I’m home!  Thank you to Rose, Kim, Johnny, Baltimore, New York, and Rochester for being so wonderfully friendly and accommodating last week!

After spending the previous two weeks on vacation, I’m home and I’m ready to jump into the second half of 2019!  As I sit here typing this, there’s a big storm raging outside.  Hopefully, the rest of this year will be as exciting as this storm.

Here’s what I watched, read, and listened to last week:

Films I Watched:

1. The Concorde: Airport ’79 (1979)
2. Death of a Cheerleader (2019)
3. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
4. A Friend To Die For (1994)
5. Like Crazy (2011)
6. The Lady in Red (1979)
7. Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus (2009)
8. Model Shop (1969)
9. My Stepfather’s Secret (2019)
10. Nightcrawler (2014)
11. The Twisted Son (2019)
12. Zombi 2 (1979)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. The Amazing Race 31
2. The Bachelorette
3. Big Little Lies
4. Dance Moms
5. Entertainment Tonight
6. Euphoria
7. Friends
8. Highwire Live In Times Square with Nik Wallenda
9. House Hunters International
10. iZombie
11. Jane the Virgin
12. King of the Hill
13. Off Script with Bruce Johnson

Books I Read:

1. Blood Oath (2019) by Linda Fairstein
2. Disaster Movies: The Ultimate Guide (2007) by Glenn Kay and Michael Rose

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Above & Beyond
2. Afrojack
3. Alvin Risk
4. Armin Van Buuren
5. Avicii
6. Camila Cabello
7. Cassius
8. The Chemical Brothers
9. Crud
10. The Crystal Method
11. Daft Punk
12. David Guetta
13. Dillon Francis
14. DJ Snake
15. Jakalope
16. Saint Motel
17. Shawn Mendes
18. Sleigh Bells
19. Steve Aoki
20. Swedish House Mafia
21. Tiesto
22. UPSAHL
23. Zedd

Links from Last Week:

1. On her photography site, Erin shared: Weed In A Storm Gutter, Under the Bridge, The Favorite, Between the Trees, Subtly Southwest, The Train, and DART Tracks!
2. I reviewed the latest episode of The Amazing Race!
3. The pleasures of Pauline Kael
4. Philippe Zdar, Founding Member of French House Pioneers Cassius, Dies at 50
5. Cassius Pay Tribute to Philippe Zdar With ‘Dreems’ Album Release: Stream It Now

Links From The Site:

(I’m so fortunate to be able to work with these wonderful people!)

1. Case reviewed the first and the second episode of Titans!
2. Erin shared the covers of Two Complete Detective Books and the many adventures of Johnny Dekker!  She also shared: You’d Be Surprised, The Whispering Corpse, Planet Stories, Morals Squad, Main Line, Kill me Sweet, and Of A Strong Woman!
3. Gary took a look at We’ll Sing In The Sunshine, Lady Street Fighter, and Welcome to Mooseport!
4. Jeff reviewed An Innocent Man and shared music videos from Huey Lewis and the News, Bananarama, Christopher Cross, Danzig, Blotto, and Murray Head!
5. Val reviewed The Kids of Degrassi of Street: Sophie Minds The Store!
6. I shared a music video from Cassius and reviewed The Haunting of Sharon Tate, Model Shop, Death of a Cheerleader, and My Stepfather’s Secret!
7. Patrick reviewed Dolls!
8. Ryan reviewed: Crime Destroyer #1, Bullwhip #1, Atlas #1, Blind Justice #1, Crime Destroyer #2, Blind Justice #2, Bad Ben: The Way In, and Dybbuk Box : True Story Of Chris Chambers.  He also shared his weekly reading round-up!

Want to see what I did last week?  Click here!

It’s a short list this week because Jeff and I are on vacation!  We’ll be back at the end of next week.

Film I Watched:

1. Backdraft 2 (2019)
2. Blood Red (1989)
3. The California Kid (1974)
4. Cocaine and Blue Eyes (1983)
5. Firehouse (1973)
6. Murder Mystery (2019)
7. Shoot (1976)
8. Skatetown USA (1979)
9. Sky Riders (1976)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. The Amazing Race 31
2. The Bachelorette
3. Big Little Lies
4. Court Justice
5. Dance Moms
6. Euphoria
7. Fear the Walking Dead
8. iZombie

Books I Read:

1. Keep You Close (2019) by Karen Cleveland

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Big Data
2. Britney Spears
3. Charli XCX
4. The Chemical Brothers
5. Goblin
6. Haim
7. Hardwell
8. Icona Pop
9. Nox Arcana
10. Radiohead

Links From Last Week:

1. On her photography site, Erin shared Drenched By The Sun, Tree on a Hill in Black and White, Dark Clouds, Creek, The Flag Survived, Fence, and Baseball Field.
2. On my music site, I shared a song from Lindsey Buckingham!
3. I reviewed the latest episode of The Amazing Race!

Links From The Site:

1. Erin reviewed Hero and shared the covers of New Detective and North-West Romances.  She also shared: Kiss Her Goodbye, The Merciless Mermaid, Break-Up, Star Western, A Town in Heat, The Love of a Lion, and Science Fiction Quarterly.
2. Gary reviewed Robot Monster, More Dead Than Alive, and The Third Man.  He paid tribute to the late Sylvia Miles.
3. Jeff shared music videos from Violent Femmes, Michael Bolton, Julian Lennon, Cinderella, and KISS .  He reviewed Blood Red, The California Kid, Cocaine and Blue Eyes, Firehouse, and The Dirt.
4. I shared the latest video from The Chemical Brothers and reviewed Murder Mystery!
5. Ryan reviewed Memorabilia, What the Actual, and Blossoms in Autumn, along with sharing his weekly reading list!

Want to see what I watched, read, and listened to last week?  Click here!

As of right now, I’m on vacation!

Woo hoo!

What does this mean?  Well, it means that, for two weeks, I get to relax and travel with my favorite human being and see family, both present and perhaps future, as well!  *wink*  It also means that I can get caught up with some reviewing as well.  Can you believe that 2019 is nearly halfway over?

Anyway, here’s my list of last week’s pop cultural accomplishments:

Films I Watched:

1. The Adventurers (1970)
2. The Cleaning Lady (2019)
3. Crossroads (2002)
4. Deadwood: The Movie (2019)
5. Dragged Across Concrete (2019)
6. Fighting With My Family (2019)
7. Fried Barry (2019)
8. Gimme Shelter (1970)
9. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
10. Happy Death Day 2 U (2019)
11. The Haunting of Sharon Tate (2019)
12. How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
13. Isn’t it Romantic? (2019)
14. The Legend of Bigfoot (1976)
15. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
16. Murder in the First (1995)
17. Native Son (2019)
18. The Prodigy (2019)
19. Serenity (2019)
20. Spirits in the Dark (2019)
21. A Star is Born (2018)
22. The Top Rope (2019)
23. Woodstock (1970)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. The 73rd Annual Tony Awards
2. The Amazing Race 31
3. Big Little Lies
4. Black Mirror
5. The Bold and the Beautiful
6. Chernobyl
7. Couples Court with the Cutlers
8. Dance Moms
9. Doctor Phil
10. Face the Truth
11. Fear the Walking Dead
12. General Hospital
13. Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back
14. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
15. iZombie
16. King of the Hill
17. Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court
18. The Office
19. Paradise Hotel
20. Project Runway
21. So You Think You Can Dance
22. Vida
23. The Young and the Restless

Books I Read:

1. The Lost Night (2019) by Andrea Bartz
2. Smitten by the Brit (2019) by Melonie Johnson
3. Spitfire in Love (2019) by Isabelle Ronin

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Above & Beyond
2. Adi Ulmansky
3. Avicii
4. Big Data
5. Blondie
6. Bob Dylan
7. Britney Spears
8. Cedric Gervais
9. Charli XCX
10. The Chemical Brothers
11. Chromatics
12. Chrysta Bell
13. Coldplay
14. Crud
15. The Crystal Method
16. Daft Punk
17. DJ Judaa
18. DJ Snake
19. Dillon Francis
20. Edgar Allan Poets
21. Gwen Stefani
22. Halsey
23. Hrdza
24. Icona Pop
25. Jakalope
26. Jake Bugg
27. The Jonas Brothers
28. Katy Perry
29. Kedr Livanskiy
30. Lindsey Stirling
31. Neon Indian
32. Rebecca & Fiona
33. R.E.M.
34. Saint Motel
35. She & Him
36. Skrillex
37. Steve Aoki
38. Taylor Swift
39. Tegan and Sara
40. Will.I.Am.

Links From Last Week:

1. On her photography site, Erin shared: Plant in the Rain, Stop, Back Yard in Black-and-White, End Road Work, Nature’s Revenge, Even Dolls Need Pets, and Scarecrow!
2. On my music site, I shared music from Tegan and Sara, Katy Perry, Arlo Guthrie, Halsey, Dillon Francis and Skrillex, Taylor Swift, and Gwen Stefani!
3. I reviewed the latest episode of The Amazing Race!
4. Destroy All Humans!  video game reboot announced
5. OVERDUE — ACADEMY to Honor DAVID LYNCH, GEENA DAVIS, WES STUDI AND LINA WERTMÜLLER
6. Russia hates HBO’s Chernobyl, decides to make its own series
7. Leftover Wine

Links From The Site:

1. Erin shared the fast covers of Speed Mystery and also: Oh Careless Love, An End To Passion, A Touch of Death, Ray’s Rock on Omaha Beach, Passport to Peril, SoHo Sins, and The Twenty Year Death!  She also shared 12 images of D-Day from the artists who were actually there!
2. Gary commemorated the 3rd of June and reviewed Death Wish and Little Caesar!
3. Jeff reviewed Runaway and shared videos from Greg Kihn Band, Weird All Yankovic, and the following from ZZ Top: Gimme All Your Lovin‘, Sharp-Dressed Man, Legs, Sleeping Bag, and Rough Boy!
4. I shared the trailer for Ad Astra and reviewed The Cleaning Lady, Fried Barry, The Top Rope, Spirits in the Dark, The Lego Movie 2, and Happy Death Day 2U!
5. Ryan shared his weekly reading round-up and reviewed Red Ultramarine, The Structure is Rotten Comrade, and Gender Queer!

Want to see what I did last week?  Click here!

Have a great week!

How is it June already!?

2019 is flying by a lot faster than I thought it would. This month is going to be about playing catch-up. Interestingly, this month is also going to be about going on vacation before my summer job at the Big Brother Blog begins so we’ll see how those two goals mix.  (Fear not!  Even while I’m keeping the Big Brother Blog updated, I’ll also be posting film review here and over at Horror Critic!)

Anyway, here’s what I watched, read, and listened to last week:

Movies I Watched:

1. Deadly Deception (1987)
2. The House of Fear (1945)
3. Mommy Group Murder (2019)
4. Monster Island (2019)
5. Nine (2009)
6. Party Mom (2018)
7. Popeye Doyle (1986)
8. Praying Mantis (1993)
9. Shattered Innocence (1988)
10. SnakeEater III; His Law (1993)
11. West Side Story (1961)
12. Wonderland (2003)

Televisions Shows I Watched:

1. The Amazing Race 31
2. American Monster
3. A.P. Bio
4. Archer
5. The Bachelorette
6. Cheaters
7. Chernobyl
8. Degrassi
9. DFW Golf Weekly
10. The Face Of Evil
11. Face the Truth
12. Fear the Walking Dead
13. Fosse/Verdon
14. Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back
15. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
16. The Judge
17. King of the Hill
18. Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD
19. Open House NYC
20. Paradise Hotel
21. Seinfeld
22. Shipping Wars
23. The Spanish Princess
24. Texas Bucket List
25. True Crime Files
26. Twin Peaks: The Return
27. Vida
28. Yolo, TX

Books I Read:

1. The Awakening (1899) by Kate Chopin
2. Doctor Sleep (2013) by Stephen King
3. The Shining (1977) by Stephen King

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Armin van Buuren
2. Banks
3. Big Data
4. Bikini Kill
5. Billie Eilish
6. Britney Spears
7. The Chemical Brothers
8. Gwen Stefani
9. Hrdza
10. Jakalope
11. Katy Perry
12. Moby
13. Panic! At The Disco
14. Patti Smith
15. Siouxsie and the Banshees
16. Sleater-Kinney
17. Sleigh Bells
18. The Slits
19. Steve Aoki
20. Taylor Swift
21. Tiesto
22. UPSAHL

Links From Last Week:

1. On her photography site, Erin shared America, Empty Room, Majesty, Searching Bird, Garden Path, Patio in the Rain, and My Favorite Turtle!
2. I reviewed the latest episode of the Amazing Race!
3. On my music site, I shared songs from Letters From Home Singers, Sleater-Kinney, Patti Smith, Bikini Kill, Redbone, BANKS, and Siouxsie and the Banshees!
4. The end of Monty Python? Terry Jones’ dementia is so bad he can no longer speak
5. MTV Removes Jason Mitchell’s Movie & TV Awards Nomination in Light of Alleged Misconduct
6. ‘Godfather’ Actor Carmine Caridi Dies at 85
7. Moby cancels book tour after Natalie Portman controversy
8. Marc Webb Eyed to Direct Disney’s ‘Snow White’ Remake

 Links From The Site:

1. Case reviewed Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
2. Erin paid tribute to Memorial Day and shared the pin-up art of George Quintana, along with sharing the following art: Off Limits, Virgin Planet (my favorite!), Mammoth Detective, Charlie Sent Me, The Warped Ones, Special Detective, and The Vice Net!
3. Gary reviewed Gung Ho!, Family Plot, and Slap Shot!
4. Jeff reviewed The Winds of War and War Remembrance, Slow Boy, Popeye Doyle, American Me, and Saints and Sinners!  He also shared two music videos from Rick Springfield: Bop ‘Til Your Drop and Jessie’s Girl!
5. I shared my May Oscar Predictions and a scene from Dirty Harry!  I also shared trailers for Last Blood, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, and The Kitchen!  Finally, I reviewed Monster Island and Mommy Group Murder!
6. Ryan shared his weekly reading round-up and reviewed Bezimena, Cannonball, and Motel Universe!

Want to see what I did last week?  Click here!

Have a great week, everyone!

Godzilla, Rodan, Ghidorah, and Mothra. All panning on having a great week, by the way.

Let’s see.  Last week started with my DVR exploding and me slightly burning my thumb while unplugging it.  I lost a total of 267 recorded programs.  That was bad.

However, I got a new DVR on Wednesday and the little burn mark on my thumb that had me so concerned has nearly faded away.  Even more importantly, I no longer have the obligation of watching those 267 recorded programs hanging over my head.  Sometimes, losing something is the only way that you can move forward.  So, that’s good.

This week is ending with me shadowbanned on twitter, which means that my tweets are currently not showing up in twitter searches.  Needless to say, this is very frustrating, especially since Twitter refuses to tell me what I did to upset their precious algorithm.  That’s bad.

However, shadowbans are only temporary and I have enough followers who are generous with their likes and retweets that not showing up in a twitter search isn’t going to massively effect the number of people who come across my reviews.  And, even more importantly, all of the drama over the twitter algorithm has reminded me of just what a first world problem social media truly is.  (I mean, seriously — go tell someone living in a war zone about how getting temporarily shadowbanned is the worst thing that ever happened to you.)  If nothing else, this has helped me to gain some sort of perspective and that’s a good thing.

Finally, I spent today and I’ll be spending most of tomorrow at Lake Texoma with the people who I love.  And you know what?  That’s the most important thing of all.  Above all else, there is love.

Have a good week, everyone.

Films I Watched:

1. Bend it Like Beckham (2002)
2. eXistenZ (1999)
3. Fuzz (1972)
4. The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
5. Happy Gilmore (1996)
6. Hope and Glory (1987)
7. Maria (2019)
8. Morons From Outer Space (1985)
9. Paris Blues (1961)
10. Sins and Seduction (2019)
11. Tombstone (1993)
12. Yojimbo (1961)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. The Amazing Race 31
2. American Idol
3. The Bachelorette
4. Chernobyl
5. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
6. Degrassi
7. A Discovery of Witches
8. Dynasty
9. Fosse/Verdon
10. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
11. iZombie
12. King of the Hill
13. Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD
14. Paradise Hotel
15. South Park
16. The Voice
17. What We Do In The Shadows

Books I Read:

1.  The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick (2019) by Mallory O’Meara

Music To Which I Listened

1. Afrojack
2. Basement Jaxx
3. Big Data
4. Britney Spears
5. The Chemical Brothers
6. Dillon Francis
7. DJ Judaa
8. Fais
9. Fitz and the Tantrums
10. Gwen Stefani
11. Icona Pop
12. Jakalope
13. No Doubt
14. R.E.M.
15. Saint Motel
16. She & Him
17. Steve Aoki
18. Swedish House Mafia
19. Taylor Swift
20. UPSAHL

Links From Last Week

1. Over on Horror Critic, I reviewed The Haunting of Helen Walker.
2. On my music site, I shared music from Fais, Gwen Stefani, Taylor Swift, Fitz and the Tantrums, Big Data, Saint Motel, and She & Him.
3. On her photography site, Erin shared: Clouds in Black-and-White, Crooked Path, City in Black-and-White, Yard, Alleyway, Flags, and American Flags.
4. I reviewed the latest two episodes of The Amazing Race.
5. David Milch’s Third Act
6. Cancellation Watch Season Roundup: Syfy Appears to Be Fading as a Network, Will It Become a Peak TV Casualty?
7. A Quiet Place 2 Gets New March 2020 Release Date, Moving Up Two Months

Links From The Site

1. I shared music videos from Big Data, Big Data, She & Him, and Big Data again.  I shared the trailers for Stranger Things and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.  I reviewed episodes 7 and 8 of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and I also reviewed the new Netflix film, Maria.  Finally, I told you who won at Cannes and I wrote about being shadowbanned on twitter.
2. Case reviewed the 2nd season finale of the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina!
3. Ryan shared an interview with Tana Oshima, reviewed Doom Patrol, and shared his weekly reading round-up!
4. Erin shared the following artwork: Painted Lips, Planet Stories, The Seven Deadly Sisters, Danger Trail, Fantastic Adventures, The Eager Beavers, and Inside Detective!
5. Gary reviewed Count Yorga, Three Hours To Kill, and She Done Him Wrong!

Want to see what I did last week?  Click here!

Game of Thrones ends and Cannes 2019 begins!

What a week!

Movies I Watched:

1. Amityville: The Awakening (2017)
2. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
3. Escape Room (2019)
4. Glass (2019)
5. Hamlet (2000)
6. My Mother’s Killer Boyfriend (2019)
7. My Name is Julia Ross (1945)
8. O.G. (2019)
9. Polytechnique (2009)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. 9-1-1
2. American Idol
3. The Bachelorette
4. Bar Rescue
5. Barry
6. The Big Bang Theory
7. Chernobyl
8. Couples Court with the Cutlers
9. Dr. Phil
10. Dynasty
11. Face the Truth
12. Fosse/Verdon
13. Game of Thrones
14. Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court
15. Paradise Hotel
16. Shipping Wars
17. Survivor 38
18. The Talk
19. Young Sheldon

Books I Read:

1. Julian Schnabel: Symbols of Actual Life (2019), foreword and introduction by Max Hollein
2. The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Industry (2005) by Legs McNeil and Jennifer Osborne
3. The Trial of Lizzie Borden (2019) by Cara Robertson

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Adi Ulmansky
2. Ari Goldwag
3. Bastille
4. Big Data
5. The Black Keys
6. Blur
7. Britney Spears
8. The Chemical Brothers
9. Fiona Apple
10. Haim
11. Jake Bugg
12. Kylie Minogue
13. Lenny Kravitz
14. Phantogram
15. Saint Motel
16. She & Him
17. Spice Girls
18. Talking Heads

Links from Last Week:

1. I hosted #ILikeToWatch on twitter.  Here’s the playlist that I put together for the big event!
2. I reviewed the finale of Survivor for the Reality TV Chat Blog!
3. On my music site, I shared songs from Berlin, Louis Armstrong, Bastille, Haim, Spice Girls, Fiona Apple, and Talking Heads.
4. On her photography site, Erin shared Noon, Tree, Ducks, Top of the World, Look Up, Library Fountain, and Library!
5. ITV axes The Jeremy Kyle Show following death of participant
6. ‘That show has ruined my life’: Jeremy Kyle guest speaks out
7. Stan Lee’s Former Business Manager Charged With Elder Abuse Against Late Icon
8. Robert Pattinson to Play ‘The Batman’ for Matt Reeves and Warner Bros.

Links From The Site:

1. I shared a music videos from Kylie Minogue, Ari Goldwag, ADI, Spice Girls, The Black Keys, Lenny Kravitz, and She & Him.  I paid tribute to Doris Day.  I reviewed A Mother on the Edge, Hamlet, and Homekilling Queen.  I shared trailers for Westworld, The Dead Don’t Die, and Daughter of the Wolf.  I wrote about the first Oscar ceremony and I paid tribute to Terrence Malick.
2. Erin shared the following artwork: Hundred Dollar Girl, The Bastard of Orleans, House of Fury, A Killer Among Us, Amazing Stories, The Girl, The Gold Watch, & Everything, and Death Watch!  She also took a look at the covers of the Spider and reviewed Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown!
3. Gary paid tribute to Doris Day and Tim Conway, shared a clip of Tim Conway making Harvey Korman laugh, and wrote about National Classic Movie Day!
4. Ryan reviewed an episode of Doom Patrol and another episode of Doom Patrol, Professors Mrs. Miniver, Filthy, and Masquerade!  He also shared his weekly reading round-up!

Want to see what I did last week?  Click here!

Happy Mother’s Day, everyone!

Here’s my week in review:

Movies I Watched:

1. 1969 (1988)
2. All the King’s Men (1949)
3. Am I A Serial Killer (2019)
4. Another Plan From Outer Space (2018)
5. Brave (2012)
6. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
7. Chappaquiddick (2018)
8. The China Syndrome (1979)
9. Facing the Giants (2006)
10. From Noon Til Three (1976)
11. The Haunting of Helen Walker (1995)
12. Homekilling Queen (2019)
13. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
14. It Happened One Night (1934)
15. The Long Riders (1980)
16. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939)
17. My Man Godfrey (1936)
18. Of Mice and Men (1992)
19. The Trial (1962)
20. The Warriors (1979)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. 9-1-1
2. The Amazing Race 31
3. American Idol
4. The Bachelorette
5. Bar Rescue
6. Barry
7. Brooklyn Nine Nine
8. Chernobyl
9. Couples Court with the Cutlers
10. Deadly Women
11. Dr. Phil
12. Face the Truth
13. Fear They Neighbor
14. Fosse/Verdon
15. Friends
16. Game of Thrones
17. Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda
18. House Hunters
19. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
20. iZombie
21. Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court
22. Lucifer
23. Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD
24. Model Killers
25. Paradise Hotel
26. Planet of The Apes
27. Property Brothers
28. Saved By The Bell
29. Seinfeld
30. Shipping Wars
31. Survivor 38
32. The Twilight Zone
33. Twisted Fate
34. Veep
35. The Voice
36. What We Do In The Shadows

Books I Read:

1. Left to Die: Chappaquiddick Grand Jury Foreman Reveals Explosive, Never-told Before Information (2009) by Leslie H. Leland
2. The Motion Picture Annual 1990: Covering the Films of 1989
3. Senatorial Privilege: The Chappaquiddick Cover-Up (1988) by Leo Damore
4. Teddy Bare: The Last of the Kennedy Clan (1971) by Zad Rust

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Afrojack
2. Gwen Stefani
3. Hardwell
4. Hrdza
5. Icona Pop
6. Language Arts
7. Lenny Kravitz
8. LPX
9. Moby
10. Nine Inch Nails
11. Rebecca & Fiona

Links From Last Week:

1. On her photography site, Erin shared: Cannisters, Tuesday Afternoon, Row of Cameras, Squirrel, Trees, and A Backyard!
2. On my music site, I shared music from Hardwell, Hrdza, Gwen Stefani, Kermit the Frog, Yasmin Levy, Nine Inch Nails, and Ruben Ramos.
3. I reviewed the latest episodes of The Amazing Race and Survivor!
4. Beto’s Long History of Failing Upward
5. Woody Allen’s ‘A Rainy Day in New York’ to Be Released in Italy
6. Kevin Costner Angry At American Politics: ‘Shame On Us’
7. CBS Renews Six Dramas, Including ‘Hawaii Five-0,’ ‘Bull,’ ‘SWAT’
8. Constance Wu Says Fresh Off the Boat Renewal Is ‘Not’ Great News: I’m ‘So Upset Right Now’
9. ‘Stranger Things’ Lawsuit Dropped on Eve of Trial
10. STEM School students walk out of shooting vigil amid frustration
11. Chris Hughes Is a Backstabbing Loser
12. It’s Been 15 Years Since ‘Friends’ Ended. So Why Does It Dominate On Netflix?

Links From the Site:

1. I shared music videos from Hrdza, Bajofondo, Kermit the Frog, Language Arts, LPX, Lenny Kravitz, and the Muppets,  I paid tribute to Orson Welles and Peggy Lipton.  I shared the opening of Touch of Evil and the trailers for American Woman and Rim of the World.  I reviewed Psycho Stripper and Another Plan From Outer Space
2. Erin reviewed The Phenom and the covers of Gun Moll Magazine.  She shared the following artwork: Farm Hussy, The Shades of Evil, Lust for Youth, The Torrid Widow, The Tenement Kid, The Hayseed and the Hooker, and Wayward Mother.
3. Gary reviewed Sheba, Baby, Born to Dance, and Batman at 80.
4. Jeff shared the new Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer!
5. Ryan posted an interview and reviewed Space Egg, The Castle of the Beast, and Tack Piano Heaven, along with sharing his weekly reading round-up!

To see what I did last week, click here!

What a week.  We lost two cultural icons, the director John Singleton and the actor, Peter Mayhew.  I have to say that I was surprised and kind of touched to discover that, after starring in one of the most successful films of all time, Peter Mayhew ended up settling down in Boyd, Texas.  I’ve driven through Boyd, it’s a nice little town and, from what I’ve heard, Peter Mayhew was a nice man.

On a happier note, Happy Cinco De Mayo, everyone!  And, on a purely personal note, I feel like I’m back.  After spending last month struggling to get anything written, I feel like I have finally woken up and I’m ready to enjoy the rest of the year!  That’s the power of Avengers: Endgame, I suppose.

Have a great week everyone!  Here’s what I watched, read, and listened to this week:

Films I Watched:

1. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
2. Boyz N The Hood (1991)
3. The Catcher Was A Spy (2018)
4. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile (2019)
5. The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
6. Mac and Me (1988)
7. A Mother On The Edge (2019)
8. Psycho Stripper (2019)
9. The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
10. Zombi 2 (1979)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. The Amazing Race 31
2. American Justice
3. Barry
4. Fixer Uppers
5. Fosse/Verdon
6. Friends
7. Game of Thrones
8. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
9. King of the Hill
10. Miss USA 2019
11. Seinfeld
12. Survivor 38
13. Veep

Books I Read:

1. A Friend is a Gift You Give Yourself (2019) by William Boyle

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Adi Ulmansky
2. Ali Okapov
3. Ari Goldwag
4. Avicii
5. Bajofondo
6. Benny Friedman
7. Big Data
8. Bob Dylan
9. The Chemical Brothers
10. Chingon
11. The Coathangers
12. ČUKI
13. Dreams
14. Fitz and the Tantrums
15. Hrdza
16. Jakalope
17. Katy Perry
18. Kedr Livanskiy
19. Μαρινέλλα
20. Moby
21. na Casaidigh
22. Natasza Urbańska
23. Niway Damtie
24. OneRepublic
25. Отава Ё
26. Paul White
27. The Rumjacks
28. Saint Motel
29. Skrillex
30. War
31. Yasmin Levy
32. Гаухартас

Links From Last Week:

1. John Singleton dies at 51.
2. Peter Mayhew, Star Wars Actor and Naturalized Texan, dies at 74.
3. Sorry, Fans: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Will Not Score Major Oscars
4. In Conversation: Anjelica Huston
5. Sorry, Bernie Sanders, but Disney Doesn’t Have To Apologize for Making $1.3 Billion with Avengers: Endgame
6. Comically surreal: how Dali’s film with Marx brothers came to life
7. How Thin-Skinned Celebrities Benefit From A Sympathetic Entertainment News Media
8. Over on Reality TV Chat, I reviewed the latest episodes of Survivor and The Amazing Race!
9. On my music site, I shared songs from Skrillex, Paul White, Katy Perry, Moby, more from Moby, even more from Moby, and War.
10. On her photography site, Erin shared Courthouse, A Nice Street, Antique Cameras, Waterfall in Black and White, Pathway, Turtle, and Hawkeye Camera!

Links From The Site:

1. Case bravely reviewed the 6th episodes of the 2nd season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina!
2. Erin shared the covers of Two-Fisted Detective and the following artwork: Future Science Fiction, The Blue-Haired Bombshell, Fate, My Mistress, My Death, Dressed to Kill, Circle of Desire, and Cinco De Mayo!
3. Gary reviewed Angel and the Badman and Blood and Black Lace, along with honoring John Llewellyn Moxey.
4. Ryan reviewed Credo, The Elements of Rough Volume 2, Two Stories, Is This How You See Me, and Doom Patrol, along with sharing his weekly reading round-up.
5. I shared music videos from The Coathangers, Moby, Marshmello, OneRepublic, Fitz and the Tantrums, more from Moby, and even more from Moby.  I also paid tribute to Wes Anderson, Audrey Hepburn, and Cinco De Mayo.  Finally, I reviewed Avengers: Endgame, The Curse of La Llorona, A Dog’s Way Home, The Catcher Was A Spy, and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile!

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Have a great week everyone!

I seriously need a “I Survived The Battle Of Winterfell” t-shirt.  As I sit here typing this, I just finished watching Game of Thrones and I am mentally and physically exhausted.  Seriously, I thought sitting through five presidential town halls in a row was difficult but watching Klobuchar, Sanders, Harris, Buttigieg, and Warren is nothing when compared to visiting Westeros in winter.

Tomorrow, I’ll continue to be traumatized by pop culture by seeing Avengers: Endgame.  Here’s what else I watched, read, and listened to last week:

Movies I Watched:

1. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
2. Apostle Peter and the Last Supper (2012)
3. The Avengers (2012)
4. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1974)
5. The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
6. A Dog’s Way Home (2019)
7. Hulk (2003)
8. The Incredible Hulk (2008)
9. Iron Man (2008)
10. The Legend of Cocaine Island (2019)
11. Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leutcher, Jr. (1999)
12. Space Mutiny (1988)
13. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. 9-1-1
2. The Amazing Race 31
3. American Idol
4. Barry
5. CNN Presidential Town Hall with Amy Klobuchar
6. CNN Presidential Town Hall with Bernie Sanders
7. CNN Presidential Town Hall with Elizabeth Warren
8. CNN Presidential Town Hall with Kamala Harris
9. CNN Presidential Town Hall with Pete Buttigieg
10. Doctor Phil
11. Face the Truth
12. Game of Thrones
13. Fosse/Verdon
14. Friends
15. King of the Hill
16. Night Gallery
17. Project Runway
18. Seinfeld
19. Shipping Wars
20. Survivor 38
21. Veep
22. The Voice
23. World of Dance

Books I Read:

1. Misadventures with My Ex (2019) by Shayla Black
2. Sherwood (2019) by Meagan Spooner

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Above & Beyond
2. Aoki
3. Armin van Buuren
4. Avicii
5. Big Data
6. The Chainsmokers
7. The Chemical Brothers
8. Daft Punk
9. Deadmau5
10. Icona Pop
11. The Magician
12. Martin Garrix
13. M4SONIC
14. Miami Horror
15. Morgan Page
16. Radiohead
17. Rebecca & Fiona
18. Taylor Swift
19. Tiesto
20. UPSAHL
21. Viktoria Liv
22. Yaeger

Links from Last Week:

1. For Reality TV Chat, I reviewed the latest episodes of Survivor and The Amazing Race!
2. On her photography site, Erin shared Center, Fiesta, Leaves, Shoes On A Wire, Pool in Black and White, Cameras, and The Hotel Lawrence.
3. On my music site, I sahred music from Martin Garrix, Radiohead, Tiesto, Above & Beyond, M4SONIC, The Magician, and Miami Horror.
4. Mad About Bari Weiss
5. A Republic Too Fractured to Be Funny: The White House Correspondents’ Dinner suggests that stand-up joke telling is an art form whose moment has passed.
6. ‘CBS Has a White Problem’: Executive Blasts Toxic Culture at Network in Explosive Letter
7. How Tina Fey’s 30 Rock Predicted The Rise of Trump
8. Jussie Smollett has been suffering violent “night terrors” since his fake hate crime, brother says

Links From the Site:

1. I shared music videos from Steve Aoki, Viktoria Liv, Icona Pop, Yaeger, Rebecca & Fiona, Morgan Page, and The Chainsmokers.  I also reviewed Mr. Death and shared the trailers for See You Yesterday, Gemini Man, and 21 Bridges.
2. Case reviewed the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina!
3. Erin shared the following artwork: The Earthbreakers, Love Me and Die, The Blue Atom, Dime Detective Magazine, Detective Fiction Weekly, The Cosmic Puppets, and Shameless Play-girl.
4. Gary cleaned out his DVR, wrote about Andy and Edie, and shared an editorial about classic Hollywood and the historical perspective.
5. Ryan reviewed Avengers: Endgame, Doom Patrol, and Urscape, along with sharing his weekly reading round-up.

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On Monday afternoon, I looked up at the television in my office and I saw the sight of Notre-Dame Cathedral de Paris on fire.

As a lover of history and a lover of art and, yes, as someone raised Catholic, the sight broke my heart.  When Jeff and I were in the UK last November, we had actually made plans to cross the channel spend a day in Paris and, certainly, we were looking forward to visiting Notre-Dame.  Unfortunately, because of the rioting that was going on during that time, we had to change our plans.  As I watched Notre-Dame burn, I realized that, regardless of whether the structure was saved or not, history was dying on the screen in front of me.  When I saw the spire fall, tears came to my mismatched eyes.

And yet, when the fire was finally extinguished, there was good news to go with the bad.  The relics had been saved.  The statues that were normally on the spire had been removed before the fire.  There was damage.  There was loss.  But, thanks to bravery of the firefighters and a determined priest, so much had been saved!  For many of us, the photo below seemed to sum up the aftermath of the Notre-Dame fire:

Now, seven days after the fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral, I am again heart-broken, this time for the victims of the terrorist bombings in Sri Lanka.  On Easter Sunday, three churches and three hotels were bombed.  As of right now, the death toll stands at 215, with over 400 injured.  It’s hard to know what to say when confronted with such evil.

As for me, I spent this Easter weekend with my sisters and it felt good and right for everyone to be back together for a few days.  I managed to get through Easter Vigil without setting anyone’s hair on fire and. even more importantly, without anyone setting my hair on fire, and, for that, I am thankful.  This was a week in which I saw both the best and the worst of humanity.  Hopefully, next week will feature more of the former and less of the latter.

Here’s what I watched, read, and listened to:

Films I Watched:

1. The Bible: In the Beginning….. (1966)
2. Gilda (1946)
3. Glory (1989)
4. The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
5. Hollow Triumph (1948)
6. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
7. King of Kings (1961)
8. Paparazzi (2004)
9. Prom Night (1980)
10. Rebel Without A Cause (1955)
11. The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (2017)
12. The Shoes of a Fisherman (1968)
13. Suddenly (1954)
14. The Ten Commandments (1956)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. 9-1-1
2. The Amazing Race 31
3. American Idol
4. A.P. Bio
5. Barry
6. Brooklyn Nine Nine
7. California Dreams
8. Call the Midwife
9. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
10. Couples Court with the Cutlers
11. Fosse/Verdon
12. Game of Thrones
13. Head Hunters
14. King of the Hill
15. Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court
16. The Magicians
17. Roman Empire
18. Saved By The Bell: The New Class
19. Superstore
20. Survivor 38
21. Veep
22. The Voice
23. World of Dance
24. Young Sheldon

Books I Read:

1. Andy Warhol Giant Size (2008),
2. Chaucer’s People: Everyday Lives in Medieval England (2017) by Liza Picard

Music To Which I Listened:

1. 50 Foot Wave
2. Above & Beyond
3. Afrojack
4. Alvin Risk
5. Arcade Fire
6. Armin van Buuren
7. Avicii
8. Barry Adamson
9. Big Data
10. Billie Eilish
11. Blondie
12. Blur
13. Bob Dylan
14. Britney Spears
15. Cedric Gervais
16. The Chemical Brothers
17. Dillon Francis
18. DJ Judaa
19. Fiona Apple
20. Flight of the Conchords
21. Fitz and the Tantrums
22. Garbage
23. Gary Nunan
24. Gwen Stefani
25. Hozier
26. Icona Pop
27. Jake Bugg
28. Johnny Cash
29. Kelly Clarkson
30. Kitty
31. LSD
32. Martin Garrix
33. Mick Jagger
34. Microw Jupiter
35. Nelly Futado
36. Neon Indian
37. Nine Inch Nails
38. Nouveau Lounge
39. Palmistry
40. P!nk
41. Radiohead
42. Robert DeLong
43. The Rolling Stones
44. The Spaceship Martini
45. Steve Aoki
46. Talking Heads
47. Tiesto
48. Tomoyasu Hotei
49. The Verve

Links From Last Week:

1. On her photography site, Erin shared Spring Creek, Twisty Path, Bridge to the Bench, As The Sun Went Down, Rock, A View Through The Window, and Faith!
2. At my music site, I shared music from 50 Foot Wave, Gwen Stefani, Flight of the Conchords, Nelly Furtado, Muse, Mick Jagger, and Martin Garrix.
3. On Reality TV Chat Blog, I reviewed the latest episodes of The Amazing Race and Survivor!
4. Notre Dame, one of Paris’s most iconic landmarks, damaged in a massive fire
5. Notre-Dame blaze: 24 hours that rocked Paris and shocked the world
6. The Lineup of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival
7. Top 10 Best James Franco Performances
8. Lorraine Warren, paranormal investigator played by Vera Farmiga in The Conjuring films, has died at 92
9. With The Rise of Skywalker, Is Disney Backtracking on The Last Jedi?
10. Clint Eastwood Circling ‘The Ballad Of Richard Jewell’ For Disney/Fox
11. Meet Mujahed Kobbe, the Man Twitter Can’t Seem to Ban
12. “You will lose everything.”: Inside the Media’s #MeToo Blacklist
13. I Taught At Columbine. It Is Time To Speak My Truth.
14. Wanted teen Sol Pais likely killed herself before Colorado manhunt, police say
15. New Orleans Apologizes for 1891 Lynching of Italian-Americans
16. A Priest Saved ‘The Body of Christ’ From Notre Dame, and NY Times Thought He Meant a Statue
17. 15 Months of Fresh Hell Inside Facebook

Links From the Site:

1. Erin profiled Albert Fisher and considered why we need It’s The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown.  She shared the following artwork: Jackie Robinson, The Naked Sword, Cowgirl Romances, Fantastic Novels Magazine, Three For The Money, Watching the Sky, and Peace!
2. Gary reviewed Chaplin’s Art of Comedy, Kentucky Kernals, Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid, and Retreat & Decision!
3. Patrick shared some thoughts on the current situation with the AD/AF community!
4. Ryan reviewed All The Sad Songs, Vagabond, Cannabis, The Inspector, and Doom Patrol Episodes 9 and 10.  He also shared his weekly reading round-up!
5. I shared music videos from Palmistry, Nine Inch Nails, Saint Motel, The Spaceship Martini, LSD, Kitty, and Johnny Cash.  I also reviewed the 4th episode of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Avicii: True Stories.

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