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.