Jack Silbert
What I’ve Been Watching: Edition XII
So I set up my dad with Amazon Prime on a Kindle Fire. But do *I* have Amazon Prime? Do *I* have a Kindle Fire? Nooooooooooo! Hey, it’s all just part of being the selfless guy I am. But here’s my biannual rundown of the new shows I’ve watched recently, mostly via my old-fashioned cable. […]
Aquarium Playlist, 6/14/16
EPISODE #237: STARS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Lake — “The Stars” Karyn Kuhl Band — “The Stars Will Bring You Home” Joe Henry — “Stars” Man or Astro-Man? — “Journey to the Stars” Ric Menck — “Reachin’ for the Stars” Ella Fitzgerald — “Stairway to the Stars” The Field Mice — “Below the […]
Movie Review: Popstar — Never Stop Never Stopping
3 stars out of 5 Oh, Andy Samberg, what are we going to do with you? You were so funny on Saturday Night Live, and then in 2007 you made Hot Rod, showing it could be trickier to be funny on the big screen. In 2012, I was impressed with Samberg in the fairly serious […]
The Wit and Wisdom of Lee Israel, Vol. 6 (Apr. 2012)
Last week we learned that the movie based on Lee’s memoir is, in fact, still very much alive! (Unlike Lee herself.) Nicole Holofcener’s script will still be used, but she is no longer directing — the reins have been turned over to Marielle Heller, whose debut effort, 2015’s Diary of a Teenage Girl, impressed me. […]
Aquarium Playlist, 6/7/16
EPISODE #236: MUHAMMAD ALI TRIBUTE The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Cassius Clay — “Round 1: I Am the Greatest” Simon & Garfunkel — “The Boxer” Morrissey — “Boxers” Of Montreal — “My Favorite Boxer” Eels — “Prizefighter” LL Cool J — “Mama Said Knock You Out” Palomar — “Knockout” Skatalites — “Knock Out Punch” […]
Movie Review: The Lobster
4 stars out of 5 At the artsy theater where I saw The Lobster, moviegoers are encouraged to grade the film they’ve just seen and tack up a mini review on a bulletin board in the lobby. I was giddy to see that The Lobster‘s reviews were split between enthusiastic A’s and F’s (and F […]
Aquarium Playlist, 5/31/16
EPISODE #235: WHATEVER The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Dinosaur Jr. — “Whatever’s Cool With Me” The Monkees — “Whatever’s Right” The Clean — “Whatever I Do It’s Right” Colleen Green — “Whatever I Want” Elliott Smith — “Whatever (Folk Song in C)” Brian Wilson — “Whatever Happened” The Shivas — “Whatever” Oasis — “Whatever” […]
Movie Review: The Nice Guys
3 stars out of 5 Ah, OK, it all makes sense now: Director/co-writer Shane Black wrote the original Lethal Weapon. Because this is totally, totally the Lethal Weapon formula: mismatched buddies fightin’ crime and crackin’ wise. It’s 1977 in Los Angeles. The movie tries a little too hard to tell us “hey it’s 1977!” (The […]
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