- on Goals for 2026:
Well last night when I couldn’t fall asleep, I was brainstorming lyrics…
Feb 11, 19:57
- on Looking Back: Goals for 2025:
Congratulations on hitting your goals like a boxer with a personal grudge! (Apologies for not having popped by more often,…
Feb 10, 19:16
- on Gangs of London, Season 3, Episode 5:
This is the dumbest episode of television I’ve ever seen. She fools everyone with elementary school hide and seek skills…
Jan 30, 02:18
- on Gangs of London, Season 1, Episode 7:
Glad you got something out of it, Darlene! Hope you and the hubby enjoy the show to come.
Jan 29, 17:02
- on Gangs of London, Season 1, Episode 7:
I dont know Why I never watched this show before now! Hubby & I are Locked in! I really loke…
Jan 29, 01:29
- on Hamnet (2025):
“Agnes attends the premiere of Hamlet and act as though she’s never encountered the concept of a play before.” YES,…
Jan 27, 15:58
- on Hamnet (2025):
I find room in my heart for both (and SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, not to mention ALL IS TRUE besides) but…
Jan 27, 11:06
- on Hamnet (2025):
One thing I appreciate about this film is that it’s perfectly happy to put across that it’s messy and occasionally-tragic…
Jan 27, 11:04
- on Hamnet (2025):
Yeah, but Hamlet and Hamnet are only off by one consonant. So are Hamlet and Amleth, but never you mind.…
Jan 26, 15:08
- on The Blackening (2022):
A movie I forgot I reviewed! Not sure what pulled you to watch it given the parameters you mentioned, but…
Jan 25, 15:36
- on F1 (2025):
I like your bro triangle reading on this. Good point. Thanks for reading and the kind words!
Jan 25, 15:35
- on Final Destination 2 (2003):
I no longer endorse this; I have completely flipped on the issue. 1 is, in fact, best, and you were…
Jan 24, 13:55
- on F1 (2025):
Spiderhead reeks. “rehydrating the raisin” is funny. I appreciate the observation about sports and war movie ouroboros. This is about…
Jan 21, 18:35
- on The Blackening (2022):
Hi-diddle-hi-de-die Murderinos! Since I’m neither a fan of the Slasher genre nor a Black American the film might well have…
Jan 21, 08:29
- on Wicked (2024):
The Goods: giving half-hearted pans of blockbuster slop so you don’t have to watch it since 2020
Jan 16, 09:05
- on Wicked (2024):
A mutual friend of ours, a big movie fan and one who has generally resisted my laments that modern cinema…
Jan 15, 15:46
- on Eternity (2025):
I definitely should give The Good Place another shot. And I hope Eternity works better for you than it did…
Jan 12, 20:21
- on Eternity (2025):
You really should. IMO, the series finale earns every bit of the hype around it. Though I did prefer S2-3…
Jan 12, 20:04
- on My OFCS Nominating Ballot (2025):
DCOM representation in legitimate awards bodies. That’s why I’m here. ✊
Jan 11, 14:54
- on My OFCS Nominating Ballot (2025):
You really did put Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 4 in as your top pick for choreography, you actual madman.
Jan 11, 13:03
- on Eternity (2025):
It is now occurring to me that the Lubitsch aside I read was probably a reference to Heaven Can Wait,…
Jan 11, 09:18
- on Eternity (2025):
I did feel like I was being a grump about a good-natured original story, so maybe follow your instincts and…
Jan 11, 09:15
- on Eternity (2025):
I dunno, the one Lubitsch movie I’ve seen that I don’t like is in fact his celestial bureaucracy movie (not…
Jan 10, 02:22
- on Mulholland Dr. (2001):
If IMDB Trivia for this film is to be believed, the Betty/Diane character of wanting to become a big star…
Jan 8, 15:12
- on Memento (2000):
Memento remains one my challenging favourites, not least for the rather beguiling performance from Guy Pearce (Even though he went…
Jan 8, 14:03
- on Eternity (2025):
I thought the trailer for this was vaguely interesting, but comparisons to Wish. Lol, oof.
Jan 8, 09:47
- on The Train (1964):
One of the great WWII films and from a railway standpoint, an unforgettable feast of steam. The entire cast, direction,…
Jan 7, 23:38
- on Podcast Episode: Dear Christmas (2020) ft. Brennan Klein – A cookie-cutter Christmas:
Happy New Year, ED! 2026 gotta be a good one. We’re overdue as a human race, right? (Honestly, both 2024…
Jan 1, 21:56
- on Podcast Episode: It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) and Christmas Carol roulette – I’m thinking of beginning things:
An even more belated happy holidays to you, ED! I hope you are well! Ha, I haven’t even heard of…
Jan 1, 21:53
- on Podcast Episode: Dear Christmas (2020) ft. Brennan Klein – A cookie-cutter Christmas:
A very happy new year to you – may AD 2026 deliver THE GOODS just as well as your own…
Jan 1, 08:13
- on Podcast Episode: It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) and Christmas Carol roulette – I’m thinking of beginning things:
A belated Merry Christmas to you and all the Joy of the Season – especially the Joy of no longer…
Dec 26, 12:32
- on The Train (1964):
The usage of b&w sets this offering above many others. Having spent five plus year in France military and transportation…
Dec 20, 13:08
- on After the Hunt (2025):
First of all, this is a fantastic piece of film criticism. I admire how much you grapple with the movie.…
Dec 12, 10:02
- on Rushmore (1998):
Sorry this one didn’t jibe with you (the movie or the review), but thanks for stopping by!
Dec 10, 20:51
- on Good Boy (2025):
I’d argue, but I’m pretty sure the cat in Caught Stealing and the Pet Sematary remake must be on barbituates.…
Dec 9, 19:20
- on Good Boy (2025):
Well you’d have small children about the house, so you have all the fun and many of the frustrations involved…
Dec 8, 08:02
- on Good Boy (2025):
Sir, I am not what you call a Dog Person (I remained mortally afraid for them for many years and…
Dec 8, 07:59
- on Good Boy (2025):
Getting an obedient dog to act is one thing, but I can’t even imagine it for a cat. We’ll have…
Dec 7, 17:46
- on Good Boy (2025):
Dogs probably dream; there’s been a study on pigeon sleep that’s suggestive that they dream, which given mammals’ evolutionary distance…
Dec 7, 13:46
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I’ve been in a writing rut; I’ll get something non-audio out sometime soon!
Feb 11, 19:58