Rabbit Fighters

Welcome to Season 2 of Rabbit Fighters!  This week we find the Rabbit Fighters dissecting random pick  Dirt , the seminal 1992 album by  "Seattle Sound" pioneers Alice In Chains.  Somehow, even though the sludge heavy Alice In Chains are on the Mount Rushmore of Grunge, it was a blind spot for Joshua. Would(?) Brian and Greg be able to Dam That River and lift Joshua out from Down In A Hole and con...

Break out the oven mitts and wake up Uncle Art because it's potluck time. In this overstuffed two-parter, the boys bring their most listened to records from this year. Not to be confused with a best of list, we keep it loose around here. The only criteria for a nomination is to have discovered the track during this listening year. Plug in, grab a snack and see if any of our top picks tickle your e...

Break out the oven mitts and wake up Uncle Art because it's potluck time. In this overstuffed two-parter, the boys bring their most listened to records from this year. Not to be confused with a best of list, we keep it loose around here. The only criteria for a nomination is to have discovered the track during this listening year. Plug in, grab a snack and see if any of our top picks tickle your e...

Bill Murray is asshole television executive Frank Cross, who is mean to everyone. He's also "Lumpy," the meet-cute former beau of Karen Allen's heart-of-gold social worker, Claire. As Christmas, 1988 approaches, along with a high-stakes live televised version of A Christmas Carol that Frank is betting on, art and life overlap as Frank himself is visited by three ghosts.   WILL  Lumpy win back the...

This week we find the Rabbit Fighters deeply divided over Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, the 2010 comic book/manga/video game/indie-music darling mashup movie.  It's a visual feast that brandishes great tunes, wall to wall gags, and a deep bench of acting chops, but is that enough to overcome deep navel gazing and lack of character development?  It's Rabbit Fighter vs. Rabbit Fighter vs. Rabbit Figh...

The infectious energy of Talking Heads is on full display in the recently remastered version of their 1984 concert film, Stop Making Sense. Back in theaters after forty years, The Fighters don their finest muted attire and settle in to ask themselves, is this the greatest concert film ever made? Next Week - Joshua's Pick:  Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World [Originally published December 5, 2023] And as...

The Rabbit Fighters return to New York, because every movie on earth is filmed there, and find themselves hanging again on Coney Island. This time, the battle starts at the water, and the Warriors are the Allies and Nazis in World War II.  Don Knotts (Henry Limpet) trades Mayberry for Brooklyn and doesn't even get to wear a uniform, because the military doesn't want him. The ladies in his steno po...

The Rabbit Fighters go get a real racist slice of Brooklyn style pizza and catch up on  Do The Right Thing , Spike Lee's seminal work.  It's a hot day in Bedford-Stuyvesant and all hell is about to break loose.  Will Americans finally learn their lesson from this film and treat each other with dignity and respect?  Will Mookie go have a catch with his son?  Will Da Mayor use the Weirding Module to...

Well, I think I should point out first, that in all fairness, we are not, in fact, the rescue committee. However, The Fighters have clandestinely assembled to view the controversial Monty Python production, Life of Brian.  So, buy a bag a gravel, kick off a sandal and follow us blindly into a discussion about this 1979 comedy classic. Next Week - Random Pick -  Do The Right Thing [Originally publi...

The Rabbit Fighters strap on their stillsuits and walk without rhythm into the deep desert to tackle the always weird Dune... or at least the 1984 David Lynch version.  A movie chock full of vagina-mouthed navigators and Gumby-suited death-time stabbers, which may or may not accurately reflect Frank Herbert's effed up vision of life in the way, way distant future. Next Week - Random Pick:  Monty P...

The Fighters discuss I Think You Should Leave - Season One.  The absurdist Netflix sketch comedy show is either "Right in Your Q Zone," or it's "Pretty Meat and Potatoes."  There's no middle ground.  The Rabbit Fighters are doing the best at this... Next Week - Random Pick:  Dune (1984) [Originally published October 24, 2023] And as always, you can check out the RF's ongoing companion playlist on ...

Slap on some face paint, grab a baseball bat and join the Fighters on a dysfunctional ride through NYC. This week, we jump into the 1979 cult classic, The Warriors. Can you dig it? Next Week - Random Pick -  I Think You Should Leave (Season 1) [Originally published October 17, 2023] And as always, you can check out the RF's ongoing companion playlist on  Spotify  and  Youtube .

The Fighters take a crack at the 1989 Tom Petty classic, Full Moon Fever.  In this episode, Greg says no to drugs (but yes to Mick Jagger's flexibility) while the rest of the gang tries on oversized top hats. Next Week - Random Pick -  The Warriors [Originally published October 10, 2023] And as always, you can check out the RF's ongoing companion playlist on  Spotify  and  Youtube .

In this inaugural episode, the Rabbit Fighters experience the 2022 box office savior, Top Gun: Maverick. How did we miss the target on this one? Next Week - Random Pick:   Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever [Originally published Oct. 1, 2023] And as always, you can check out the RF's ongoing companion playlist on  Spotify  and  Youtube .