Jack Silbert
Movie Review: Women Talking
3.5 stars out of 5Well, I can’t say the title didn’t give me a heads-up. There is a lot of talking. Do you know that play A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking? Like, multiply that. The more I read about the true story this is sort of based on, the more I wish this […]
Movie Review: M3GAN
3 stars out of 5Yes, I’m giving this E, uh I mean 3, stars. Like last year’s Barbarian, the filmmakers here are trying to do something a little different within the horror genre, and I appreciate that. Unfortunately, M3GAN’s filmmakers don’t try very hard. The result is pretty fun and certainly watchable, but ultimately forgettable. […]
My Highly Subjective List of the Best Movies of 2022
It’s getting to be a bit of a drag for those of who like going out to the movies to see quality releases. Forced by finances, art theaters are devoting a chunk of their screens to big dumb Hollywood dreck. And many movies lucky enough to get a big-screen debut are quickly shuttled off to […]
Movie Review: The Whale
3.5 stars out of 5The film we’ve all been waiting for: Master storyteller Guillermo del Toro presents Pinocchio from the POV of the whale. Wait, this one is Brendan “Mummy” Fraser in a fat suit? Jiminy Crickets! There was so much advance buzz about Fraser’s comeback performance (I think the last time I saw him […]
New Year’s Resolutions 2023
1. Attend my first rodeo. Oh wait.2. Bring back phrase “23 skidoo.”3. Market computerized sex doll with tag line “Any USB port in a storm.”4. Shamelessly promote the free indiepop show I’m presenting at Pet Shop, 193 Newark Avenue in Jersey City on Thursday, February 9, featuring the bands Joy Cleaner, the Human Hearts, and […]
Movie Review: White Noise
4 stars out of 5Don DeLillo’s White Noise, from 1985, is considered one of the great satirical novels of modern literature. I finally got around to reading it 3 years ago. In summing up my thoughts in my Goodreads review, I said that while I didn’t think it was a masterpiece, I found the book […]
Aquarium Playlist, 12/13/22
EPISODE #516: BEST NEW-TO-ME 2022 PT. 1 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Oceanator — “Heartbeat”Last Minet — “Don’t Hold Back”Jug & the Bugs — “Car Starts To Shake”Shinner — “Cowabunga Peppermill” Sleepers Union — “Come On” Chatham Rabbits — “Come Home”Beams — “A Flower Blossomed”Myriam Gendron — “La Jeune Fille en Pleurs”Pussy Gillette — “Cabron” […]
What I’ve Been Watching: Edition XXIII
Not nearly as many new shows on the list this edition. Is it possible that I watched less TV?!? Perish the thought! Still, I’m not quite sure of the reason. Was I busier watching additional seasons of previous favorites? Or tuning in to more movies, specials, and one-off documentaries? Or just fewer compelling new series? […]
Aquarium Playlist, 12/6/22
EPISODE #515: 11TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (RADIO X) The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Velvet Underground — “Rock & Roll”Laura Cantrell — “Radio for Heartache”Caroline No — “Anna’s on the Radio”Matt Rendon of the Resonars — Radio Free Bakersfield adSqualls — “Elephant Radio” (live)Hall & Oates — “Portable Radio”Screaming Females — “On My Radio”Spoon — “On the […]
Aquarium Playlist, 11/29/22
EPISODE #514: TROUBLE The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Frankie Rose — “Trouble”Elliott Smith — “Trouble”Bruce Springsteen — “Trouble River”Tallies — “Trouble” Duke Hunter — “Nose Trouble”The Buff Medways — “Troubled Mind”Aretha Franklin — “Trouble in Mind”Lindsey Buckingham — “Trouble”R.E.M. — “Tired of Singing Trouble” Loretta Lynn — ”Trouble in Paradise”The Bats — “Trouble in This […]
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