I noticed the other day that David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet” was leaving Hulu on Aug. 1, which seemed like the nudge I needed to finally get around to watching it. Film 6: “Blue Velvet” My excuse for not seeing it: I was seven years old when it came out, so that’s probably a good excuse.… Read More 100 films I haven’t seen: ‘Blue Velvet’
My last film was “Blade Runner,” which I said was kind of a cheat. This one is not a cheat. Despite having read multiple Hunter S. Thompson books, I’ve never seen “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.” My parents introduced me to the concept of Hunter S. Thompson at a young age, giving me a… Read More 100 films I haven’t seen: ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’
This one feels like a bit of a cheat. Of course I’ve seen “Blade Runner.” Everyone has. But I had never seen the theatrical cut. It had sort of disappeared from home video following the release Ridley Scott’s director’s cut. Film 4: “Blade Runner” My excuse for not seeing it: I first saw “Blade Runner”… Read More 100 films I haven’t seen: ‘Blade Runner’
Last week I went to Chicago to see Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, a Christmas present from my wife. I’m not going to write about that experience, because the nice thing about being a semi-retired music writer is now I can just enjoy a concert and not worry about organizing my thoughts on a… Read More 100 films I haven’t seen: ‘The Proposition’
I’m going to do a few of these where I feel almost a bit embarrassed to admit I haven’t seen the film. This is definitely one of those. Film 2: “Escape From New York” My Excuse for Not Watching It: I think it’s partly just that John Carpenter was kind of in my pop culture… Read More 100 Films I Haven’t Seen: ‘Escape From New York’
I used to see a lot of movies. In college, I had a membership to the local art house theater that let me see everything for free (I think it was $50 a year). After college, I spent about two years doing weekly movie reviews for Juice, which often involved seeing films that weren’t quite… Read More 100 films I haven’t seen: ‘Singin’ in the Rain’
Last weekend I went to check out the “At Home With Monsters” Guillermo del Toro exhibit in Minneapolis. It was pretty cool. Then yesterday came the disappointing news that the Hellboy film series would be rebooted without de Toro or Ron Perlman’s involvement. I like the new team (directed by Neil Marshall of The Descent and… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 316-325: Confluence and Rock Bottom
Hey everyone, I’ve consumed my 365th beer! It was… wait, I should probably save that for later, since I have a lot more beers to write about. Instead, I’ll start this off with my five favorite episodes from the new season of Mystery Science Theater 3000, now up on Netflix. Cry Wilderness Yongary Avalanche The… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 306-315: Zombies, dragons and royal jelly
If you read my last entry, you’ll probably notice that it ended on beer 299. So why is this one starting on 297? I decided to plug all my beers into Excel, and discovered I had three duplicates. The purity of my experiment is ruined! I suppose I could go back through, renumber every entry… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 297-305: Shamrocks, jalapenos and smoke
How am I starting this list of beers? With a ranking of animated TV dads, based on how much they love their kids (most to least). Bob Belcher Homer Simpson Stan Marsh Stu Pickles Peter Griffin Rusty Venture Fred Flinstone (did he ever interact with Pebbles?) Beer 291: West O 10 Foot 10 ABV: 10.1%… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 291-299: Court Ave., Boone Valley & Madhouse
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