In honor of that most beloved and hated of holidays, we’ve compiled a list of movies and albums for everyone. Whether you’re looking to snuggle up to a romantic movie or drown your sorrows with a breakup album and a box of candy hearts, Dive’s got you covered this Valentine’s.Love
Inglourious basterdsThere are a few things you can always count on from Quentin Tarantino. He always gorges himself on cinematic references. He always indulges in orgies of excessive, yet not distasteful, blood-soaked violence. And he always reimagines big-time actors in unexpected roles.Then there are some things you can’t count on Tarantino to do. He doesn’t rely on conventions, and he doesn’t give a rip about keeping to the historical record, even as he directs a World War II comedy-action-drama. You just shouldn’t expect him to do these things.
Album from the Vaults:The Velvet Underground & Nico, The Velvet Underground & Nico: Quintessential use of phallic bananas aside, this 1967 classic from Andy Warhol’s factory friends stands alone as a musical gem. It’s a shame that the banana gets all the attention, because with songs like “Heroin”, the Velvet Underground pioneered an aloof, drug-addled style of pop rock.Movie from the Vaults:
Jay ReatardWatch Me FallRock4 of 5 starsIt takes a lot of talent to pull off a record entirely in one gear. Whatever stylistic mood you choose to ground yourself in, it’s likely to get repetitive by the end of a full-length record. That is, unless you pull it off with such complete mastery of that style that no one wants it to stop.
Movies 10. "Babel" In the same vein of his "Amores Perros" and "21 Grams," director Alejandro González I
