2015
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Movie Review: Phoenix
4 stars out of 5 This is an example of a movie that I ended up liking a lot more than I realized while watching it. Because there were definitely a few things going on that I wasn’t crazy about: —It’s really cheap-looking. Sometimes the production values reminded me of a basic-cable TV movie, and […]
Bye Bye Benny
In March of 1994, my buddy Joe and I signed a lease on a Hoboken apartment. We went to a pizza place called Benny Tudino’s to celebrate, sitting at a booth in the back room. That became our regular table, and every Sunday night that both of us were in town, we’d be there splitting […]
Movie Review: The Diary of a Teenage Girl
3.5 stars out of 5 So this is the story of a 15-year-old girl who starts having an affair with her mom’s 35-year-old boyfriend. Spoiler alert: If you’re waiting for the dude to be hauled off in handcuffs for statutory rape, you will be disappointed. Because the movie isn’t about that, man: It’s San Francisco […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 9/1/15
EPISODE #196: ROBOTS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Serovtron — “3 Laws (Abolished)” The Saints — “Do the Robot” Kim & Buran — “Rock ‘n’ Robot” Markie Plays Girlpop! — “Robot Man” Devo — “Mechanical Man” [Booji Boy version] They Might Be Giants — “Robot Parade” Arling & Cameron ft. Françoise Cactus — “Dirty Robot” […]
Movie Review: Mission Impossible—Rogue Nation
3.5 stars out of 5 Full disclosure: Yes, writer/director Chris McQuarrie was a friend of mine in high school. Yes, around 1991 he said I should come out to Hollywood. Yes, I decided to stay in a crappy marketing/training job in Ewing, New Jersey. And yes, soon after, Chris won an Oscar for writing The […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 8/18/15
EPISODE #194: CATS II in memory of Beans The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Hefner — “Hello Kitten” For Science — “Kitty” Bricks — “Spy Kitty” Margy Pepper — “Little Cat” Belle & Sebastian — “The Cat With the Cream” Tiny Ruins — “Cat in the Hallway” Dinosaur Jr. (recorded as Dinosaur) — “Cats in a […]
Movie Review: Mistress America
3.5 stars out of 5 Let’s get one thing out of the way: Yes, I’m still head-over-heels in love with Greta Gerwig. She is delightful and should write and star in every movie forever. I loved Frances Ha from a couple of years ago and I rushed, rushed, rushed to see this new one, again […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 8/11/15
EPISODE #193: DOG DAYS OF SUMMER II The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Pulp — “Dogs Are Everywhere” The Magnetic Fields — “Fido, Your Leash Is Too Long” Bob Dylan — “If Dogs Run Free” [alternate version] Robert Johnson — “Hell Hound on My Trail” The Black Lips — “Mad Dog” Vic Chesnutt, Elf Power, and […]
Movie Review: Vacation
2 stars out of 5 Timing, as they say, is everything. On Tuesday, I wanted to go to the movies at my local theater. First choice, the new Mission: Impossible. Second choice, Southpaw. Alas, the starting times didn’t jibe with my schedule, so I was forced to choose door No. 3: Vacation. Now, I sensed […]
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