Music, Movies, and More

I rewatched all the seasons of Breaking Bad in a pretty short time and give my review of the show overall. Spoilers are revealed so tread lightly. Show notes: -Why I rewatched Breaking Bad -Ozark -The sequel -The good and bad about so much TV -Why end? -Vince Gilligan -Consistency -Fly episode -The arc of the series -Better Call Saul -The acting -Walter White and evil -Hank and goodness -Political...

I review Ghost’s show at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on 12/15/18. After the review, I talk about the band itself. The recording of this podcast stretched out over two locations, a bunch of different recordings and few nervous breakdowns. Enjoy! Show notes: -Where am I? -What did I think? -The time they went on stage -Length of the show -Arena rock -Prequelle and my mom -The setlist -...

Here is my spoiler filled reaction and review to The Walking Dead episode “What Comes After” (S9:E5) Notes: -Show spoilers start NOW! -What I thought -Andrew Lincoln -Rick’s fate -What I love -Comic book spoilers! -Judith -Carl -Negan and Maggie -Scott Wilson -Glen, Sascha -Jadis -The Commonwealth -The Whisperers -This season so far -Chandler Riggs -Girlpower -Some Walking Dead trivia: Cardille -D...

The Mighty Goldstein makes his return! We do a commentary about, and then review Cliff ‘Em All, the Metallica home video released as a tribute to their legendary bassist Cliff Burton. I’m doing something different this time by starting with the commentary and ending with a review. I felt our review was kind of in the commentary anyway. There would have been too many notes based on our commentary s...

After eight seasons of some fantastic and some quite dreadful episodes, where does the season nine premiere fall? Spoilers are ahead. Show notes: -Angela Kang -What I thought -The Walking Dead, these past few years -The writing, acting, and the characters -Character development -The main characters -The conflicts -Gregory -Motivation -Negan -Washington DC and symbolism -My expectation before watch...

JESUS! There are spoilers ahead. Show notes: -What did I think? -What I don’t want to do -How the story was told -The resolution -What’s going to happen? -What happened -The last line -How I felt -Amma -Ann and Natalie -Amma’s friends -The after credits -The series as a whole -Amy Adams -The music -Led Zeppelin -The flashes -Camille’s boss -Tension -Munchausen by proxy -Would I watch it again? -Pl...

Arguably Chris Cornell’s finest performance, which says a lot.   Show notes:   -When I first heard Call Me a Dog -Chris Cornell’s “Songbook” -Temple of the Dog -Cornell’s vocal performance -Cornell’s lyrics -Why I listen to music -The lyrics -Self punishment and depression -Fell on Black Days -Picturing an argument -What can I do? -Pushing back -Art is pain -The old winter coat -The chorus -Sleepi...

Spoilers will be comin’ atcha faster than a speeding bullet!   -What did I think? -Batman vs. Superman -Superman in Justice League -Lex Luthor -What did I think of all the heroes -Cyborg -The superhero comics I read while growing up -The superhero shows I watched while growing up -The Flash -Aquaman’s personality -Jason Momoa -Wonder Woman -Ben Affleck -Batman -Batman and Wonder Woman -Kingdom Com...

I review, analyze, and drop some info about L$D by A$AP Rocky.  Mellow out and enjoy the trip. I am rather soft spoken for the first 13 minutes because this was recorded at 1am and my landlords were asleep. Let me know if you get any ASMR tingles.   Show notes: -Is this a rap song? -When I first heard L$D -Videos complimenting their songs -I’m part of the MTV generation -The L$D video -An ode to L...

I read and comment about a tweet thread from Cindy Otis (@CindyOtis), a former CIA Analyst and current author, on how to handle disturbing news and negative content.    I also talk about how I deal with the news as well as Donald Trump, his awful administration, and his Republican enablers.   Here is Otis’ tweet thread. Her tips are capitalized in the show notes.    Feel free to follow along! http...

I review Martin, the George A. Romero vampire movie.  Spoilers come at you faster than blood from a wrist.  Ewwwww.   Show notes: -The last time I saw Martin -I knew the ending from Tom Savini’s Scream Greats -What I thought of Martin back then -What I looked for in Martin as kid -Knightriders -What I think of Martin now -Guerilla filmmaking -The budget and way it was shot -It’s vibe -The special...

This is my immediate reaction to Deadpool 2. Spoilers are ahead!   Show notes: -That was a yawn -What did I think? -Why did I get scared? -Seeing the first Deadpool -How does it compare to the first one? -The comedy -The drama -The characters -Ryan Reynolds -My familiarity with the comic -Cable -X Force -The Vanisher -The after credits -The jokes -Negasonic Teenage Warhead -Colossus -The X-Men -Mo...

I review Knightriders, the somewhat forgotten George A. Romero movie starring Ed Harris, about a troupe of motorcycle riding, renaissance faire knights.  Yes, really!  I haven’t seen this movie since I was a kid and I found it boring then.  Does the 41 year old me feel the same way?  Listen with your purposely dulled sword, mace, or axe to find out! It doesn’t take a Merlin to know that spoilers a...

I review “START”, the series finale of The Americans. You don’t have to be in counter-intelligence to know that there will be spoilers   Show notes: -What did I think? -The ending -Previous episodes this season -What the creators think -What stood out -Stan Beeman -Predictability, a Last Jedi digression -The music and With or Without You -The train to Canada -Paige Jennings -Henry Jennings -What w...

Welcome to the Black Parade . . . Breakdown.  The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance is one of my favorite albums.  After a few listens, I began to discover the similarities to certain songs by other artists that I liked. By similarities, I don’t mean that MCR is stealing, I use think they’re using their influences wisely. Therefore, I have picked songs from The Black Parade that I feel are the m...

Erin and I review Solo: A Star Wars Story about a half hour after watching it.  Does it hold together or is it truly a piece of junk? Spoilers arrive at light speed!   Show notes: -What did we think? -Trying to go into Solo blind -What the movie conveyed -Ethics and morals -Alden Ehrenreich’s performance -Donald Glover -Mike’s initial worry -Suaveness? -A criticism -Beckett -Where on the timeline...

The great acting teacher Harold Guskin, has died.  He was known throughout the acting circles due to his famous students like Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, and James Gandolfini but his actual approach did not enjoy the mainstream attention like Lee Strasberg, Sanford Meisner, Stella Adler, etc.  I talk about Guskin’s approach to acting and his book “How to Stop Acting”, which was a game changer in my...

SPOILERS START RIGHT AWAY for this Music, Movies and More quickie!   Show Notes: -What would be fantastic -What we all know -I haven’t read the comics -The brave move -What I thought -The amount of characters -What I wished -What I think of the Marvel movies I’ve seen -The after credits -If you did not read the comics -The humor -The writing -What Avengers: Infinity War sparked -Do you have to see...

I decided to buy CDs with my Barnes and Noble gift card and then wait for them to arrive via snail mail.  Yes, I know it’s not 1999.  Yes, I know I can easily listen/buy these albums on the Internet, but I chose not to. I decided to wait until these CDs arrive to listen to them.  This decision brought me back to buying music as a kid, and my reaction to these feelings are explained.   Show notes:...

After watching The Last Jedi for the third time, I felt inspired to give a few reasons why this is the best of them all.  I defend the movie from some of its criticisms, while possibly going mad in the process of doing so.   Your thoughts don't betray you. There are spoilers ahead.   Show notes: -How I feel after the third time -Purists -Older people getting resentful -My age and how it relates to...

I analyze the Radiohead classic while I wait for my truck to be jump started.    Show notes: -My predicament -My Radiohead fandom and opinion on OK Computer -90s music -The effect of No Surprises on me -My mind -The meaning of the song -The music -The subject of No Surprises -The lyrics and reverse psychology -Complacency -What I originally thought the song was about -The name of my production com...

This is the second, and hopefully final, podcast of The Flu Sessions.  I’ve been meaning to see Arrival for a while and the flu gave me that chance.  Was it worth the wait or did it make me just want to get a spaceship and go? You don’t have to be a cunning linguist to know that this podcast contains spoilers. Show notes: -I’m still recovering from the flu -What was really great about Arrival -The...

This podcast contains the flu, and spoilers for both the show and the comic. I had at the flu during this review. Hey, that rhymes! I felt like the walking dead so it’s only appropriate that I review The Walking Dead, Season 8, Episode 14 “Still Gotta Mean Something”. For the past few seasons, The Walking Dead has had some good episodes in a mostly dark sucky void of awful. So did this episode con...

In 2014, I recorded my thoughts about Nirvana’s Nevermind, song by song, and put them on YouTube.  Now those musings are on the Music, Movies, and More podcast so feast your ears on my thoughts about “Polly”. I analyze the music, describe my very first reaction hearing the song in 1991, the true story of “Polly”, and some “what if Nirvana” questions. Show notes: -What I thought the song was about...

Erin and I go into this movie not knowing that much about Black Panther’s history in the comic book world.  Since neither of us saw Captain America: Civil War at the time of the recording, this was our first exposure to Black Panther.  This podcast was recorded a few minutes after watching the movie. Spoilers are in vibranium like abundance. Here are the notes! -What did we think? -Going into movi...