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Movie Review: Parthenope
3.5 stars out of 5 In the past handful of years, I’ve become lightly addicted to vintage, melancholy summer-by-the-shore movies, with extra points if they’re European. They’re generally slow-paced, in beautiful settings, sexy, with complicated relationships, and often contain a coming-of-age element. Parthenope is a modern Italian film that checks all the boxes yet still […]
Aquarium Playlist, 8/18/20
EPISODE #396: DOG DAYS OF SUMMER V The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Jonathan Richman — “Yes, Take Me Home”Stella Donnelly — “Beware of the Dogs”Jimmy Work — “Puttin’ on the Dog (Tom Cattin’ Around)”Little Richard — “Poor Dog (Who Can’t Wag His Own Tail)”The Selecter — “My Collie (Not a Dog)”Gary Oldman — “I Wanna […]
Movie Review: Darkest Hour
3.5 stars out of 5 On a few occasions at my old job, I’d fly into St. Louis and then make the long, lonely drive to Jefferson City. Each time, I’d pass the exit for the National Winston Churchill Museum, which struck me as pretty random in the middle of Nowhere, Missouri. (They didn’t even […]
Movie Review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
3.5 stars out of 5 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a smartly written, wonderfully performed, expertly directed film which I enjoyed very much… and yet, left the theater wondering, “Wait—what the hell just happened?” I never read the book, mysteries not really being my bag, and I was too young for the mini-series. But it’s […]
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