August 2018
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Movie Review: Juliet, Naked
3 stars out of 5 It’s only the third Ethan Hawke movie I’ve ever seen in a theater (and I see an awful lot of movies in the theater), so I definitely wanted to catch this one. Though only Nick Hornby’s earliest books have truly impressed me — Fever Pitch and High Fidelity — this […]
Movie Review: Mission Impossible–Fallout
3.5 stars out of 5 I’ve seen all the Mission: Impossible movies in the theater, whether or not they’re written and directed by a friend from high school. I also bestowed 3.5 stars on the previous two installments, which is likely as high as I’ll rate this kind of film (due to inherent silliness of […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/28/18
EPISODE #295: CATS III The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The A-Bones — “Cat Nip” Colour Me Wednesday — “Cat Hair” Franklin Bruno — “Cat-Scratch Fever” The Smittens — “Cats for Cats” Elf Power — “The Cat Trapped in the Wall” Alejandro Escovedo — “Shave the Cat” Devo — “Pink Pussycat” Louis Jordan & His […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/21/18
EPISODE #294: DOG DAYS OF SUMMER III The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Pulp — “Dogs Are Everywhere” The Beatles — “Hey Bulldog” The A-Bones — “Jupiter Bulldog” Guided by Voices — “Bulldog Skin” Fugazi — “Bulldog Front” Elvis Presley — “Hound Dog” Roy Orbison — “Hound Dog Man” Devo — “Big Dog” Bee Bee […]
Movie Review: BlackkKlansman
4.5 stars out of 5 I’m an old-school Spike Lee fan. In high school, my friend Jeff and I drove out by Fort Dix to see She’s Gotta Have It. (“Pleasebabypleasebabypleasebabybabybabyplease.”) I can’t say that I’ve seen all his films since but I have seen several. Chi-Raq was the last one I tried and the […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/14/18
EPISODE #293: FIRE II The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Jimi Hendrix Experience — “Fire” Mount Eerie — “Forest Fire” David Bowie — “(You Will) Set the World on Fire” The Byrds — “This Wheel’s on Fire” Ben Vaughn — “Fire in the Hole” Bruce Springsteen — “I’m on Fire” The Ladybug Transistor — […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/7/18
EPISODE #292: ATHENS POPFEST The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Elizabeth Morris — “Athens” R.E.M. — “Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars)” Pylon — “Crazy” The Glands — “Straight Down” The B-52’s — “Private Idaho” Joy Cleaner — “I’m Not From Some Other Dimension” Air-Sea Dolphin — “Exploding” Eureka California — “MKUltra” His Name Is Alive […]
Movie Review: Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot
4 stars out of 5 When it comes to summer 2018 movies about guys with disabilities, I ultimately couldn’t drag myself (pun intended) to Skyscraper, but was very excited about the John Callahan biopic Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot. Starring Joaquin Phoenix! Written and directed by Gus Van Sant! I was sure […]
Movie Review: Blindspotting
3.5 stars out of 5 Sure, I like popcorn, who doesn’t? But sometimes when I’m about to see a “serious” movie — you know, a heavy one — I wonder, “Is it appropriate for me to be munching popcorn right now?” The thought again crossed my mind as I waited for Blindspotting to begin. Hey, […]
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