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Saturday Night Gets Live for Jason Reitman

It doesn’t take Elton John to realize that Saturday Night is all right. Growing up a Child of the ’80s, weekends were absolutely the best and I made a point to record SNL with my high-tech VCR, because I could… Continue Reading →

A Wicked Review by Someone Who Hasn’t Seen the Stage Show

Before watching Jon Chu’s adaptation of Wicked, I felt like the only person who had never seen the famous Broadway musical. I didn’t grow up in a family that attended musicals, although we did enjoy the music from Cats and… Continue Reading →

Memoir of a Snail Should Break Preconceived Animated Barriers

In the pop-culture realm, gastropods seem to be en vogue. First, Junji Ito transformed ordinary humans into strange snail-like creatures through a wicked curse in Uzumaki and now, an IFC Films release is receiving a lot of publicity as word-of-mouth… Continue Reading →

Woman of the Hour Examines The Dating Game Killer

Woman of the Hour, the new thriller, is based on the true story of serial killer Rodney Alcala, who appeared as a contestant on The Dating Game during his killing spree in 1978. At that time, Alcala had already murdered… Continue Reading →

Free LSD Offers Punk Music and E.D. Drugs to Save the World!

As a life-long fan of big-screen science fiction, I’ve seen my fill of heady topics, but never have I seen one connecting erectile dysfunction and the fate of the known world, but here we are. I mean, there’s dire straits…… Continue Reading →

Patiently, Tanya Tucker Returns (Courtesy of Brandi Carlile, Shooter Jennings)

Per Matt Don’t call it a comeback, because she’s been here for years. “Relaunch” is the preferred clarification for Tanya Tucker, whose experience within the music industry, along with her hard-partying reputation, is what delayed her return to the pop-culture… Continue Reading →

Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head Takes Paramount+ By Storm

As a kid growing up in the ’90s, I loved my MTV — before the non-music-related shows took over the network. The channel just played music, or had countdown shows. There were hosts for each of the segments, known as… Continue Reading →

Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story is a Love Letter to Louisiana

Per Matt Jazz music can be rock and roll, but it can also include rhythm and blues, funk, gospel and soul. Jazz is all of this and more. As a style, it is all encompassing. Originating within the United States,… Continue Reading →

Does Bob’s Burgers Deserve a Movie?

Per Matt Preparing for The Bob’s Burgers Movie, I took a deep dive into my DVR. You see, I’ve been a fan of the show ever since its FOX premiere 12 years ago, but I’ve been slacking lately. With 65… Continue Reading →

The Beastie Boys Story Doesn’t End With Doc

Per Matt For me, the Beastie Boys will always harken back to the Sixth Grade, when my middle-school class was offered the possibility to visit Washington D.C. with the school’s upperclassmen. On our 700-plus-mile trip, a jam box appeared within… Continue Reading →

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