There is a definite generic quality to the series name MobLand. Yes, you have the capitalized ‘L’ in the middle of the title, but it is instantly forgettable. It’s not the James Mangold movie, Cop Land. Nor the criminally lost-to-time TV series, Southland. Nope, it’s an organized action crime drama …
To think this could have been my life. Or at least the life I imagined for myself. Because I’m an unrealistic punk who has none of the smarts, chutzpah or general lack of scruples needed to make it in Hollywood. At least to the levels to which our characters climb. …
I’m honestly not even sure how we ended up watching The Residence. I think there was somehow a lull in our TV schedule and it slipped in as a planned background watch. The problem, as I’ve stated many times, is that I’m bad at not watching whatever is in front …
The first time I listened to this album I pretty much looked around to make sure I wasn’t being punked. …
It’s been, what, twenty-one years since we got our last Mclusky album. Shit, it’s been almost that long since the …
This album makes me wonder what Ugly Kid Joe is up to these days. And, look, I’m not saying Origami …
So, it turns out there is something bad about watching movies on an airplane. Beside the tiny screen it turns out they sometimes edit the shit out of the thing. I mean I kind of knew that, but I thought that was a thing of the past. When they used …
This is what happens when I’m on a plane and there’s an A24 section in the in-flight entertainment screen. I click on some movie called Problemista that I’ve never heard of and wouldn’t have had I not had five or six hours to kill. The trailer looked whimsical and weird …
Look at me dipping into genre fiction! But, really, I’ve been doing it for years. I’ve just been intrigued by crime fiction in recent times. I’m not sure why, honestly. Every time I finish one of these novels filled with violence and tough guys I feel like perhaps I’m too …
I’ve somehow gone my entire life without reading an Elmore Leonard novel. Sure, I’ve seen the multitude of his books and stories that have been adapted for film and TV, but I’ve never sat down and read his prose. Which is weird, considering that the mix of all that makes …
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 …
I am a child of the 90s. Okay, I’m a young adult of the 90s. Which makes me perfectly situated …
Booze & Grub: NYC
The fact that this place is in any way related to the ”ugliest place on earth” is both surprising and …
Crap, I’ve seen a bunch of shows here. They’ve ranged from horrendously boring (Elliott Smith), to terrifically danceriffic (The Dismemberment …
Cheap Italian food in the Theater District should be a hot commodity. After all, who has the time to wait …
If you don’t like big, long, hot, wet things in your mouth, then this is not the place for you. …
Its unassuming exterior belies the super-cool tiled ceilings, soft lighting and dark wood found when you step inside this Park …
Booze & Grub: NJ
I’m still a little at a loss as to what a gastropub is. I guess it’s like a classier Irish …
Once upon a time there was a shitty, little diner on a hill. It was called the Eagle Rock Diner …
Yay, birthday party pizza! Which I think is where most of the children of Montclair were indoctrinated by Mr. Dino …
This used to be considered a “classic” NJ diner. In fact, Tick Tock was probably one of the first diners …
Look, man, I don’t know if this joint is racist. I mean, I don’t know if the owner, Cuban Pete, …
