2016
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New Year’s Resolutions 2017
1. Dedicate myself 100% to my physical rehabilitation, oh wait, I don’t think I’ve ever seen this episode of Two Broke Girls. 2. Create an orange juice that is just completely pulp. 3. Hack Russian government computers; affect outcome of Yakov Smirnoff lookalike contest. 4. Decide definitively whether to say “two thousand seventeen,” “twenty seventeen,” […]
Movie Review: Allied
3 stars out of 5 Here’s another one I saw a ton of commercials for. It’s 1942 and hey military guy Brad Pitt, your Frenchy wife Marion Cotillard might be a German spy. So this means: A) She is a spy. B) She’s not a spy. C) In a crazy twist, HE’S the spy. Well, […]
Movie Review: Arrival
3 stars out of 5 I haven’t seen a new theatrical release in about five months. After seeing Arrival (don’t ask how), I’m thinking maybe I didn’t miss too much. Laid up in the hospital, I saw countless commercials for Arrival and interviews with its star, Amy Adams. And I’d think, “Hmm, if I wasn’t […]
Movie Review: The Shallows
2.5 stars out of 5 This was written by a guy named Anthony Jaswinski, and you have to wonder if he was nicknamed “Jaws” as a kid. And if so, did he start to daydream, “I’d like to make a shark movie someday….” Me, I’m not real big on shark flicks, or shark weeks, or […]
Aquarium Playlist, 6/28/16
EPISODE #239: CASEY KASEM TRIBUTE 2016 “The New Scooby-Doo Movies” [ALTERNATE THEME] Wings — “Listen to What the Man Said” [Billboard No. 1, 7/19/75] Bee Gees — “Jive Talkin’” [No. 1, 8/9/75 – 8/16/75] David Bowie — “Fame” [No. 1, 9/20/75 and 10/4/75] Bay City Rollers — “Saturday Night” [No. 1, 1/3/76] Diana Ross — […]
Aquarium Playlist, 6/21/16
EPISODE #238: SUMMER 2016 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Garment District — “Secondhand Sunburn” The Monkees — “You Bring the Summer” Pansy Division — “The Summer You Let Your Hair Grow Out” Best Coast — “Summer Mood” Coconut Records — “The Summer” Skateboard Kyle [see also: Joy Cleaner] — “This Ain’t the Summer […]
Movie Review: Maggie’s Plan
3.5 stars out of 5 Legendary screenwriting guru Syd Field claimed that in the first 10 minutes of a movie, viewers should learn just about everything they need to know about the story and characters. Maggie’s Plan sees Syd’s wager and raises him… down to 2 minutes! The very first thing we see Maggie do […]
What I’ve Been Watching: Edition XII
So I set up my dad with Amazon Prime on a Kindle Fire. But do *I* have Amazon Prime? Do *I* have a Kindle Fire? Nooooooooooo! Hey, it’s all just part of being the selfless guy I am. But here’s my biannual rundown of the new shows I’ve watched recently, mostly via my old-fashioned cable. […]
Aquarium Playlist, 6/14/16
EPISODE #237: STARS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Lake — “The Stars” Karyn Kuhl Band — “The Stars Will Bring You Home” Joe Henry — “Stars” Man or Astro-Man? — “Journey to the Stars” Ric Menck — “Reachin’ for the Stars” Ella Fitzgerald — “Stairway to the Stars” The Field Mice — “Below the […]
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