April 2025
Month archive / 21 posts
The Black Vampire
White Men Can’t Jump
Shogun Assassin
Vice Squad
I watched a shitty VHS transfer on Tubi for a very appropriate extra layer of grime.
Enter the Dragon
Skeletá
Open Catalyst
Tanner ’88
I only recently discovered this HBO miniseries from Garry Trudeau and Robert Altman, whose fictional narrative intersects in real time with the real-life 1988 U.S. presidential primary elections, and while its overall substance was clearly an influence on Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing, I thought I’d note a few tidbits from Sorkin’s series that seem to be Tanner ’88 homages:
- Both series have a spare martial drumbeat over their “Previously on [this show]” intros
- Both… See more →
Pacific Heights
Copycat
Street Fighter
Raw Deal
Volume Five
Volume Four
Satanic Panic Attack
Adolescence
Pulp Fiction
Sick Nurses
Hiss
Voices
American Hustle
Embarrassing, tedious Scorsese wannabe shit. Thought it would be a fun watch on a lazy Sunday and quit halfway through. Blah.