Jack Silbert
Movie Review: Parasite
3.5 stars out of 5 I’d been trying to see Parasite for a few weeks, but it seemed like the world was trying to prevent me: illness, bad weather, general exhaustion. Finally on December 31 I made a concerted effort, $7 Tuesday not even in effect on account of the holiday (note: popcorn was still […]
Movie Review: Marriage Story
3 stars out of 5 During this whole relationship-crumbling story, the one thought that kept going throug my head was, “Wait, do I still have a chance with Greta Gerwig?” But I guess, if anything, this flick would’ve been inspired by Noah Baumbach’s marriage and divorce with Jennifer Jason Leigh. Bummer. So, this is a […]
Movie Review: Star Wars — The Rise of Skywalker
4.5 star wars out of 5 I was 8 when the first Star Wars came out, so for better and worse, this has been my life, with an awful lot of time and mental energy invested. But, not like, nerd level. So if there are some plot and character inconsistencies from film to film, I […]
Aquarium Playlist, 12/31/19
EPISODE #363: NEW TO ME IN 2019, PT. 2 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Jacques Le Coque — “Crush”Ringo Deathstarr — “Big Bopper”Sooner — “Breathing”Tallies — “Mother”Queue — “More”Tuff Sunshine — “We Seal Every Deal With a Kiss” UV-TV — “Hide”Michael Beach — “A Vision of Modern Love”Lorelei K — “Radiating”John Cozz — “Braincation”steve. — […]
New Year’s Resolutions 2020
1. For Halloween, dress up as Hugh Downs and/or Barbara Walters. 2. Now that I’ve solved Rubik’s Cube, resolve to re-solve. 3. Next time someone concludes a sassy “hot take” by saying “Prove me wrong!” go into an extended, Beautiful Mind-wall-diagram, meticulous point-by-point refutation of their supposed theory until everybody in the room gets really, […]
Aquarium Playlist, 12/24/19
EPISODE #362: NEW TO ME IN 2019, PT. 1 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Reese McHenry — “Detroit”Algebra II — “Swim House”Pynkie — “LooneyTune”Sidney Gish — “Mouth Log”Potty Mouth — “Do It Again”Heather Cook — “Dover” (home demo)Weird Skin — “2 Weird 4 Luv”Dog Date — “Rope Burn”Control Top — “Straight Jackets”Metalleg — “Hit of […]
Movie Review: Dark Waters
4.5 stars out of 5 Sometimes a movie is good for you rather than enjoyable. Think Spielberg’s Lincoln as opposed to Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. This one is very good for you, is a little exhausting, but really packs a punch. I did have to convince myself to see it. Sure, I love Mark Ruffalo […]
Aquarium Playlist, 12/17/19
EPISODE #361: THE 2019 HOLIDAY SPECIAL Darlene Love — “Christmas Baby (Please Come Home)” [ALTERNATE THEME]The Hives and Cyndi Lauper — “A Christmas Duel”Jack Black — “Oh Hanukkah”Yo La Tengo — “Eight Candles”The Swingin’ Neckbreakers — “Santa Claus Ain’t Comin’ This Year”Jennifer O’Connor — “Merry 4 Christmas”The Effettes — “Jingle Joy”Macrofone — “2.8 GPA for […]
Faces: Holly Metz
Hoboken’s historian in residence, Holly Metz, has written a fascinating new book, The Untold Life of Peter Lee, about a man born into slavery for the prominent Stevens family. I had the honor of interviewing Ms. Metz for hMAG.
Jack Silbert, curator