Jack Silbert
Movie Review: The Rhythm Section
3 stars out of 5 Different town, but second consecutive movie where I was the only one in the theater. I’m starting to get a complex. Or perhaps a multiplex. The Rhythm Section (I keep typing Rhythm Method) is a crummy name for an action flick, but at least the title is explained in the […]
Aquarium Playlist, 2/11/20
EPISODE #369: VALENTINE’S DAY 2020 (HEARTS) Lois — “Valentine” [ALTERNATE THEME]Luna — “Inside Your Heart”Bruce Springsteen — “Two Hearts”Jad Fair & Norman Blake — “Two Hearts Together”The Beach Boys — “Let’s Put Our Hearts Together”Withered Hand — “Heart Heart”The Schramms — “Hearts and Diamonds”Karl Hendricks Trio — “Painted my Heart”Megan Reilly — “Sew the Threads […]
Movie Review: Gretel and Hansel
4 stars out of 5 Do I have to say every time that, full disclosure, Sophia Lillis is my dear friend Karen’s stepdaughter? What if I get it out of the way in the first sentence? OK, fine. Um, this movie is FUCKED UP. I had no idea what to expect. Even my recollections of […]
Movie Review: 2020 Oscar Nominated Live-Action Short Films
A Sister (Belgium) 4.5 stars out of 5 A taut, highly realistic thriller based around a nighttime car ride. I won’t say any more plot-wise as it’s very worth watching and I don’t want to ruin it. Terrific performance by the actress not in the car, Veerle Baetens. This would be my choice for the […]
Movie Review: 2020 Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films
Dcera (Czechia) 3.5 stars out of 5 Daughter/dad story #1, told in an intriguing, dark papier-mâché-esque style. Grown-up daughter reflects back on her relationship with her father back in the day. Impressive, though I had a little trouble following the exact details of this one. Hair Love (USA) 3 stars out of 5 Daughter/dad story […]
Aquarium Playlist, 2/4/20
EPISODE #368: NEED Thelonious Monk — “Well You Needn’t” [ALTERNATE THEME]Sunshine & the Rain — “All We Need”The Kinks — “I Need You”The Muffs — “I Need You”The Who — “I Need You”The Beatles — “I Need You”Rufus Wainwright — “Sometimes You Need”LL Cool J — “I Need Love”Elva — “I Need Love”Slim Harpo — […]
Aquarium Playlist, 1/28/20
EPISODE #367: WANT The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Jay Reatard — “Always Wanting More”Bob Dylan — “I Want You”Elvis Costello — “I Want You”The Shivas — “I Want You”Cheap Trick — “I Want You To Want Me” (early version)NRBQ — “I Want You Bad”The Hoodoo Gurus — “I Want You Back”Terry McCarthy — “Want You […]
Movie Review: Pain and Glory
4 stars out of 5 When I was a college boy, Pedro Almodóvar was a big deal: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (which I’m pretty sure I didn’t see) and Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (which I’m pretty sure I did). And yet I can’t say I’ve really kept up with […]
Movie Review: Uncut Gems
3.5 stars out of 5 I saw Uncut Gems a couple of weeks ago and thought, “What’s all this hubbub about Adam Sandler? He doesn’t deserve an Oscar nomination.” And sure enough, he did not receive one. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a solid performance, just nothing special; Sandler himself has done better work. But […]
Movie Review: Knives Out
2.5 stars out of 5 I texted my buddy to see if he wanted to catch the 7:30 showing of Uncut Gems. He couldn’t, and my visit to the DMV in Jersey City went faster than expected, so I decided to see the 4:30 screening instead, freeing up my evening for a meatball parm sub […]
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