Jack Silbert
Movie Review: No Time To Die
2.5 stars out of 5And so, the pandemic-delayed movie we’d waited the longest for: Daniel Craig’s last hurrah as 007. Back in 2020, we had Craig’s turn as an SNL host (and the resultant meme), and Billie Eilish’s Bond theme. But then… a quantum of silence for 18 months. Talk about building anticipation! Was it […]
Movie Review: The Many Saints of Newark
3.5 stars out of 5I felt I owed it to David Chase to see this film in a theater. Way back, my coworker/friend Mona mentioned an upcoming HBO show, The Sopranos, that one of her fellow actors had scored a big part in. I thought it was maybe about opera singers. My cousin Ilene was […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/7/21
EPISODE #451: 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 (NEW YORK II)Cat Power — “New York” [ALTERNATE THEME]Richard Hell & the Voidoids — “Downtown at Dawn” [Destiny Street Repaired version]The Drifters — “On Broadway” John Lennon — “New York City”Amy Allison & the Maudlins — “I Was Born in NYC”Laura Cantrell — “14th Street”Rufus Wainwright — “14th Street”Leonard […]
Movie Review: Flag Day
4 stars out of 5I was looking forward to the Sean Penn movie Flag Day, and it was certainly promoted, and yet, now three weekends in, it’s not really playing anywhere! (OK, OK, it’s playing in Manhattan, which is very close to me, but, I save the city for special occasions.) And then a headline […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/31/21
EPISODE #450: DIAMONDSThe Rolling Stones — “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” [ALTERNATE THEME] r.i.p. Charlie WattsDan Penn — “Diamonds”Son Volt — “Diamonds and Cigarettes” Dany Laj & the Looks — “Diamond in the Rough”Shirley Bassey, Kanye West, Jay-Z — “Diamonds Are Forever”Willie Nelson — “Ocean of Diamonds”Sharon Van Etten w/ Glass Ghost — “Like a Diamond”Them — […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/24/21
EPISODE #449: CATS VIThe Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Dave “Baby” Cortez — “Catnip”The Lucksmiths — “Cat in Sunshine” The Wailers — “What’s New Pussycat”Peach Kelli Pop — “Hello Kitty Knife”Naked City — “Snagglepuss”John Wesley Harding — “Monkey and his Cat”Luna — “The Owl and the Pussycat”The Carter Family — “Kitty Waltz”Thee Speaking Canaries — “When […]
Movie Review: Stillwater
3.5 stars out of 5My thought process on deciding to see this movie, which from the trailer looked, you know, dusty and not that interesting: 1) I’m a fan of Matt Damon and he usually chooses quality projects. 2) Oh, it was directed by Tom McCarthy, who I love: The Station Agent, The Visitor, Win […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/17/21
EPISODE #448: DOG DAYS OF SUMMER VIThe Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Jayhawks — “Dogtown Days”The Rolling Stones — “Walking the Dog” [live on air]Jack White — “Why Walk a Dog?”They Might Be Giants — “Dog Walker”Potty Mouth — “Dog Song”The Extra Lens — “Dogs of Clinic 17”The Narrator — “Panic at Puppy Beach”Dogmo from […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/3/21
EPISODE #446: 2020 SUMMER OLYMPICS, WEEK 2 (GOLD) delayed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemicJohn Williams — “Olympic Fanfare” [partial; ALTERNATE THEME]UV-TV — “Gold”Simple Minds — “New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)”Syd Straw — “Golden Dreams”Health & Happiness Show — “Woman of Gold”The Natvral — “Tears of Gold”Daft Punk — “Harder Better Faster Stronger”Bouncing Souls — […]
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