in alphabetical order
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
After one punch in a bar fight, the punchee keels over dead, and the puncher, Bill (Burt Lancaster), breaks into a woman’s apartment to hide out. … [read more]
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Sun Ray Cinema Policy Trailer, and a few more films
Reviewing every movie ever made,
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Anything goes: 9/19/2026
our 98th weekly open mike
Let’s see what happens when your host (me) has nothing to say. Step right up, speak your mind, tell a story, sing a song, whatever. … [read more]
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And now the news: 9/18/2026
… [read more]An order like that would blow up the economy so huge, even the Supreme Court wouldn’t allow it, but at some point (soon?)
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Perfect Days, and a few more films
Reviewing every movie ever made, in alphabetical order Kiss Me Monster (1969)
Two 30-something women make their way across Italy (?), running into stupid people and doing stupid things. … [read more]
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And now the news: 9/15/2026
Trump demands Smithsonian install ‘Colossus’ George Washington statue
Kennedy Center closes its doors despite a judge’s order
… [read more]Trump is now explicitly saying that there’ll be no reconstruction and renovation of the Kennedy Center unless and until his name is on the building.
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The end of movies and television
… [read more]At first glance, this might look like an article about Doctor Who, but it’s more than that, and I hope you’ll read it even if you don’t know Gallifrey from Guyana.
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Kiss Me Deadly, and a few other films
A Kiss Before Dying (1955)
Robert Wagner, young and kinda sexy, plays a college student whose girlfriend is pregnant. This would upturn his plans, but not to worry, he finds an unorthodox solution. … [read more]
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Anything goes: 9/12/2026
our 97th weekly open mike
Let’s see what happens when your host (me) has nothing to say. Step right up, speak your mind, tell a story, sing a song, whatever. … [read more]
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And now the news: 9/11/2026
No bullshit 9/11 retrospective ‘think pieces’ on this 25th anniversary. None of that blah blah blah. Just this one mention, a reprint, a factoid often forgotten that shouldn’t be:
GW Bush White House approved departure of Saudis after Sept. … [read more]
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Late days with Mom
I’m an old man, and my mother is even older than me because that’s the way things work.
She’s 93, and was still sharp as a dagger until March, when she underwent heart surgery. … [read more]