNOB: THE SHADOW

DC Comics-The Shadow-12

No, not the Alec Baldwin one. I mean the murderous, sadistic, downright terrifying vigilante from the ’20s and ’30s, who ran around shooting criminals without even particularly trying to take them alive. The Snob presents: The Shadow. Continue reading

Laugh 

THE SNOB: GABRIEL GUDDING

2848817976_c791dc910a

“Yes the greatest of your sister’s / facial pimples did outweigh a / Turkey”. Yep. Poetry. Suck it. Continue reading

Watch 

THE SNOB: PULSE (THE JAPANESE ONE)

pulse41

You know what the problem is with American horror movies? It’s that they suck. At least Japan still knows what they’re doing. Be ashamed before 2001′s J-horror film, Pulse. Continue reading

Listen 

THE SNOB: PROPELLERHEADS

Propellerheads-Decksandrumsandrocka

You probably think you don’t already know who Propellerheads are. I’m about to prove you really, really wrong about that. Ready? Drop the breakbeat…….. now. Thank me later. Continue reading

Watch 

THE SNOB: THE THIN MAN

ThinMan_ClaringtonProduction

1934 was a weird time. Everyone was poor and everyone in the movies was rich. That said, everyone in movies was also either a detective or an alcoholic or both. In this case, both. 1934′s classic comedy The Thin Man. Continue reading

Watch 

THE SNOB: SCANNERS

scanners

The 80s: Shitty economy, radical groups hidden in out midst, corporate malfeasance … damn, no wonder we’ve been listening to so much Joy Division in the past 6 years. Oh, also psychics. It’s Michael Cronenberg’s 1981 film, Scanners. Not a problem. Continue reading

Experience 

THE SNOB: THE SANDMAN

sandman2

You know what’s better than real life? Dreams. Also, Neil Gaiman. Better than real life. This week, the landmark graphic novel series, The Sandman. You’re welcome in advance. Continue reading

Listen 

THE SNOB: GEGGY TAH

geggytah

Sure, everyone remembers that the 90s loved flannel shirts, but what about all the post-Byrne mundane surrealism? Like Benny and Joon (shudder). Or this band. We’re sorry, you’re welcome. Continue reading