November 2017
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Aquarium Playlist, 11/28/17
EPISODE #259: SEXUAL HARASSMENT The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Frank Zappa — “Sexual Harassment in the Workplace” (live) The Beat — “Look But Don’t Touch” Bruce Springsteen — “You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)” (version 1) Polly Scattergood — “Please Don’t Touch” Robert Forster — “Don’t Touch Anything” People Like Us — […]
Movie Review: Thor — Ragnarok
3.5 stars out of 5 As a kid, Thor wasn’t one of my guys, and I’ve never really been drawn to sword-and-sorcery junk. (I did see all the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies, and that’s quite enough to hold me, thanks very much.) So I have not seen any previous Thor movies. I’m […]
Movie Review: Lady Bird
4.5 stars out of 5 First of all, it’s kind of cool that in theaters right now, there are movies called LBJ and Lady Bird. Second of all, I have made no secret over the past years that I am a huge fan of Greta Gerwig. And now I’m so proud of her for crafting […]
Aquarium Playlist, 11/21/17
EPISODE #258: THANKSGIVING 2017 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Ray Davies — “Thanksgiving Day” Tim Foljahn — “Thanks” The Wedding Present — “Thanks” Jad Fair & Norman Blake — “Thank You” ZZ Top — “I Thank You” ABBA — “Thank You for the Music” Sly & the Family Stone — “Thank You for Talkin’ […]
Movie Review: The Killing of a Sacred Deer
4 stars out of 5 I knew nothing about this movie before seeing it, except that Colin Farrell was re-teamed with the creative team from The Lobster. And I loved The Lobster. So it was a Lyft to the Edgewater Multiplex on $8.50 Tuesday. (I prefer $7 Tuesday at the Hoboken Bow Tie Cinema, but […]
Aquarium Playlist, 11/14/17
EPISODE #257: UGLY in anticipation of the release of the motion picture Wonder The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Ennio Morricone — “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” [main title] Screaming Females — “Something Ugly” Jay Reatard — “An Ugly Death” King Tuff — “I Love You Ugly” Eels — “Ugly Love” Matthew Sweet […]
Movie Review: Murder on the Orient Express
3 stars out of 5 Mystery confessions: I never read an Agatha Christie novel, or watched a movie or TV adaptation. Same for Sherlock Holmes. Hell, I don’t think I’ve ever played Clue. Still, I’m kinda drawn to this stuff. And when I saw a trailer with Johnny Depp and a bunch of other famous […]
What I’ve Been Watching: Edition XIV
I am “all in” on traditional TV. Bought a new set. Got a new cable box. Even got new eyeglasses. And yet I’ve been watching an awful lot of Netflix shows, go figure. LOVED Big Mouth (Netflix) This animated series got better and better as it went along. Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, our pals […]
Aquarium Playlist, 11/7/17
EPISODE #256: LIVE The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Replacements — “Bastards of Young” (live) The Velvet Underground — “We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together” (live) Yo La Tengo — “Big Day Coming” (live) Joy Division — “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (live) The Modern Lovers — “Dignified & Old” (live) Liquid […]
Movie Review: Suburbicon
4 stars out of 5 With the Brothers Coen seemingly preoccupied with their upcoming Netflix series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, we may have to wait a while for a true Coen Bros. cinematic offering. Still, their last writing-only work, Bridge of Spies, was a more than worthwhile stopgap, and there was no reason to […]
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