Jack Silbert
Aquarium Playlist, 10/22/24
EPISODE #612: WISHES The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]A Flock of Seagulls — “Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)”Faith NYC — “Love Is a Wish Away” The Original Sins — “Wish I Was Here” Laura Cantrell — “Wishful Thinking” Ben Vaughn — “You’re Gonna Wish Love Was Never Invented”Amy Rigby — “Wish That […]
Movie Review: Tom Petty — Heartbreakers Beach Party
4 stars out of 5If you’re really feeling Petty, take a deep dive into Peter Bogdanovich’s 4-hour, 19-min documentary from 2007, Runnin’ Down a Dream. But for a looser experience capturing Tom and band at the height of their powers, Cameron Crowe’s restored film Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party is the one for you. Produced […]
Aquarium Playlist, 10/15/24
EPISODE #611: AUTUMN 2024 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]So-So Topic — “Autumn Leaves”Kicker — “Now That Autumn Is Here” David Christian — “Autumn’s Boy” The Vines — “Autumn Shade” The Ventures — “Lullaby of the Leaves”Michael Shelley — “The Leaves Fell Off the Trees” Iron & Wine — “Autumn Town Leaves” Eric Ambel & […]
Movie Review: The Wild Robot
4 stars out of 5I was not planning on seeing The Wild Robot. I was set on Joker II. (I like watching Joaquin Phoenix go nuts.) But a little last-minute research turned up that the new Joker was not particularly good and also, a musical. WTF? Much like the Mean Girls reboot, Joker II was […]
Aquarium Playlist, 10/9/24
EPISODE #610: NO The Human Beinz — “Nobody But Me” [ALTERNATE THEME]They Might Be Giants — “No!”Billy Ward & the Dominoes — “’Yes, My Darling’No!’ Says My Heart” The Pains of Being Pure at Heart — “Say No to Love” Laura Cantrell — “No Way There From Here” Sonic Youth — “No Way”The Resonars — […]
Movie Review: Megalopolis
4 stars out of 5 It’s not too often that an 85-year-old throws me off my game. But when the octogenarian in question is Francis Ford Coppola, perhaps I shouldn’t be too surprised. He has perhaps the greatest résumé of any filmmaker, living or otherwise: The Godfather, Godfather II, Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, and not […]
Movie Review: Will & Harper
4.5 stars out of 5When I first read the description of this documentary — Will Ferrell and a longtime friend who has recently transitioned take a cross-country road trip — I immediately wanted to see it. I figured Ferrell would be a gentle guide into questions about transgender life that many of us have. And […]
Movie Review: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
4.5 stars out of 5 Pee-wee put Tim Burton on the map, but it was 1988’s Beetlejuice that really established his reputation as a master macabre mischief-maker. Yes, he’s occasionally strayed from the darkness since — Big Fish, Big Eyes, Dumbo, etc. — but like the band Garbage, Burton is really only happy when it […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/17/24
EPISODE #608: BROTHERS Isley Brothers — “Brother, Brother” [ALTERNATE THEME]Lucinda Williams — “Little Angel, Little Brother”Lady Lamb the Beekeeper — “Little Brother” Mickey and Kitty — “The Kid Brother” Young Fresh Fellows — “Two Brothers” Former Babies — “Growing Up With Two Brothers”John Doe — “Twin Brothers” Filthy Friends — “Brother” The Gotobeds — “Wimpy […]
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