December 2025
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New Year’s Resolutions 2026
1. Print up Mayor Zohran Mamdani t-shirts with slogan “Yo other cities: Who’s your Momdaddy?”2. At self checkout, check myself out, ask if I come here often.3. Do not rest until the Milano is the official cookie of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.4. Really put in some elbow grease to make a difference in […]
Movie Review: The Housemaid
3 stars out of 5 Paul Feig created Freaks and Geeks, one of the greatest TV series of all time. And yet, in his cinematic career, he doesn’t really seem to be swinging for the fences. If I were to cynically sum up his IMDb credits, I’d guess Feig has found a reliable paycheck helming […]
Aquarium Playlist, 12/30/25
EPISODE #674: LIVE HIGHLIGHTS 2025 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Bongos — “In the Congo” Salem 66 — “Seven Steps Down” Vehicle Flips — “Could’ve, Should’ve” English Beat — “Twist and Crawl”Nicole Atkins — “Captain” [Memphis Ice version] Men at Work — “Overkill” Slowdive — “40 Days” Chuck Prophet feat. ¿Qiensave? — “Sugar Into […]
Movie Review: The Secret Agent
4.5 stars out of 5I saw this movie, I liked it very much, but I still I don’t know who the secret agent is. However, the star is Wagner Moura who I thought was great in Civil War and is excellent here too. It’s 1977 in Brazil, and his character Marcelo (or perhaps he is […]
Movie Review: Marty Supreme
4.5 stars out of 5I knew very little about this movie going in. Was it a true story? (It is not, though was loosely inspired by a real person.) But Timothée Chalamet has earned my trust and watching him play ping-pong — excuse me, table tennis — sounded fun. So there I was in the […]
Movie Review: Sentimental Value
5 out of 5 starsI was very impressed with the 2021 film The Worst Person in the World, directed and co-written (with Eskil Vogt) by Joachim Trier and starring the charming Renate Reinsve. But I didn’t get to rank it among the year’s best, as Worst Person didn’t receive wider release until 2022. That won’t […]
Aquarium Playlist, 12/23/25
EPISODE #673: BEST NEW-TO-ME 2025 PT. 2This Is Lorelei — “I’m All Fucked Up” [ALTERNATE THEME]Ducks Ltd. — “Under the Rolling Moon”Zandi Holup — “Go Find Less” LA LOM — “Danza de LA LOM” Charlie Nieland — “Shame” Nape Neck — “The Shallowest End”The Laughing Chimes — “High Beams” Bullseye — “Tell Tale Signs” Sunshine […]
Movie Review: The Running Man
2.5 stars out of 5I like to go to the movies after Thanksgiving dinner. Clears my head. This year I wasn’t thrilled with my choices: Zootopia 2, Wicked for Good, Predator: Badlands, and The Running Man. Quickly narrowed it down to Predator and Running Man. I’d never seen the original version of either of them. […]
Movie Review: Jay Kelly
4 stars out of 5Hollywood loves movies about Hollywood. Sure, it is the absolute most cliched topic for a Hollywood writer to write about, but A) People who watch movies love movies, so it’s not too risky a subject to present, and B) Write what you know, and C) Noah Baumbach has been directing movies […]
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