Sunday, January 22, 2023

The Banshees of Inisherin vs The Forgiven (John Michael McDonagh's most ambitious film yet)

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I liked The Banshees of Inisherin, don't get me wrong. Some witty dialogue, fine performances, interesting themes. It's just that I...
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Friday, January 20, 2023

Marrowbone, The Nightingale: underrated (folkish) horror at a discount bin near you

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Here is something unknown to the majority, but well-known to relatively serious cinephiles (those who prefer their media physical - people w...
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Friday, January 13, 2023

Is Cannibalism Vegan?: Billy Hopeless on the Black Halos (at the Rickshaw TONIGHT!!!!) ...plus candid Michael Monroe photo from Rich Jones, and Eating Miss Campbell, and...

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My Straight article on the Black Halos went up on Wednesday ; everyone's really  happy about it (as am I to be back writing features for...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Jonathan Richman coming to the Rio!

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I kinda wanted 2023 to be the year I saw Robyn Hitchcock again, but I think instead it's gonna be the year I saw Jonathan Richman again....
Sunday, January 01, 2023

New Years' Resolution and vinyl "finite list"

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Our new family member, Nicholas Happy New Year's, folks!  Resolution-wise, I dunno what I will be able to accomplish re: weight loss, pa...
Wednesday, December 28, 2022

RIP Tom Harrison

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I got to talk briefly to Tom Harrison a couple of years ago when I was writing my article, " That Time the Clash Played Soccer with a B...
Thursday, December 15, 2022

Back to work...

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 So my disability leave is over, I am back to work, aaand I am having computer issues again. Plus Erika and I got hooked into Gareth Evans...
Monday, December 05, 2022

Thinking more on Robyn Hitchcock

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I've been listening a lot to Robyn Hitchcock lately, while I still wait for Shufflemania! to land in Vancouver shops (which I wrote a ...
Sunday, December 04, 2022

Ad Astra: existentialist SF with a nod to Apocalypse Now (or Heart of Darkness)

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Watched an exceptionally interesting SF film that I had missed theatrically: Ad Astra. Was first struck by the narrative similarities to Apo...
Thursday, December 01, 2022

Graham Hancock rabbithole: What's wrong with Ancient Apocalypse?

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It was Erika who wanted to see it: Ancient Apocalypse , the new Netflix "speculative archaeology" series. From the title itself, i...
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