Jack Silbert
Movie Review: Black Bag
4 stars out of 5Since splashing onto the movie scene with 1989’s Sex, Lies, and Videotape, director Steven Soderbergh above all else seems to choose whatever project will be fun for him at a given time, regardless of genre. For Black Bag, he sinks his teeth into an old-fashioned drawing room whodunit. (“Someone in this […]
Aquarium Playlist, 3/11/25
EPISODE #632: ST. PATRICK’S DAY 2025 (FEAR)a tribute to the 30th anniversary of the Rogue’s March album Never Fear Rogue’s March — “I’m in Love — But Not With You” [ALTERNATE THEME]Joe Hurley & Rogue’s March — “I Knew This Would Happen”Siouxsie & the Banshees — “Fear (of the Unknown)” Public Enemy — “Fear of […]
Movie Review: Parthenope
3.5 stars out of 5 In the past handful of years, I’ve become lightly addicted to vintage, melancholy summer-by-the-shore movies, with extra points if they’re European. They’re generally slow-paced, in beautiful settings, sexy, with complicated relationships, and often contain a coming-of-age element. Parthenope is a modern Italian film that checks all the boxes yet still […]
Movie Reviews: 2025 Oscar-Nominated Short Films
LIVE ACTION The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Croatia) 4 stars out of 5 It’s 1993 in Eastern Europe and military personnel have stopped and boarded a passenger train, demanding to see everyone’s papers. Tension builds as the officers get closer and closer to the compartment we’ve become familiar with, including a family and […]
Aquarium Playlist, 3/4/25
EPISODE #631: DARK Ezra Cohen — “Kiss Me in the Dark” [ALTERNATE THEME]Yo La Tengo — “When It’s Dark”Dwight Yoakam — “Some Dark Holler” Frankie Cosmos — “Too Dark” James Carr — “The Dark End of the Street” Grass Jaw — “Dark Months”Old Town Crier — “Into the Dark” The Resonars — “Dark on You […]
Aquarium Playlist, 2/25/25
EPISODE #630: LIGHTThe Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (The Barbusters) — “Light of Day” Sam Phillips — “Reflecting Light” Freedy Johnston — “Trick of the Light” Smut — “How the Light Felt”Bruce Springsteen — “Blinded by the Light” Jennifer O’Connor — “The Color and the Light” Robert Forster — “Let Your […]
Aquarium Playlist, 2/18/25
EPISODE #629: BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2025Tampa Red — “Happy Jack” [ALTERNATE THEME]Brenda & the Tabulations — “Who’s Lovin’ You” Earl Lewis & the Channels — “The Gleam in Your Eye” The Chantels — “I Can’t Take It” Dangerdoom feat. Talib Kweli — “Old School Rules”Faye Adams — “I’ll Be True” Freddy King — “Have You […]
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2025 Kennedy Center Honors
“President” Donald Trump replaced the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees with braindead loyalists, who immediately installed him as the once great organization’s chairman. Soon after, the Kennedy Center announced the slate of 2025 recipients for its Honors. • Kid Rock • Scott Baio • Arnold Palmer’s schlong • Hannibal Lecter • The Hamburglar • Kyle […]
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