The Internet may be a cesspool of misinformation and conspiracy theories, but it also frees up a lot of space in my house by archiving...

No way! One of the NFL’s weirdest obscure rules came into play last night in a Chargers–Broncos game and I missed it. This is the free...

I am fine to let the millennials have their version of Superman. This is how it always has been and should be: each generation...

The original Pink Panther films have been on pay cable. I remember Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau and his best bits always crack me...

Is “genius” too strong a word? Well, sure. But Total Recall is one of my favorites. I saw it opening weekend at the Vineyard Haven...

Thumbs up for Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story , streaming on Max. I was almost afraid to watch it because I didn’t want to sit...

I can prophesize, unfortunately, that the new Dune TV show won’t be around for more than two seasons. Maybe just one. The design is...

I was sorry to hear of the passing of Jim Abrahams, who with his partners the Zucker brothers gave me so many laughs over the years....

I was sorry to hear of the passing of Vic Flick, the famous guitarist who played on the original recording of the James Bond theme—and...

I watched most of the first episode of Dune: Prophecy . (It was getting late and I was tired. I will finish tonight.) Just two thoughts...

Happy birthday (a week late) to Starship Troopers , which was released on November 7, 1997. Hard to believe it has been 27 years. If it...

I was about to grouse about there not being anything good on TV to watch. And I may yet be right: the new Dune TV show premieres this...

I rewatched “Darmok” from Star Trek: The Next Generation last night, as it rolled around on Heroes & Icons. Great episode! I remember...

We’ve set up www.fsmcds.com to sell soundtrack CDs from estates and collectors looking to offload large parts of their collections. With...

So sorry to hear this morning that Quincy Jones has passed. What an absolute legend. Here’s the NY Times obituary. Much more to come.

I am a Jerry Fielding competist but even I have never heard some of his more obscure scores—like 1970s Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody...

Many thanks to Caleb Nelson for alerting me to a Joseph Williams interiew by Vicki Abelson that you can see on YouTube: This is actually...

I wrote earlier this year about a new company I’ve become involved with, Pop Culture Coffee . Recently I got together with some of the...

One of my all-time favorite songs is “River Man” by Nick Drake . I was thrilled to discover this transcription on YouTube: The string...

With Beetlejuice Beetlejuice around the corner, the fam and I decided to check out the first film. We’re watching it in chunks so I...