Phoebe Bridgers and the Smashing of GuitarsDuring the Feb. 6, 2021 episode of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” musician Phoebe Bridgers attempted to smash a Danelectro electric guitar at…Feb 9, 2021Feb 9, 2021
“Jaws” and COVID-19: When Fact and Fiction BlurI have a strange but vivid memory around “Jaws.” It was 1975 and I was nine years old and was waiting in a local music store in Wheaton…Sep 17, 2020Sep 17, 2020
Film Remakes That Don’t SuckIt’s inevitable. A studio announces a remake of a beloved film and a wave of armchair critics cry that the “classics should be left alone”…Mar 5, 2020Mar 5, 2020
Collective Angst in Film: The Existential Threat of Nuclear AnnihilationFilm is a wonderful art form and often reflect themes that society is grappling with at the time that the art was first conceived.Feb 11, 2020Feb 11, 2020
The Correct Viewing-Order for Holiday FilmsThere are certain movies that are “must-see” films during the holidays. But there are occasional arguments about when is the best time to…Nov 25, 2019Nov 25, 2019
“Easy Rider” Revisited Through the Lens of an Aging CurmudgeonWARNING: A CRAP-TON OF SPOILERS AHEADNov 22, 2019Nov 22, 2019
The Garage Sale After Death: My Mother’s Life Categorized and Labeled in an Estate SaleMy mother died recently. I won’t get into specifics in this post, nor will I do a psychoanalysis of our relationship. Those are topics for…Jun 20, 2019Jun 20, 2019
“Network” Revisited in the Age of FOX/CNN/MSNBC and TrumpEver since Donald Trump took the oath of office as President of the United States, placed there because of strategically created news…Feb 16, 2019Feb 16, 2019
1956’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers Revisited in the Trump EraI had seen the 1956 film “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” many times while growing up. A staple of late night television around Halloween…Sep 29, 2017Sep 29, 2017
Comic Book Films That Many Don’t Know are Comic Book FilmsRecently, a few of my neighbors and I were talking about summer films to see, and the topic of “Wonder Woman” came up. I enthusiastically…Aug 1, 2017Aug 1, 2017
