On the Lookout for Books and Movies 2016 Poll Results
As put forward back in November, having just completed another parallel post season with my partner Rachel, the blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy, we followed up with the same…
Winter’s Tail: Year of Bests – 2015
Way back when, I did not publish a year-end piece on those articles I most enjoyed reading for the period. Routinely, my online browsing turns up a…
On the Lookout for Books and Movies Poll 2016
As put forward last month, having just completed another parallel post season with my partner Rachel, the blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy, we’re going back to the notion we did last year.…
Reprise – Song for the Holiday: Get Here
With the Thanksgiving Day holiday upon us today, and yesterday traditionally the busiest travel day of the year, it always reminds me of those trying to…
My Top 13 Forgotten Crime Gems
I don’t know what it is about crime movies. Found I’ve watched and enjoyed a lot of them…and still do. Fairly regularly. Yes, I still manage…
Reblogged: Check Out The Opening Title Sequence For Marvel’s Jessica Jones
Jessica Jones will be available to stream from tomorrow (well, from midnight tonight if you … Source: Check Out The Opening Title Sequence For Marvel’s Jessica…
Friday Song – “Skyfall” by Adele
Well, with a certain film…ahem…opening today, thought this a good time to look back at one of those recent Bond songs. Only helps that the singer…
On the Lookout for Books and Movies 2016
Having just completed another parallel post season with my partner Rachel, the blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy, we’re going back to the notion we did last year. In the past, around…
Why I Say That About, “The Mist”
Last week, I responded with my set of answers to another enjoyable movie quiz via the blog with the catchy title, Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule, run by good…
Zodiac Film Review
The blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy and I will conclude the 2015 review season with today’s entry before taking a short break from this parallel post series of…
Opening Titles and Song: Zodiac (2007)
Since we’ll be piercing the layers of Robert Graysmith’s book that documented the onslaught of a serial murderer in the Bay area during the ’60s and ’70s,…
Alert The CDC! It’s a Halloween SLIFR Movie Quiz!
Among his loyal readers, blogger Dennis Cozzalio — he of the wonderfully titled Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule site…that’s not him pictured above, btw — is well-regarded for…
Book Review – The Beatles’ Second Album (Rock of Ages) by Dave Marsh
At this very moment, playing on the vintage (almost forty year-old) Technics turntable as I write this is an artifact of my youth. A five decades-old LP — okay, the…
Starflight (1978) by Wilbert Longmire
This a recent record store find from the definitive Jazz Fusion era of the ’70s. ‘Sunny Side Up‘ a classic album by guitarist Wilbert Longmire, with assistance…
Intensity by Dean Koontz ℅ Stephen King & Thomas Harris
Sometimes one discovers new aspects to a book, or even in this case an audiobook, upon second reading. Or rather, find you’ve had the same unsettling…
Autumnal Evident: Year of Bests – 2015
Way back when, I did not publish a year-end piece on those articles I most enjoyed reading for the period. Routinely, my online browsing turns up a…
The 13th Warrior Film Review
Can’t believe we’ve reached this point of the season so soon. The penultimate book and film review for 2015 in this duo post series of ours.…
The Death List – Part 4
“Oh, I feel dead.” ~ Kane (Alien) As we’ve seen in this “fatal” film series of mine, no matter that we’re broaching an unsettling subject, cinematically few…
Thoughts on Villenueve’s SICARIO
Where to begin with Denis Villenueve’s SICARIO. I’ve not seen all of his films…yet…but he continues to captivate and strangely enthrall his viewers. Me, included. This…
Friday Song – Kathleen Edwards’ Change the Sheets
My children will undoubtedly tell you, it’s a rare thing for a contemporary song to gather their old man in. Hardly recognizing any new music or performer by ear…
It Rains... You Get Wet 