Jailhouse to Milhouse (2024)
I had a minor resistance walking into Buddy [...]
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Blog: Did YouTube triumph over ‘Triumph of the Will’
Oh, YouTube! Your paradoxical shenanigans keep me young. Like anyone else, I am a prime participant in bizarro world of the video sharing website known as YouTube, either browsing or tinkering with my podcast. But I am never far from being amazed at the ways in which the pendulum swings back and forth over the […]
Hokey Religions, Ancient Weapons: Star Wars turns 40
If my passion for movies were a galaxy then Star Wars would most certainly be its brightest star. George Lucas’ seminal masterwork landed on America forty years ago today and its impact has never left us. It has certainly never left the panoply of my life. It’s still there in much the same way that […]
The Life and Times of a Princess: Carrie Fisher (1956 – 2016)
As a child, I think Princess Leia may have been my first love. If, like me, you grew up in the generation of little kids whose first movie going experience was Star Wars, then it was hard not to fall in love with the princess and by extension Carrie Fisher. How could I not have […]
The 88th Annual Academy Awards: What an Awkward Day!
It was a lovely day for some and a not-so lovely day for others at the 88th Annual Academy Awards Sunday night as attempts at correcting the #OscarsSoWhite scandal became a source of humor. No, there were no actors of color for the Oscar this year, but the issue wasn’t swept under the rug either. […]
Blog: Are the Academy Awards racist?
Oh, what a monologue Chris Rock must be cooking up for this year’s Academy Awards. It is not a stretch to suggest that on the morning of February 29th, the topic of conversation of the 88th Academy Awards will move swiftly from the winners to questions of diversity. Almost as soon as the nominees were […]
Spider-Man – A Disembodied Audio Commentary
My full-blooded audio commentary for Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man.
Rocky – A Disembodied Audio Commentary
This is my full-blooded disembodied commentary of the 49th film to win the Oscar for Best Picture, a little film called Rocky.
