2024
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Movie Review: Small Things Like These
4.5 stars out of 5 In my review of the excellent 2022 movie The Quiet Girl, I wrote that the “script is adapted from the novella Foster by Claire Keegan; will have to check out her work.” Since then I’ve indeed read the bulk of Keegan’s work, including her masterwork to date, Small Things Like These. My […]
Aquarium Playlist, 11/19/24
EPISODE #616: REESE McHENRY and SHEL TALMY TRIBUTE The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Reese McHenry — “I Do What I Want”Dirty Little Heaters — “Champions of Imperfection” Reese McHenry — “If He Don’t” Reese McHenry — “Someday I’ll See” Reese McHenry w/ Spider Bags — “Rose of Monmouth County”The Kinks — “You Really Got Me” […]
Movie Review: Anora
4 stars out of 5Brooklyn exotic dancer falls for son of a Russian oligarch, but daddy doesn’t approve. In different hands, this random draw from Hollywood’s Big Hat o’ Plots could’ve been: a raunchy comedy with Adam Sandler [large budget] or Rob Schneider [small budget] as the dad; a Pretty Woman-esque rom-com [full disclosure: Have […]
What I’ve Been Watching: Edition XXVII
So many of us will be completely staying at home for the next four years. This rundown of the shows I’ve checked out in the past handful of months may prove helpful. LOVED History of White People in America (YouTube) It’s a shame Martin Mull passed away, as we could use a MAGA-era installment of […]
Aquarium Playlist, 11/5/24
EPISODE #614: ELECTION DAY 2024 Jon Langford — “Election Day” [ALTERNATE THEME]The 5th Dimension — “Save the Country”Joy Division — “Candidate” Alice Cooper — “Sedated” Carl Smith and Marshall Jones — “Put It to a Vote” Kiwi Jr. — “Undecided Voters”Faye — “Swing State” Jack Silbert — “Hello Walz” [spoken word]John Fogerty — “Vanz Kant […]
Aquarium Playlist, 10/29/24
EPISODE #613: HALLOWEEN 2024 The Frogs — “I’m Evil, Jack” [ALTERNATE THEME]Rob Zombie feat. The Ghastly Ones — “Halloween (She’s So Mean)”St. Divine — “DIY Frankenstein” Superchunk — “Horror Business” Wednesday — “Quarry” Bamberdöst — “End of my Driveway”Jacuzzi Boys — “House of Tricks” Big Lake — “Scary Things at Night” Life in a Blender […]
Movie Review: Smile 2
4 stars out of 5 I was slightly skeptical about this sequel, knowing Sosie Bacon could not reprise her lead role. But noticing that writer/director Parker Finn was back, and having enjoyed the first installment so much, I didn’t stay away long from Smile 2. Plus it’s spooky movie season! Plot, you want to hear […]
Aquarium Playlist, 10/22/24
EPISODE #612: WISHES The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]A Flock of Seagulls — “Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)”Faith NYC — “Love Is a Wish Away” The Original Sins — “Wish I Was Here” Laura Cantrell — “Wishful Thinking” Ben Vaughn — “You’re Gonna Wish Love Was Never Invented”Amy Rigby — “Wish That […]
Movie Review: Tom Petty — Heartbreakers Beach Party
4 stars out of 5If you’re really feeling Petty, take a deep dive into Peter Bogdanovich’s 4-hour, 19-min documentary from 2007, Runnin’ Down a Dream. But for a looser experience capturing Tom and band at the height of their powers, Cameron Crowe’s restored film Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party is the one for you. Produced […]
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