Five winners (and One Loser) for the first half of 2022

Man, where does the time go? As we get older, time goes by more quickly, and having a two-year-old at home only accelerates that process. I want to crank out more work, but my lovely daughter takes up most of my time. And I wouldn’t trade that for anything. Even if it means I am […]

It’s Seriously Time to Start Taking Danny McBride Seriously. Seriously.

“Listen here, you beautiful bitch. I am about to fuck you up with some truth.” – Kenny Powers, Eastbound & Down What exactly IS that truth, you may be asking? Here it is: Danny McBride is television royalty, nothing short of an auteur, and one of the most brilliant television satirists of his generation. And […]

YELLOWJACKETS AND LICORICE PIZZA

YELLOWJACKETS Camp? Satire? Incredibly fun thriller sprinkled with a supernatural element and set to the biggest radio hits from my high school and undergrad years? If you are Showtime’s newest hit series Yellowjackets, the answer to all of those question is yes, please and thank you. Set in two timelines, 1996 and 2021, Yellowjackets tells […]

Landscapers and Lucy Dacus

Landscapers The whole is less than the sum of its parts. Or something like that, which is the feeling I took away after recently finishing the HBO’s limited series Landscapers. The true crime series stars Olivia Colman (Fleabag, The Crown) and David Thewlis (Harry Potter franchise) as Susan and Christopher Edwards; spouses convicted of the […]

2021 Favorites

Hey All! Here is a list of some of my favorite shows, movies, and albums from 2021. Being a parent, Covid worries, and work got in the way of watching, listening, and reviewing new releases (I haven’t even seen Ghostbusters Afterlife yet!), but I plan to change that in 2022. I hope you and your […]

NO SUDDEN MOVE & SIX FEET UNDER

No Sudden Move, the latest film from director Steven Soderbergh, is an old fashioned train heist Western hiding in the plain sight of mid-century Detroit. However in this adaptation, horses are American-made cars, the loot is automobile blueprints, and banks are automakers. Featuring an ensemble cast and focusing on two low-level criminals (Don Cheadle and […]

To Bluey on Father’s Day

Bluey is high culture and I will fight anyone who says differently. Well, I take that back. If I were to choose to fight, I am sure that somewhere in the Bluey universe is a lesson about how we can all make a difference by choosing love over violence. And I am sure that through […]

The Little Things and Our Friend

Hi there and welcome back! It’s been almost nine months since my last entry. Being stuck at home with a beautiful and healthy baby girl in the midst of a global pandemic, you would think that I would have cranked out more posts than ever before. If you thought that, you probably don’t have a […]

After Life, Space Force, and Just Mercy

Hi there and welcome back! Here are some topical and quick series and movie reviews. All are topical and all will bring out different emotions to the viewer. As always, thanks for reading! AFTER LIFE SEASON 2 Season two of the Netflix original series After Life has returned with Ricky Gervais as grieving widower Tony […]

Streaming Options For Your Summer Binge

The good people at Consumers Advocate have asked me to share an article (CLICK HERE) they composed detailing the best streaming options for your summer television binge fests! The researchers put in A LOT of time and effort into their research and discuss all of the positives and negatives associated with the following streaming services: […]