Category Archives: lesser mediums

The Top Five TV Comedies In No Particular Order

Posted on July 2, 2017 by admin

I was channel-surfing and locked onto a binge of Scrubs and settled in to watch a few episodes and was reminded that there were, over the years, some outstanding comedies. Not many. The vast majority of sitcoms were populated with … Continue reading →

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Jell-O Fist

Posted on April 23, 2017 by admin

My all-time top favorite Marvel heroes are:              with Cap being the top of the top. Why? Because they’re regular guys, not god-like, nigh-on invulnerable ubermensch such as Superman and Thor. Unless you had some kryptonite … Continue reading →

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Can’t Hang

Posted on March 29, 2017 by admin

I’m a bit late getting to this, but, two weeks ago, I was at Lost Weekend VII, the semi-annual film festival held at the Alamo Drafthouse in Winchester, VA. Yes, there have been six previous Lost Weekends (capitalization of those … Continue reading →

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Monkeys Throwing Poo in Space

Posted on February 2, 2017 by admin

This past Monday night, the Alamo Drafthouse here in Winchester held an advance screening of Syfy Channel’s The Expanse: Season 2. Wow. Just wow. First, Alamo Drafthouse is a national treasure. Just is. It’s a movie chain owned by people … Continue reading →

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Hey! Look What I Got!

Posted on January 24, 2017 by admin

A YouTube channel!

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Rogue One, Prequels Zero

Posted on December 19, 2016 by admin

Rogue One is a Star Wars universe I could get into, dark and murderous and crazy and action packed. Not the George Lucas Star Wars universe of namby-pampy muffin religions summarized by a bumper sticker, and adolescent barely-shaving heroes who … Continue reading →

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Oh no! There Goes Tokyo Again…

Posted on October 13, 2016 by admin

  Godzilla! Or, more accurately, Shin Gojira, the latest iteration of the much beloved rampaging monster, who has been everything from a Hasbro Toy to a Saturday morning cartoon. Nothing endears more than destructive forces. This version is all Japanese, … Continue reading →

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Down and Out Under the Earth

Posted on October 12, 2016 by admin

Korean films are over-the-top crazy. And they are over-the-top good. If you haven’t seen A Hard Day yet, stop right now and go watch it…see what I mean? Well, Seong-Hun Kim, the director, has a new one: The Tunnel. And … Continue reading →

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19 Movies in Three and a Half Days

Posted on March 6, 2016 by admin

  This weekend I am recovering from last weekend, which was Lost Weekend V, a film festival put on by the Winchester Film Club at the Winchester Alamo. It is the fifth such film festival that Andy Gyurisin, Force of … Continue reading →

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Downturn Abbey

Posted on February 2, 2016 by admin

This is the last season of Downton Abbey. Thank God. It has had, in my opinion, five seasons too many. The first season was bloody perfect, just perfect. I loved it. I’m a fin de siècle kind of guy because … Continue reading →

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