February 2026
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Movie Review: A Poet
4.5 stars out of 5Thank goodness lead actor Ubeimar Rios wears a beard throughout this film, or else my fellow moviegoers might’ve thought I was him sneaking in for a screening. And there’s not just a physical resemblance that connected me to this schlubby middle-aged character Oscar Restrepo; he’s a writer whose professional and personal […]
Aquarium Playlist, 2/17/26
EPISODE #681: BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2026 Amos Milburn — “My Baby’s Boogying” [ALTERNATE THEME]Carter Brothers — “Southern Country Boy” The Sapphires — “Where Is Johnny Now?” Skip James — “Drunken Spree” Little Willie John — “I’m Shakin’”Dee Dee Warwick — “Girls Need Love” Lee Dorsey — “Working in the Coalmine” The Clovers — “Lovey” McFadden […]
Aquarium Playlist, 2/10/26
EPISODE #680: VALENTINE’S DAY 2026 (HUGS) The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Sweet Teens — “My Valentine” Hemmy Hemmerich — “Free Hugs” Booker T. & the MG’s — “Hip Hug-Her” Lightheaded — “Hugging Horizons” European Sun — “Hugs”Torres — “Hug From a Dinosaur” Erika Sherger — “Hugging the Coastline” Morrissey — “Darling, I Hug a […]
Movie Review: Send Help
3 stars out of 5 I’ve been an admirer (cough, cough) of Rachel McAdams for 20+ years. But it was the combined presence of her and director Sam Raimi that convinced me to see Send Help. They last worked together in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and I thought that effort came together […]
Aquarium Playlist, 2/3/26
EPISODE #679: FUCK ICE Bruce Springsteen — “Streets of Minneapolis” [ALTERNATE THEME]Mad Doctors — “Fuck Sean Hannity” Jack White — “ICE Station Zebra” Karl Hendricks Trio — “Fuck Shit Up” Vehicle Flips — “ICE Jam” Sarah Shook & the Disarmers — “Fuck Up”Naughty Clouds — “ICE on Trees” Joy Cleaner — “Fuck Up and Run” […]
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