Well, the world’s in pretty terrible shape, isn’t it? As if living through a generation-defining pandemic wasn’t enough we’ve also gotten the joy of watching America become more open about it becoming a fascist police state as protests around the country are turned into nightmares. And, it’s […]
Not to keep beating the same dead horse, but boy are we starved for new movies right now. Obviously there are a whole bunch of more important things going on, but as someone who has historically used the theatrical experience to cope with the stresses of the […]
Well folks, we’ve made it through yet another season of the Simpsons. Season 31 certainly had its ups and downs, primarily downs, but we’ve crossed another one off the list. And yet, after a recent string of truly bad episodes, I was pretty eager to wrap […]
Have you ever heard about the concept of director jail? Basically it’s the idea that if a director proves to be untrustworthy, either by delivering massive flop or by difficult to work with personally, they kind of lose their personal cache in the industry, and find […]
After the last two week’s….unpleasantness, I wasn’t exactly champing at the bit to tackle more Simpsons here on the site. We’ve almost crossed another seasons off the books, but two of the worst episodes I’ve ever seen have certainly taken the wind out of my sails. Which, […]
Well, here we are again. Last week I had the gift of talking about one of my least favorite episodes of the Simpsons I’ve ever seen. And, against all logic, that was only the first half of a two-party story, so I also got to dread […]
In the face of all the madness and uncertainty that’s currently making up the modern world, I have found myself leaning into a sort of comfort food mode, deciding to read and watch things that are familiar, and that can kind of help me escape from […]
A couple years ago I had the pleasure of checking out a weird little indie movie that I hadn’t heard much about, and have it absolutely blow me away. Cory Finley’s directorial debut, Thoroughbreds was a movie that hit me like a ton of bricks, and ended up […]
I’m still playing a little bit of catch-up here on the site now that I’m back from my little sojourn, which means we get a double dose of the Simpsons this week. Earlier this week we got to talk about a pretty fun little episode that […]
Well, I’m back from my little self-imposed exile, which can only mean one thing. Time to catch up on the Simpsons! Which, is not always the most positive endeavor to be embarking upon, especially this season. But, to my absolute shock, I found this to be a […]
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