An Oscars Grouch: Blurbing For The Weekend 1/23/26
Assuming the worst about the Oscar nominees, recommending two books, and cheering Steve Buscemi's commitment to the NYC indie flick.
Fear & Crankiness Keeps Me Going: BFTW 1/16/26
Gnashing my teeth at the audacity of people enjoying familiar, politicized post-punk poetry. Also: albums I enjoyed more, and a show I'll write more about later.
Shrill Villainy: Blurbing For The Weekend 1/9/26
Pennywise, Mr. Sinister, a chair company and a quiet drifter returning to a French village...trust none!
Still Preoccupied With 1995: Blurbing FTW 12/19/25
On watching the Beatles remember the Beatles, playlisting 1995 in 2018, and seeing a disappointing thriller I forgot I'd seen
I've Failed You, Best Albums Of 2025: Blurbing FTW 12/12/25
Dylan Hicks & Small Screens made a good album this year. FKA Twigs might have made two. No other 2025 albums come up in the comments below.
Apps Wrapped: Blurbing For The Weekend 12/5/25
Netflix gets HBO Max, my Spotify gets wrapped, plus seasons of smart ladies on Peacock and Paramount. And Commando.
What Is She Thinking?: BFTW 11/21/25
Five movies I've recently streamed: two about women flirting with self-destruction, two about world-conquering evil, and one elderly romance.
Sound & Fiction: BFTW 11/7/25
I interrupted the new music and new horror to watch a classic, if still under-appreciated, family drama. Please clap.
Elevate Me Horror: BFTW 10/31/25
Two great examples of 2025 horror, plus three older, far worse examples of horror I still watched all the way through.
Yet More Horror: BFTW 10/17/25
Thoughts on six scary movies I streamed recently.
