We’ve heard it all before. The Bear is a series of diminishing returns. Shit, it was put in the comedy category for the Emmys. This show ain’t funny — or at least hasn’t been for some time. At times aggressively so. In fact, in the first few minutes of season five …
I will say that I’ve had a bit of an up and down relationship with Matthew Rhys. You can look back at my past posts complaining mostly about his face and hair, but have said very little about his actual acting. I’m petty like that. But, I will admit that …
I was lucky enough to be invited to a screening of this series by a buddy of mine. Apple showed us two episodes and then held a panel with David E. Kelly, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer (who is, of course married to Kelly), Nick Offerman, Greg Kinnear and Thaddea Graham. …
You think I’d eventually run out of The Get Up Kids spin-off bands, but I’m an industrious fellow. This one, …
I did not particularly enjoy this album. Which, to be fair, is the first of Death Cab’s albums I’ve fucked …
Emo from Long Island. I mean who wouldn’t be sad-ish growing up in a place with basically one road in …
There was a time way back when where you could throw two middle-aged white dudes in a movie, put them on the road and call it a day. As long as they smoke a lot of cigarettes and crash a ton of cop cars. Seriously, I think De Niro blasts …
There was something about Dead Again that really grabbed me when I saw it in the theater in 1991. It felt artsy, but also exciting and dynamic. There was an interesting mix of murder mystery and some elements of psychological thriller using an almost supernatural, past-lives angle. In other words, …
I am hardly a “gamer,” which should be obvious from my incredibly dated video game reviews. I’m usually several years — if not decades — off trend in terms of where the industry is. But, as luck would have it, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a novel that starts way back …
I will admit that my book stamina sometimes wanes. I will open a book, start my reading and then fall off. Sometimes it’s just a matter of timing. Other times I’m just not motivated to continue with novels that feel more like reading assignments than they do something I should …
I’m not certain I’m quite nerdy enough for some books. I’d count The Future in their ranks. Not that I can’t get down with the tech and sci-fi in this novel, but there enough tech and sci-fi that anyone without at least a base of that stuff in their lives …
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
So, Mr. Hipster, you ask. What the hell were you doing at this Village bar just steps from NYU? Isn’t …
What assholes dreamt this place up? To call this place a library is an insult to books everywhere. One moldy, …
Brick oven pizza is like what I imagine crack is like to, well, a crack addict. I’ve honestly never had …
It’s like SoHo’s version of a sports bar. There are TVs and munchies on the bar. There are a bunch …
I’ve always been kind of sickened by the name of this joint. The thought of my food being defined by …
Booze & Grub: NJ
I feel like we were badgered into a meal here. Told by Ms. Hipster that Caldwell Seafood is supposed to …
There’s nothing better than a serendipitous find. Though I suppose Riverside Inn is less something that we stumbled upon than …
I still can’t wrap my head around the fact this joint was built back in 1676. Honestly, I didn’t even …
For some bizarre reason, every time I now think of this joint’s name, my brain goes “skadoosh!” An exclamation that …
Why so angry? Seriously. You run a customer-based service, yet you treat your customers as though they’re an inconvenience. You, …
