August 12th, 2024
Blog
I like it when good people succeed. By all accounts, Josh Hartnett is a good guy. As far as I know, he’s never beaten up anyone. He’s never driven drunk. He’s never freebased cocaine naked in the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge, and if he has, then I tip my hat to his crisis […]
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February 6th, 2023
Blog
Let’s say you’re a muscular and intimidating looking dude. Exactly what are you supposed to do with yourself? Rip out tree stumps for homeowners? Loom menacingly for fifty bucks an hour? The basic understanding is that Big Burly Dudes (BBDs) have limited career paths, and that’s simply the way of the world. Is that fair? […]
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January 20th, 2019
Movies
Movies aren’t for everyone, though people think they are. A bunch of years ago, my wife and I caught the very good film Adaptation in the theaters. If it’s been a minute since you’ve seen or thought about it, Adaptation is about a lonely screenwriter struggling to adapt a book about an orchid thief. It’s […]
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January 22nd, 2017
Blog
When I was in high school and college, I fancied myself a bit of an actor. During that time, I learned two things. The truly great actors have impeccable timing, a precise understanding of their character and how it fits into the larger piece, and are compelling to watch. I was blessed with none of that. […]
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September 20th, 2015
Blog
There’s a few things that kids know, deep down on a molecular level. Fart jokes are never not funny. When your parents are in a hurry, that’s your cue to go slower. Old people are creepy and weird. Coming from someone who hopes to live long enough to be old, creepy, and weird, I know it’s […]
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