September 2024
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Movie Review: Will & Harper
4.5 stars out of 5When I first read the description of this documentary — Will Ferrell and a longtime friend who has recently transitioned take a cross-country road trip — I immediately wanted to see it. I figured Ferrell would be a gentle guide into questions about transgender life that many of us have. And […]
Movie Review: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
4.5 stars out of 5 Pee-wee put Tim Burton on the map, but it was 1988’s Beetlejuice that really established his reputation as a master macabre mischief-maker. Yes, he’s occasionally strayed from the darkness since — Big Fish, Big Eyes, Dumbo, etc. — but like the band Garbage, Burton is really only happy when it […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/17/24
EPISODE #608: BROTHERS Isley Brothers — “Brother, Brother” [ALTERNATE THEME]Lucinda Williams — “Little Angel, Little Brother”Lady Lamb the Beekeeper — “Little Brother” Mickey and Kitty — “The Kid Brother” Young Fresh Fellows — “Two Brothers” Former Babies — “Growing Up With Two Brothers”John Doe — “Twin Brothers” Filthy Friends — “Brother” The Gotobeds — “Wimpy […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/10/24
EPISODE #607: SISTERS The Gentle Waves — “Sisterwoman” [ALTERNATE THEME]Juliana Hatfield Three — “My Sister”The Go-Betweens — “The Clarke Sisters” Deena Shoskes — “Sisters” Eurythmics w/ Aretha Franklin — “Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves” Luna — “Hey Sister”The Resonars — “Odd Sister” The Black Keys — “Sister” Jennifer O’Connor — “Sister” Hank Ballard & […]
Movie Review: Between the Temples
3.5 stars out of 5“A film by Nathan Silver.” That’s what the ads say. Who gives a crap?!? Who the hell is Nathan Silver? I looked him up, I still don’t know. Don’t you have to earn a credit like that? You know, on LinkedIn, I recently saw a current employee of the company where […]
Movie Review: Alien — Romulus
4 stars out of 5 I was 10 when the original Alien came out so didn’t see it at the time, but even the poster was scary. Since then I think I only skipped part 4, despite the presence of Winona Ryder. So it was no surprise on an overcast late summer afternoon to find […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/3/24
EPISODE #606: SALUTING FLAGS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Feelies — “Flag Days”Roe Knows Best — “Capture the Flag” The Long Ryders — “Capturing the Flag” Broken Social Scene — “Capture the Flag” K’Naan — “Wavin’ the Flag”The Smile — “Waving a White Flag” Dido — “White Flag” Jack Silbert — “Red Flag U.S.A.” […]
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