Netflix’s latest show (or close to it, they launch five of these damn things a minute), Mindhunter, is an exploration of the FBI’s first forays into investigating serial killers. It is incredibly well done, but, damn if some of the dialogue isn’t incredibly disgusting. I mean, couldn’t they have talked […]
I watch a lot of movies. That’s what happens when you have HBO GO, Netflix and Amazon Prime coupled with no wife and kids and a job that lets you make your own hours. And, after having churned through so many movies since the inception of film streaming, I can […]
True Grit-Most movie remakes are anathema to the original, but True Grit benefits from two facts: 1. John Wayne’s version of the movie came out in 1474 or some equally far-off time, which makes it look horribly dated and 2. Jeff Bridges is awesome, a trend that continues with this […]
In case you’re anything like me and the thought of going out to socialize during the weekend disgusts you, here are some great time-wasters you can punch up via Netflix. Videodrome-A movie whose wiki I had to read five times to understand, it’s worth viewing because James Woods spends the […]
I tend to be a logical, keeps-his-cool kinda guy. Not to the degree of Mr. Spock, mind you, though I do view him as a role model for how all humans should behave. (Feel free to play “Guess At What Age The Author Lost His Virginity” in the comments section […]
In the pantheon of brilliant television comedies, one show stands above all others. Its name? The Larry Sanders Show. That said, Peep Show (a Britcom, but don’t hold that against it) is in my all-time top five and currently streaming on Netflix, which is a good thing, because the British […]
Thanksgiving is about three things: Family, gluttony and football. As long as those three items are in alignment, it’s all going to turn out okay. Sometimes, though, the Fates have other plans. Maybe your cousin finally worked up the nerve to come out of the closet and inadvertently makes the […]
Yesterday, while sifting through the usual maze of dick pill spam that is my inbox, I received a rather innocuously titled email: “Important Netflix Account Info: Price Change and New Plans.” “Hey,” I thought to myself, “Change makes us grow as a person, and I like new things! After all, […]
