There is so much about this show that had Mr. Hipster written all over it. It’s not The Leftovers, but there are definitely elements that feel like The Leftovers. But I guess instead of two percent of the world up and vanishing, like 99.99% of the people kind-of, sort-of vanish. …
I can’t possibly review every show I watch. I have a job. And a little bit of self respect. So rather than sit there looking at the the overwhelming list of shows I watched in 2025 that I never reviewed, I’ll just put them all (or mostly) here. Because, as you’ve probably figured …
I must admit that I went into this one reluctantly. I’m generally not a huge fan of biographical or historical dramas. Especially American ones. As I find American writers get stuck in the whole conundrum where they want things to feel authentic, but also feel like they need the anachronistic …
I feel like a bit of a poser reviewing yet another Militarie Gun album. After all, this is music for …
The Internet tells me these guys started off as a Strokes cover band. I can appreciate that. Which is kind …
This album feels like the most obvious successor to The Breeders since… well, since The Breeders. Who, frankly, don’t really …
I can’t pretend that I wasn’t a little confused by this film right out of the gate. Both intellectually and emotionally. I know in theory it’s based on Thomas Pynchon’s novel Vineland. A book I actually read many, many years ago. But, like most written media, I have very little …
There seemed to be a glut of these film noir adjacent films in the early nineties. Lots of corrupt cops, voiceovers, femme fatales, bags of cash, murder and mayhem. Romeo is Bleeding reads very particularly 1993 in this regard. I saw it in the theater and recall being very excited …
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but the world is burning pile of garbage. It’s not even relegated to one area or continent; it’s every corner of the Earth. But the longest and most intractable fire seems to be the Middle East. More pointedly Israel and Palestine. Granted, 2025 has …
This was a good book. I don’t say that often enough. And because of that I feel like a bad consumer of literature. I mean, I used to enjoy reading. I did it a lot. As the years have progressed, though, I’ve sloughed off that part of my brain. Mostly …
I guess this is what you’d call low stakes in the true crime game. Nobody is dead, there’s no like …
I was a fan of Reply All. And was in the middle of my glory with it when “The Test …
Psychogenic illness is fascinating. Mass psychogenic illness is even more interesting. Such was the case in Leroy, NY when a whole group …
Booze & Grub: NYC
Excuse me, sir, this is a Wendy’s. No, in fact it is not. A Wendy’s would presumably have some sort …
Doughy and not in any way refined, the pizza at what amounts to a corner stand a stone’s throw from …
A decent size bar, rows of long tables and reasonably priced pitchers of beer spells lots of drunk idiots. While …
Nothing says “premium” like a tiny, not-so-clean-looking storefront on Sixth Ave. There is probably more urine per square inch on …
Joe’s and sobriety. Sobriety and Joe’s. No matter which way I write it, it just doesn’t work together. But you …
Booze & Grub: NJ
From the ashes of Royal Bagel & Deli comes… a place that clearly got some really big bagel ovens on …
The hope is that Bloomfield Ave. in Montclair will eventually be filled with restaurants opened by former Manhattan chefs. With …
You’d think it would be easier to find decent pizza in New Jersey. I mean, I know it exists and …
I have to believe Antika Grill is the only restaurant in the area that has its own bong store. Oh, …
If ever there was a local watering hole, Tierney’s would be it. The bar that every band in town — …
