Month: September 2019
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Room 37: The Mysterious Death of Johnny Thunders
Some of Johnny Thunder’s fans are boycotting the film, Room 37: The Mysterious Death of Johnny Thunders, though it’s better to approach it as fiction. Here’s the thing about biographic films: they’re nearly all filled with inaccuracies. People and events are either omitted or combined, stuff is made up and changed for dramatic purposes. So…
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Dragon Quest Builders 2
There is enjoyment to be had with Dragon Quest Builders 2, it’s just spread a little too thin and interrupted by the occasional rotten patch. There’s nothing quite like a good blanket; warm, cozy, and fresh smelling (usually). That doesn’t mean I want to spend all day underneath one. Experience tells me that things get…
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Aladdin (Both Versions) – Blu ray Review
Both the original Aladdin and the new Aladdin have been given new blu ray home video releases, so we took a close look at them. A tale of two Aladdins leaves viewers with a sensation of sand in your shoes and undeniably catchy songs in your heart. There’s also the lingering feeling of déjà vu…
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Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace is the long-awaited, resurrected footage of the Aretha Franklin album recording concert that led to one of the biggest gospel albums in history. Amazing Grace was a brilliant, live gospel album from The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, who was trying something new, by returning to her roots. The album was recorded at…
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Blu Ray Review – John Wick 3
We look at the blu ray release of one of the most fun action movies of the year, John Wick 3, which has excellent features. Keanu Reeves is really having a moment in 2019 and the crown jewel of his entire year (so far) has hands-down got to be the mind-blowing action spectacle of John…
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Woodstock FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the Fabled Garden
In his book, Woodstock FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the Fabled Garden, Harkins injects new life into a topic that’s been covered extensively. When we were both Grad students in the 1990s, Thomas Harkins and I would have some deep discussions about music filled with humor and respect for each other’s tastes. Oh,…
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Succession
In the early stages of its second season, Noah’s not hesitant to call Succession one of the best things in the echelons of Peak TV. When the early reviews for Succession’s first few episodes were released last summer, the response was lukewarm. The show’s pilot and subsequent handful of episodes dove right into the Roy…
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STIV: No Compromise No Regrets
Fans of punk music will enjoy the depth of Danny Garcia’s recent biographical documentary about The Dead Boys’ Stiv Bators, STIV: No Compromise No Regrets. The Dead Boys were an exciting band, to put it mildly. Luckily, I got to see them quite a few times, mostly at CBGB, and quite often sharing a bill…