Once upon a time in television history over 40 million people would spend their Monday evenings tuned into CBS to watch “I Love Lucy”. The half-hour sitcom ran from October 15, 1951 to May 6, 1957 and for four of its six years (including its final year) it was the most watched show on television. … Continue reading
Random Thoughts: The 2022 Golden Globes Nominations
This morning the Hollywood Foreign Press (and Snoop Dogg) unveiled this year’s batch of nominees for the 79th annual Golden Globes. After a (shall we say) rocky year, the HFPA returns and have left us with plenty to talk about. There are a few surprises and a few headscratchers. But such is the nature of … Continue reading
REVIEW: “West Side Story” (2021)
Let’s be honest, there aren’t many filmmakers out there who can suddenly decide to make a musical and it turn out to be something truly extraordinary. Yet that’s exactly what Steven Spielberg has done with “West Side Story”. Think about it, he’s the man behind the camera for such movies as “Jaws”, “E.T.”, “Raiders of … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Don’t Look Up” (2021)
It’s true that filmmaker Adam McKay has a pretty devoted following. His six(ish) hit-or-miss comedy collaborations with Will Ferrell earned him a pretty enthusiastic fan base. Then in 2015 he tried something a little different with the intriguing but exhausting “The Big Short”. He followed it with the bloated and insufferable “Vice”, a movie that … Continue reading
My Guest Appearance on Tavern Talk: Initial Reactions to “Don’t Look Up”
I had a great time appearing on Tavern Talk by Initial Reaction to discuss Adam McKay’s wacky end-of-the-world satire “Don’t Look Up”. It was late and we had screened two movies, so please forgive my rambling. But (as it always is on that show) I had a lot of fun. Please click below and check … Continue reading
REVIEW: “8-Bit Christmas” (2021)
I remember it like was yesterday. Waking up on Christmas morning in 1987, glassy eyes and my hair looking like I had just excited a wind tunnel. I hadn’t slept much that night. I never did on Christmas Eve, even during my teen years. Call it a side effect of being a big ol’ kid … Continue reading