282. 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975) Part 1: The Film
Sidney Lumet's 1975 masterpiece of naturalistic filmmaking is many things: a bank robbery procedural, a time capsule of 1970's NYC political and economic movements, a groundbreaking cinematic portraya...
12 Maj 1h 45min
281. [Indistinct Chatter] 5/8
[the week's collected thoughts] Climbing Docs I recommend: The Dark Wizard (HBO) Assault on El Capitan (Prime) Fine Lines (Prime) The Alpinist (Prime) Valley Uprising (Prime) The Summit (Prime) Me...
8 Maj 40min
280. Sacred Cows: The Star Wars Films
In the second of my infrequently recurring series, Sacred Cows, I'm taking a look anew at Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.
5 Maj 1h 16min
279. 'Miami Vice' (2006)
Wrapping up the South Beach sojurn into the world of Miami Vice (at least until the Michael B Jordan/Austin Butler film 'Miami Vice 85' comes out next year) with a revisit of Michael Mann's 2006 film....
28 Apr 55min
278. [indistinct chatter] 4/24
Welcome to the existential wormhole that IS [indistinct chatter]...a new regular Friday drop covering topical and episodic ephemera. THIS WEEK: "Judgement" at Nuremberg indeed; the Hershey biopic you...
24 Apr 1h 2min
277. The 'Miami Vice' Pilot Episode (1984)
I've long wanted to revisit some of the great episodes of the Miami Vice TV series, and to find out if it's more influential than truly "great". So I finally did, and the result is a Roland Jazz Choru...
21 Apr 1h 22min
276. Choices Were Made: 'Nuremberg' (2025) & 'Judgement At Nuremberg' (1961)
Two different films tackle the same subject matter with wildly divergent results. You might be surprised which one is a vibrant, shockingly modern film that ranks amongst the greatest courtroom drama...
14 Apr 1h 23min
275. 'Pulp Fiction': Still Crazy After All These Years
You see this watch? I hadn't seen Pulp Fiction probably since it came out in 1994, so when my family (including a teenager) wanted to watch it this weekend I wondered if it would hold up and if it wou...
7 Apr 1h 3min
