Jack Silbert
Movie Review: Brian Banks
3.5 stars out of 5I honestly thought I’d bought a ticket to a documentary; that’s how quickly I had read the description of this movie. Was caught off-guard when “Based on a true story” popped up on the screen. But hey, I can adjust. I did correctly read that the story involved the real-life California […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/13/19
EPISODE #343: DOG DAYS OF SUMMER IV The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]JD McPherson — “Bloodhound Rock”Camper Van Beethoven — “The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon”The Genuine Diamelles — “Underdog”Prince Buster & the Maytals — “Jamaica Ska (Dog War)”The Sonics — “Walkin’ the Dog”2nd Grade — “I’m an Old Dog”The Byrds — “Old […]
Movie Review: The Mountain
2.5 stars out of 5 Jeff Goldblum and old-timey mental hospitals? This really seemed up my alley. We meet young, sad, inexpressive Andy who works in a hockey rink run by his grandpa oh wait the movie says it’s his dad. It is the early 1950s and the world is grey and brown, or at […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/6/19
EPISODE #342: MASS SHOOTINGS AND MURDER after the latest two, in El Paso, TX, and Dayton, OH The Fall — “Fiery Jack” [ALTERNATE THEME]Basic Bitches — “Mass Shootings and Donald Trump”The Selecter — “Murder”Head Cheerleader — “Murderers”The Insomniacs — “Help! Murder! Police!”The Police — “Murder by Numbers”Bruce Springsteen — “Murder Incorporated”Another Sunny Day — “You […]
Movie Review: Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
4.5 stars out of 5I feel like I’m in an unhealthy long-term relationship with Quentin Tarantino. We got off to an excellent start, but now he disappoints me time and again, and yet always manages to lure me back. Every now and then, he surprises me with a delightful bed-and-breakfast long weekend (um, wait, I […]
Faces: Tammy Faye Starlite
Tammy Faye Starlite is a singer, an actress, a neighbor, and an absolute delight. Her New York Times-feted salute to Marianne Faithfull returns this month, and I had the pleasure of interviewing Tammy for hMAG.
Movie Review: Sword of Trust
2.5 stars out of 5 The trailer looked cute — Marc Maron working in a pawn shop. Was playing at the artsy theater in Asbury Park, so I could beat the traffic before a concert, chat with the friendly ticket booth guy, sit in some air conditioning, and enjoy another chocolate covered graham cracker. Nice […]
Aquarium Playlist, 7/30/19
EPISODE #341: MAMA’S LITTLE BABY LOVES SHORTENIN’ WORDS (NUTHIN’ BUT a G THANG) The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers — “Jammin’ Me”Tracy Chapman — “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution”Reigning Sound — “Lyin’ Girl”Public Enemy — “Can’t Do Nuttin’ For Ya Man”The Pastels — “Comin’ Through”Woods — “Mornin’ Time”Suzanne Lavine — “Hangin’ Around”T-Bone […]
Aquarium Playlist, 7/23/19
EPISODE #340: COOL The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]The Meters — “Look-Ka Py Py” r.i.p. Art NevilleJune Christy — “Something Cool”Rat Fancy — “Stay Cool”Sparks featuring Jane Wiedlin — “Cool Places”Pylon — “Cool”Lucinda Williams — “2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten”Algebra II — “Cool Girl”Sonic Youth — “Kool Thing”Karl Hendricks Trio — “Hold On, Cool Breeze”Dinosaur […]
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