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Living Below the Line: Hollywood Samizdat by Rambo Van Halen

Reviewed by Zachary Cohen

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Aug 22, 2025
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I don’t really remember how to write a book review. Which is OK, because I’m not sure Rambo Van Halen knows how to write a book. Which is not to say that Hollywood Samizdat (Passage Press) is not a good book, in fact, it’s an excellent read; self-effacing, funny, filled to the brim with just the kind of keen insights and degenerate fairy tales one would…

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