Sports – NFL Picks 2020, Divisional
Here are my NFL Divisional picks (2-4 for the postseason, 163-92-1 for the regular season) Bye teams: none LAR @ GB Bal @ Buf Cle @ KC TB @ NO
Movie Review – New Order
Director: Michel Franco Starring: Naian Gonzalez Norvind Year: 2020 It might be flippant to say, but New Order is just Roma meets The Purge, a film that’s trying to teach…
Movie Review – Minari
Director: Lee Isaac Chung Starring: Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan S. Kim, Youn Yuh-jung Year: 2020 I don’t understand how Minari could be so incredibly specific, so very personal, and…
Movie Review – Nomadland
Director: Chloe Zhao Starring: Frances McDormand Year 2020 Nomadland is the best documentary you will ever see, partly because it isn’t a documentary, which I guess isn’t really fair to…
Sports – NFL Picks 2020, Wild Card
Here are my NFL Wild Card picks (12-4 last week, 163-92-1 for the season) Bye teams: Chiefs, Packers Ind @ Buf LAR @ Sea TB @ Was Bal @ Ten…
Thought – Trump vs. Democracy
An ill-advised gathering of clownish MAGA morons who temporarily forced a pause in the electoral process is the perfect metaphor for Trumpism, and how its flash in the pan may…
Movie Review – Palm Springs
Director: Max Barbakow Starring: Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti Year: 2020 Palm Springs is a combination of Happy Death Day and This Is the End, a comedic sci-fi loop track that…
Book Review – The Talisman
Author: Stephen King, Peter Straub Year: 1984 The Talisman in 1984 and its sequel Black House in 2001 were King’s two novels co-written with Peter Straub, and if you have…
Movie Review – On the Rocks
Director: Sofia Coppola Starring: Rashida Jones, Bill Murray, Marlon Wayans Year: 2020 If the husband and wife in this film were played by literally anyone else other than Rashida Jones…
Movie Review – First Cow
Director: Kelly Reichardt Starring: John Magaro, Orion Lee Year: 2020 Is Kelly Reichardt just another version of Terrence Malick? I’d say the female version, but that sounds sexist, although her…