Posted on June 28, 2015
Modern Times
I accidentally watched an episode of Undercover Boss last year. This was one of those drive-by viewings where you turn on the TV, the show is on and your Id can’t look away no matter how much your… Read More
Posted on June 26, 2015
The Original Avengers
When I used to watch The Avengers reruns on TV as a child, I would get the feeling that I was witnessing a joke whose punchline I didn’t quite get. As a show, it was quirky and weird… Read More
Posted on June 26, 2015
Father’s Day
I think it’s sweet that The Most Interesting Man In the World will only be photographed with his daughters in those ads and commercials.
Posted on June 24, 2015
That Sound
I just turned on my TV and heard “that” sound. A sound hauntingly familiar to anyone who saw Alien or Aliens in the theater. That particular beeping of the locator device they use to track the monster(s) that… Read More
Posted on June 23, 2015
Cardboard
There are days when my brains feel like cheap, imported cardboard. Not quality, American made cardboard, mind you, but the sketchy imported stuff. This is one of those days.
Posted on June 20, 2015
Above The Line
I’m always flabbergasted when I hear that a particular star (usually Tom Cruise) is being paid $20M to star in a film. The first thing that occurs to me is: Couldn’t they get someone who can run toward the… Read More
Posted on June 19, 2015
Tagging Out
We complain about writers and directors being booted from movies and how the vision gets lost in the process but we forget that sometimes it’s for a good reason. For instance, Jeff Wadlow did not in any way… Read More
Posted on June 17, 2015
Mediocrity
Imagine if you went to the movies and saw something intense like Fury Road. Then you came home and turned on a double overtime football game. And then, just to wind down before bed, you watched an episode… Read More