Come walk on the moon with us on the latest episode of the What the Flick?! Podcast. “First Man” is the biggie of the week as we venture deeper into awards season. But Alonso, Matt and I have plenty of other movies to review, including the political satire “The Oath,” the...
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What the Flick?! Podcast
10 Best Films of 2016
I realize I haven’t written nearly enough reviews this year and I have a million excuses for that: being busy with Nic’s school, his skating, my skating, What the Flick?!, various radio shows, trying to read actual books. But I promise you I see everything, and I keep a running...
Read more5 Songs That Remind Me of Movies
I haven’t done one of these lists in a while, which is a bummer, because they’re always a lot of fun and they inspire spirited feedback. But when a dear childhood friend of mine mentioned on Facebook that he can’t hear the song “Just Once” by James Ingram without thinking...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — The Giver
Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep add heft to this derivative but well-made sci-fi thriller based on Lois Lowry’s Young Adult novel. In a rigid and seemingly perfect futuristic society, one plucky teenage boy dares to shake up the status quo. It’s beautifully shot but it goes off the rails in...
Read moreRevisiting Five Most — Texas Movies
So I just got back in town after visiting Dallas for my 20-year reunion at Southern Methodist University. I would have posted something over the weekend, but I was too busy cramming queso and Shiner Bock into my grill. Apologies for the absence. But being there reminded me of a...
Read moreStudio 11 LA — Wolverine, summer movie bombs
Talking “Wolverine,” and why so many movies have tanked this summer, on Studio 11 LA with the lovely Bobby D. Watch the Video...
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