Jack Silbert
Movie Review: 2022 Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Films
Audible (USA)4.5 stars out of 5 No, this isn’t a documentary about the audio book company. If you’re a fan of Friday Night Lights, fire up your Netflix and watch this 38-minute doc. (The similarities are no coincidence: Lights’ Peter Berg is a producer here.) Audible focuses on the high school football team at the […]
Aquarium Playlist, 3/15/22
EPISODE #478: ST. PATRICK’S DAY EPISODE 2022 (SNAKES) The Pogues — “Streams of Whiskey” [ALTERNATE THEME] in memory of Al LandesM. Ward — “He Asked Me To Be a Snake & Live Underground”Brother JT — “Snakebit”Half Japanese — “Snakeline”Duran Duran — “Union of the Snake”Lithics — “Snake Tattoo”Bush Tetras — “Snakes Crawl”John Lee Hooker — […]
Movie Review: 2022 Oscar Nominated Live-Action Short Films
On My Mind (Denmark) 3.5 stars out of 5 Man walks into a bar. But it’s not the set-up for a joke, it’s an Oscar-nominated short. He downs a stiff drink and, on his way out, notices the karaoke stage. Can he please sing a song? Gruff owner is dismissive — it’s morning, he’s working […]
Aquarium Playlist, 3/8/22
EPISODE #477: WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH 2022 Palmyra Delran & the Doppel Gang (w/ Kim Shattuck) — “Walk Away” [ALTERNATE THEME]Stephanie Seymour — “There Was a Time”Kait Eldridge — “Father Callahan”Rosanne Cash — “The Wheel”Smile Machine — “Pretty Today”Hank Thompson & his Brazos Valley Boys — “The Wild Side of Life”Kitty Wells — “It Wasn’t God […]
Movie Review: The Worst Person in the World
4 stars out of 5As I already boldly announced that Drive My Car was the best film of 2021, I guess I have to also vote for it as the best International Feature at the Oscars. But Norway’s entry, The Worst Person in the World, is really good too. I was quickly charmed by Renate […]
Aquarium Playlist, 2/22/22
EPISODE #475: SATELLITES The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The High Water Marks — “Satellite”Spoon — “Satellite”Elvis Costello — “Satellite”Elliott Smith — “Satellite”Phoebe Bridgers — “Chinese Satellite”The Replacements — “Satellite”Orange Juice — “Satellite City” The Hooters — “Satellite” Wilco — “You Satellite” The Bats — “Satellites” Yo La Tengo — “Satellite” Velvet Underground — “Satellite of […]
Movie Review: Jackass Forever
3.5 stars out of 5 It’s not that I was opposed to Jackass; I just never tuned in. I certainly noticed the show’s influence on my young friend [TRIGGER WARNING: obscure name-dropping], then-aspiring filmmaker Van Neistat. I dug the Minutemen song they used as theme music. Names seeped into my awareness: Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Wee […]
Aquarium Playlist, 2/15/22
EPISODE #474: BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2022 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Weeknd — “Save Your Tears”Billy Wright — “After Dark Blues”The Staple Singers — “Uncloudy Day”The Treniers — “Rockin’ Is Our Bizness”Ohio Players — “Love Rollercoaster”Cecil Gant — “I Wonder”Hank Ballard & the Midnighters — “Work With Me Annie” Dee Dee Sharp — “Mashed […]
Aquarium Playlist, 2/8/22
EPISODE #473: CANCELED CONCERTS III The omicron variant caused a large spike in COVID cases, resulting in a new batch of canceled events.Peter Holsapple — “Cancelled” [ALTERNATE THEME]Joy Cleaner — “False Alarm”The Ergs — “Every Romance Language”Shellshag — “Driving Song”John Cozz & the Rippers — “Italian Meats”The Exbats — “Best Kiss”Baby Shakes — “Sweet ’n’ […]
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