2026
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Aquarium Playlist, 3/4/26
EPISODE #683: ALIVE The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Frankie Cosmos — “Being Alive” Electric Light Orchestra — “I’m Alive” Jackson Browne — “I’m Alive” Queen — “Keep Yourself Alive”Tom Waits — “What Keeps Mankind Alive” The Pains of Being Pure at Heart — “Stay Alive” Bern & the Brights — “As Long As I’m Alive” […]
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” […]
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 […]
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