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One step away…

I find myself teetering on the brink of becoming the quirky person sporting a tin foil hat, and this journey marks the "food" edition of my tin foil hat adventures. I'm evolving into someone who…

Verb Hotel

Last weekend I stayed at the Verb Hotel in Boston.  I loved that place. It's a rock n roll-themed hotel (former HoJos).  The inside is decked out in rock n roll memorabilia and each room…

#18 – The Naked Kiss

I was in the mood for some film noir (my favorite genre) the other night so I dipped back into the Criterion Collection.  My general reaction to this was "uh, ok."  It wasn't as noir…

Riot Fest 2023

[embed]https://youtu.be/IU22lKGevhI?si=i--jIoqMwU-rfedJ[/embed] Originally my wife and I bought 2-day tickets, but given the heavy rains this morning, we'll be sitting out day 2 (Day 3 of the fest, but day 2 for us).  It's all good. …

Slay the Spire

This is one of the reasons I haven't been watching Criterion movies.  Too busy playing Slay the Spire.  It's been out more than a bit, but it's new to me.  A podcaster I listen to…

Not for everyone…

A bit of a gripe today.  This should be obvious but I keep running into this problem.  Everyone isn't good at everything.  Duh.  But, that doesn't stop people from trying everything. What do I mean? …

#7 A Night to Remember

aka the OG Titanic.  I enjoyed this movie quite a bit. It probably helped that I have never seen James Cameron's Titanic so I had no preconceived notions about it.   From a little internet research,…

#9 Hard Boiled

I probably should not have watched The Killer and Hard Boiled back to back.  They sort of bled together into one long shootout.  Hard Boiled starts with an epic shootout in a tea shop and…