Landry Column

It's been a while since I've posted a new Landry Column but he's been busy with work and family so I think that's a good enough reason. Anyway this weeks column is about the new film by Corey Adams "Machotaildrop".

"Machotaildrop"
By Marc Landry

The Machotaildrop trailer has completely blown my mind. Not only does it have skateboarding and skateboarders acting, but, to me, it highly ressembles a Wes Anderson film (Rushmore, Royal Tennenbaums, the Life Aquatic).

For some reason, I feel as though the creators have delved into their psyches to produce odd imagery, story and characters which all appeal to my eratic personality. The cars, cake/skate shop, stuffed horse and ramp on a lake all provide a sense of quirkiness that really just works for me.

I like the idea that our own reality does not have to be as dry and as lame as the bean counters of the world have made it out to be. I like things that do not make sense and often babble on incoherently to capture similar dialogue in my own life. Unfortunately, my fiancee brings me back to the reality that what I have just said is not tied to

Machotaildrop seems (I say seems because I have yet to see the film) walk this line of non-sensical silliness and reality. The writers have managed to make a film that makes sense on the surface in order to facilitate odd lines, characters and scenes.

It seems much more interesting to see Walter Rhum get picked up in a little compact car than a hot rod. These are the same devices Wes Anderson uses in his films. It's as though technology peaked in the seventies and that logistically, there is no point to evolve past cassette tapes and eight tracks.

I can't write anymore about the film because, as I have already mentioned, I haven't seen the film. I want to but I don't know where to find it or when it will be available on video. This is one of the most culturally stifling things about NB by the way. The decent and interesting is often overlooked for the glossy and decadent. Everyone wants to impress everyone else with what their luxury items but this is a column for another time.