Patrick GiblinPhoebe 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…4 min read·Feb 9, 2021----
Patrick Giblin“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…4 min read·Sep 17, 2020----
Patrick GiblinFilm 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”…9 min read·Mar 5, 2020----
Patrick GiblinCollective 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.11 min read·Feb 11, 2020----
Patrick GiblinThe 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…5 min read·Nov 25, 2019----
Patrick Giblin“Easy Rider” Revisited Through the Lens of an Aging CurmudgeonWARNING: A CRAP-TON OF SPOILERS AHEAD7 min read·Nov 22, 2019----
Patrick GiblinThe 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…3 min read·Jun 20, 2019----
Patrick Giblin“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…9 min read·Feb 16, 2019----
Patrick Giblin1956’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…11 min read·Sep 29, 2017----
Patrick GiblinComic 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…5 min read·Aug 1, 2017----