The best movies, the best albums, the best horror, and the best catty side-swipes at whatever’s annoying me at the time of this writing. Happy New Year! Continue reading
Posted in December 2019 …
“‘Clemency’ Examines the Toll State-Sanctioned Murder Takes on Both Sides of the Bars”
Abolish the death penalty. Continue reading
“The Best Horror Movies of 2019”
Out with the old, in with the new, but first you’d better watch these ten movies and maybe scare the daylights out of yourself. Continue reading
“I’m a Dad With Depression But I’m Doing All I Can So It Won’t Affect My Parenting”
In the words of Roast Beef Kazenzakis: “Because I got depression.” At least, I think he said that. Continue reading
“No Album Left Behind: Michaela Anne’s ‘Desert Dove'”
It’s never too late to take a minute and jot down some thoughts about one of 2019’s best country records, y’know. Continue reading
“A ‘Carnival of Souls’ At ‘The Lighthouse'”
One of the best horror movies all time. One of the best horror movies of 2019. One attempt at tying them both together. Continue reading
“‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Falls Under the Weight Of Its Own Franchising”
Good morning everyone! Let’s get popular on the Internet. Continue reading
“‘Bombshell’ Is An Oversanitized Mess — And A Missed Opportunity”
There are only so many ways that I, personally, can imagine screwing this movie up, and Jay Roach screws it up in all those ways plus others. Continue reading
“On Their Self-Titled Debut, Free Nationals Un-.Paak Themselves”
If there is a dad joke, and I can get away with making the dad joke, I will always, always, always make the dad joke, even dad jokes about Free Nationals albums. Continue reading
“Baumbach’s Marriage Story Mines Both Truth And Excess”
“It’s tough being the one guy with an unflattering take on the movie everyone loves,” said the one guy with an unflattering take on the movie everyone loves, finding the strength to move on against all odds. Continue reading
“Little Joe Could Use Pruning, But Chills Anyway”
Warning: Lots of gardening and botany puns ahead. Continue reading
“The Best* Horror Film Of 2019 Is Secretly About Toxic Masculinity”
Or IS he? He isn’t. But he IS! Or is he? Buokay, okay, fine, I’ll stop, because whether Daniel is real or not (he is), this movie is very, very real. Continue reading
“The 10 Best Bottleshops of 2019”
Nothing like a challenge to make me wake up in the morning, even a challenge that I’m poorly equipped to tackle! Continue reading
“Best of Criterion’s New Releases, November 2019”
In November’s Criterion round-up: There’s a cold war being fought, Betty Blue and Eve make the voyage all about themselves. Continue reading
“No Album Left Behind: Tsunami Bomb’s The Spine That Binds”
If you put a set of explosives in the water and a massive tidal wave formed, you would get…a really bad joke. Also, this album kicks ass. Continue reading
“Time and the Female Gaze Combine to Wither the Soul in ‘The Irishman'”
There’s nothing more that Andy likes in this world than getting in the last word, except for Martin Scorsese movies. He likes those way more. But why not both! Continue reading
A Constant Visual Feast 