Jack Silbert
Movie Review: Can You Ever Forgive Me?
3.5 stars out of 5 Reviews by their very nature are not objective, and this one is extra tricky for me, as not only was I friends with Lee Israel for some 17 years, but I also did a little consulting on an earlier iteration of this movie. So you could say that I attended […]
Movie Review: First Man
4 stars out of 5 You were expecting me to review a different movie? Patience, dear friends. I’ve been fairly interested in space exploration my entire life, yet I was surprised how little I knew about the Apollo moon mission and the lengthy lead-up to it. Weird. Was there never another movie about it? Were […]
The Wit and Wisdom of Lee Israel, Vol. 9 (July – Aug. 2012)
This Friday, the movie we’ve all been waiting 3.5 years for, Can You Ever Forgive Me? based on the memoir by Lee Israel, will finally be released. Lee herself had been waiting even longer, and died before the contractual t’s were dotted and eyes were crossed as it were. But back in the 2012, she […]
These Eyes Spy Cheese Fries: The Return
I was talking with Kelli from the band Resounding No, and she mentioned a beloved childhood fast-food joint, Burger Express in Carteret. In researching it, she had stumbled upon a review I wrote which appeared in the New Jersey section of the New York Times way back on October 1, 2000. I asked if the […]
Meatball Sandwich Review: Frank & Joe’s
It was thrilling to learn how to drive again at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, New Jersey, this past June. But almost equally exciting was finding out that my instructor Maria’s father ran a pizza place in Paterson. I promised myself that when I was finally an approved driver, with hand controls […]
Movie Review: Fahrenheit 11/9
4.5 stars out of 5 Everyone except your most alt-right friends regards Donald Trump as a dangerous idiot, but Michael Moore is not here to preach to the choir. In answering his central question — “How the fuck did this happen?” — he pulls no punches while indicting Bill Clinton, the New York Times, the […]
Aquarium Playlist, 10/2/18
EPISODE #300: MUSIC II The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The White Stripes — “300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues” The Beach Boys — “I Can Hear Music” Jimmie Lunceford & his Orchestra, Willie Smith vocal — “I’m Nuts About Screwy Music” Frank Sinatra — “Strange Music” R. Stevie Moore — “Play Myself Some Music” Enderby’s […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/25/18
EPISODE #299: HOBOKEN ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Yo La Tengo — “For You Too” fall 2018, to be held Sunday, September 30: The RocknRoll Hi-Fives — “TKO” Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (w/ Bruce Springsteen) — “That’s What Makes Us Great” The Smithereens — “Time and Time Again” Marshall […]
Don’t ‘Dis’ Disabilities
On September 22, I gave a family-friendly presentation about disability awareness at the Hoboken Public Library. The Hoboken Reporter was kind enough to print a preview article about it. I hope to do more presentations like these, at schools and after-school programs.
Movie Review: A Simple Favor
1 star out of 5 I do not care to be played for a fool. First, on Sunday, Moviepass told me I could go see this film at my local cinema as part of my pre-paid plan. Except, when I got to the theater on Monday afternoon, the movie had mysteriously vanished from the app. […]
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