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Gene Hackman
So sorry to hear of the death of Gene Hackman and his wife (and one of their dogs). I’ll refrain from speculating and just leave it to...
Lukas Kendall
Feb 27, 20251 min read


James Bond at Amazon
Big news this morning that Amazon is taking over creative control of James Bond . You know what this means. Get ready for The Adventures...
Lukas Kendall
Feb 20, 20251 min read


Severance Dance Sequence
As usual I am three years behind the times in pop culture, but I am just now watching Severance on AppleTV and loving it—especially the...
Lukas Kendall
Feb 17, 20251 min read


More River Man
We’re taking a break from the CD sale today. Sunday is family day for us and with the post office closed, there’s not much to do. But...
Lukas Kendall
Feb 16, 20251 min read


The Pro Bowl Sucks
Can they ever make the NFL all-star game, the Pro Bowl, worth watching? Probably not, due to the nature of football: the injury concerns...
Lukas Kendall
Feb 2, 20251 min read


Famous Synth Patches
I found a whole new way to procrastinate via YouTube (as if there weren’t already enough ways): videos of the synthesizer patches that...
Lukas Kendall
Feb 1, 20251 min read


Star Trek Mugs
penguin not included! I’ve mentioned before I am a partner in a new company called Pop Culture Coffee . It’s been a long time since FSM...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 31, 20251 min read


Deadpool
I finally watched the third Deadpool movie. There’s a ton of it that’s just juvenile (the point) but the jokes are so fast and dense...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 26, 20251 min read


Oscar Noms
I didn’t even realize the nominations were being announced. The list is here . I barely saw anything this year. For those of us trying to...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 23, 20251 min read


Vintage Star Wars Stars
Check out this vintage 6/17/77 interview with Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill that was posted by the Museum of Classic...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 21, 20251 min read


Obscure Vince Guaraldi Doc Score
To be clear, this is not a documentary about Vince Guaraldi—this is an obscure documentary scored by Vince Guaraldi. And trigger warning,...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 18, 20251 min read


Farewell to David Lynch
Along with large portions of the Palisades and Altadena now we have lost another L.A. institution, the great David Lynch. What a singular...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 17, 20251 min read


Skeleton Crew Finale
I enjoyed the Skeleton Crew finale. There was something off about it I can’t quite put my finger on. Probably the fact that I’m still...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 16, 20251 min read


Kids Today
I was such a TV junkie as a kid. Cartoons, action-adventure, sitcoms, Star Trek , old movies, sports—I watched probably way too much. Our...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 6, 20251 min read


Squid Game 2
I am loving Squid Game 2 which I have started watching on Netflix. As with the Hunger Games sequels, it’s a heavy lift to get the...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 4, 20251 min read


Blade Runner 2049
My appreciation of Blade Runner 2049 only continues to grow. It plays a lot on cable and I am always mesmerized by the incredible...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 2, 20252 min read


The Long Shadow of Star Trek
I saw that Dune: Prophecy was renewed for a season two . This surprised me because the (brief) first season seemed convoluted and...
Lukas Kendall
Dec 30, 20242 min read


Kevin Smith on GQ
A shout-out to my friend Christine Sheaks who was mentioned—twice—by Kevin Smith in his career retrospective video by GQ: It starts at...
Lukas Kendall
Dec 28, 20241 min read


Skeleton Crew
If I was a kid, this would be my favorite show of all time. I am not a kid but I am finding it enjoyable. The kids are very well cast and...
Lukas Kendall
Dec 26, 20241 min read


The Blake Lively Lawsuit
I was barely aware there was a movie called It Ends With Us earlier this year, and controversy over the stars not getting along or...
Lukas Kendall
Dec 24, 20241 min read
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