January 2026
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Movie Review: A Private Life
4 stars out of 5First of all, how come no one told me that a remake of Emmanuelle came out in 2024?!? Well, the co-writer of that, Rebecca Zlotowski, is also the co-writer – and the director — of A Private Life. I’m guessing these are very different films (and as soon as I post […]
Movie Review: 28 Years Later — Bone Temple
4 stars out of 5We had to wait 18 years for a sequel to 28 Weeks Later, so they’re really spoiling us with another installment just 7 months later. From 28 Years Later, the unstoppable Alex Garland returns as screenwriter, while director Danny Boyle sits this one out, handing the reins to Nia DaCosta. The […]
Aquarium Playlist, 1/27/26
EPISODE #678: ROMEO AND FLOYD The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Michael Penn — “No Myth” Edward Rogers — “Romeo” Wipers — “Romeo” Dawn Landes — “Romeo” Steve Forbert — “Romeo’s Tune” Red Dons — “Just Write Romeo” Michael & the Messengers — “Romeo & Juliet” Chambers Brothers — “Romeo and Juliet”Dire Straits — “Romeo and […]
Movie Review: Father Mother Sister Brother
3.5 stars out of 5 I was initially disappointed learning that this wasn’t a feature length exploration of Richie Cunningham’s fake fraternity, Mama Papa Sister. But I was even more disappointed to discover that this is Jim Jarmusch’s most boring film by a long shot. Now, I love Jim Jarmusch, going back to his 1980s […]
Aquarium Playlist, 1/20/26
EPISODE #677: ROBOTS II The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Stereolab — “Robot Riot” Freedy Johnston — “Madeline’s Eye” The Buggles — “I Love You (Miss Robot)” Magnetic Fields — “The Little Robot Girl” Heather Cook — “Robot Prom” Dentist — “Robot” Dennis Young — “Radical Robots” Flaming Lips — “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. […]
Aquarium Playlist, 1/13/26
EPISODE #676: NRBQanon Theme chosen by 2025 contest winner… Max Rosenthal!The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Portastatic — “Guessing” Skateboard Kyle — “Max” NRBQ — “Still in School” Bouncing Souls — “The Pizza Song”The Smiths — “Suffer Little Children” Against Me! — “Unprotected Sex With Multiple Partners” NRBQ — “Crazy Like a Fox” White Rabbits — […]
My Highly Subjective List of the Best Films of 2025
Call me optimistic, call me someone who makes claims based on anecdotal evidence, “Call me… irresponsible…,” but I feel like maybe, maybe people are starting to go to movie theaters a little more? Like, I’ve been at crowded screenings recently that in the past few years would’ve just been me and my medium popcorn. Here […]
Aquarium Playlist, 1/6/26
EPISODE #675: ORIGINAL VERSIONS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Feelies — “Original Love” The Clique — “Superman” Bessie Banks — “Go Now” Tom Waits — “Jersey Girl”Bruce Springsteen — “Blinded by the Light” Love Positions — “Into Your Arms” James Ray — “Got My Mind Set on You” [pts. 1 & 2]Dolly Parton — […]
Movie Review: Is This Thing On?
3.5 stars out of 5 Alec Baldwin said it was the best movie of the year, and this was a slow New Year’s Day, so I found myself in a surprisingly crowded theater for Is This Thing On? Well, maybe Baldwin needs to see a few more films, but it was a decent, “grown-up” way […]
Pandemic Cinema, Year 6
A chronological list of non-current or non-theatrical movies (feature length and short films) that I watched at home during the continuing COVID-19 crisis in 2025. The great majority of them were new to me. Gaslight a.k.a. Angel Street (1940)Lousy Carter (2023)Love Lies Bleeding (2024)Homesteader Droopy (1954)Cops Is Always Right (1938)Juror #2 (2024)Wolfs (2024)The Hound and the […]
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