A Double Feature for our Times, aka In Quaid We Trust
Dennis Quaid is in Reagan and The Substance in the same year!
Category: Watching
Comments on movies and TV mostly….
From Cannery Row to Hollywood Star Lanes
From Cannery Row to The Big Lebowski
The Star Wars Name Blender
Jyn, Cassian, Baze Malbus, Bistan, Chirrut – just a few of the Rogue One characters, a blitz of names that reads like the fevered output of a Star Wars Galaxies random…
Inherent Vice on film
I was gratified that PT Anderson decided to include the “dark crews” passage in the film version of Inherent Vice. However, I did regret the exclusion of the “1 percenter…
David Backes is…
David Backes rescuing dogs in Sochi
Breaking Bad did NOT Oiler it
And it wasn’t just the perfect musical choice at the end (and throughout) of the episode. The highlight for me, beyond “Baby Blue,” was Walt’s parting admission to Skyler, “I…
Breaking Bad, please, just don’t Oiler it…
We are nearing the end of Breaking Bad, and it is coming to an end at the perfect point in overall story arc. I admit, I am bubbling with excitement…
The Confused Kryptonian
There are some good parts to Man of Steel, but overall the movie stands on some really shaky reasoning. For one, if Jor-El’s consciousness controls Zod’s ship, why doesn’t he…
Don’t lose your PC badge in the Apocalypse
It was an interesting coincidence that The Simpsons aired their “survivalist” episode “Homer Goes to Prep School” the same night The Walking Dead was wrapping up its third season. Actual…
Pull a Pappy
“People like that RE-form. Maybe we should get us some.” Truer words have never been spoken in a campaign. In this case, Governor Pappy O’Daniel is trailing challenger Homer Stokes…