“That was the summer of 1963” opens Dirty Dancing, a movie that set out to create a time capsule for the Kennedy administration and ended up inadvertently doing so for 1987. The inescapable hit that almost wasn’t, this cultural smash…
Queens Landing Episode 16: Game of Thrones 7×6 “Beyond the Wall”
DID THAT JUST HAPPEN? Welcome back to Queens Landing, an all-girls GAME OF THRONES after show by TheYoungFolks.com. Hosts Melissa Berne and I live stream our Game of Thrones discussions straight to TYF’s YouTube every Sunday night during the new season.…
Dark Matter 3×12 Review: “My Final Gift To You”
Ryo played his greatest hand. Before I get into how Ryo single-handedly saved himself, I have to talk about an error of the show. I’ve talked about it before and I’ll say it again, where are the other assassins? The…
Movie Review: Shot Caller
Director Ric Roman Waugh (Snitch, Felon) seems hellbent on making a career out of crime dramas that are every bit as generic as their titles would suggest. His entire cinematic ideology appears to be constructed around the idea that the…
Movie Review: Logan Lucky
Has the word “fun” been used often to describe Steven Soderbergh’s movies? The Oscar-winning writer/director has had one of the most efficient work ethics in Hollywood, jumping between studio-friendly, meticulously-crafted dramas (Erin Brockovich, Traffic, Side Effects) to off-beat, obtuse experiments…
Album Review: Kesha – “Rainbow”
When Kesha came onto the music scene in 2009, she quickly became known for her brash party pop anthems and clever songwriting. In addition to two #1 hits of her own, Kesha had a hand in hits like Britney Spears’s…