I feel like I’m at a point where I don’t understand what people like. Or why they like it. Other than the fact Netflix is ubiquitous and now incredibly expensive. Meaning when something like Adolescence enters the zeitgeist, the millions of Netflix subscribers feel they need to get their money’s …
This was my first experience with the Sheridanverse. At least in its Paramount+, world-building iteration. I just didn’t want to jump back in time or whatever the heck is going on in Yellowstone and its multitude of spin-offs, so figured this was an easier entry point. What can I say, …
This is an absolutely dreadful show. It’s about maths. And, no, that’s not a typo (despite my site being full of them). The Brits call math “maths” for some unknown reason. And this is what this series is about. I’m serious. It’s one of the more and most boring “thrillers” …
This album makes me wonder what Ugly Kid Joe is up to these days. And, look, I’m not saying Origami …
I feel like I got a little hornswoggled on this one. What starts off as pop punk quickly devolves into …
Lost in the swirl of early-2000s band euphoria was this weirdo Scottish rock band. Well, not lost per se, but …
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 …
The only word I can think of for The Gorge is slapdash. I’m not saying the people who ended up creating and producing it didn’t put in the effort, but beyond the main conceit, there is so much sloppiness, so many dead-end story points and absolutely so many nonsensical decisions …
Remember back when we had talky-talky indie movies? Back before everything was dudes in masks and even the indie films had to have some sort of pizazz? Some sort of hook? Some sort of twist? Or just generally end with someone being murdered? No, seriously, there was a time where …
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 …
Yessir, this one sat in the queue for quite a while. In retrospect, I’m not certain why. Maybe it’s the intimidation factor of reading a Pulitzer Prizer-winning novel. Looking back, this would make the seventeenth or so winner for fiction I’ve read, so it’s not as if it’s a foreign …
I guess this is what you’d call low stakes in the true crime game. Nobody is dead, there’s no like …
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
One of the most satisfying meat pits in the city that will bring out your inner cannibal with its fine, …
Doc’s has won the annual “Best Place to Hook Up With a Chick in the Woman’s Room Award” for the …
[Note: This version of JRB closed, but it still exists at this location, but as a way classier-looking joint under …
I’m not certain when in its lifecycle a bar officially becomes a dive. I mean built as new establishments none …
For whatever reason, this place reminds me of an old, black leather chair. I’m really sure why, but it just …
Booze & Grub: NJ
Why so angry? Seriously. You run a customer-based service, yet you treat your customers as though they’re an inconvenience. You, …
I don’t generally make a habit of hanging out in Newark. I’ve been called for jury duty there over the …
There is something about eating sushi in an aging restaurant next to the Garden State Parkway the feels a bit …
Let’s get this straight: this is a gimmick. If you’re looking to eat “good” sushi, a restaurant where you’re delivered …
You’d think it would be easier to find decent pizza in New Jersey. I mean, I know it exists and …
