As a follow up to yesterday’s post about the Final [Fab] Four and in celebration of the UNC Tarheels basketball championship last night, here are some more thoughts on the Beatles that came from discussions in the group. First thought: even if you go back pre-Beatlemania to their time as a cover band, their potentialContinue reading “More on the Beatles”
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The Final [Fab] Four
While Chapel Hill is going crazy with Final Four fever, I have been focusing my March Madness attention on a different Final Four – the Final Fab Four. A friend of mine from university drew up a bracket of 128 Beatles songs and we spent the month of March in a Facebook group devoted to theContinue reading “The Final [Fab] Four”
Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by Alexander FreedMy rating: 2 of 5 stars I read this hoping for something that would fill in the gaps and plot holes of the movie (as the novelization of The Force Awakens did) but I was unfortunately disappointed. This book doesn’t fill in any gaps or explain awayContinue reading “Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”
Rogue One Review
Last night Katie and I attended the opening night of Rogue One and, long story short, I liked (didn’t love) it. It started off pretty weak – I was actually fighting to stay awake for the first act of the movie – but finished really strong. Overall I would give it three stars out ofContinue reading “Rogue One Review”
Jimmy Buffett the Storyteller
This weekend I took a quick trip to Paris to attend my 18th and 19th Jimmy Buffett concerts – my 9th year of seeing him in Europe! As per usual, it was a tiny venue and the concerts were very intimate – just Jimmy and several hundred fans. After a full day of tailgating (withContinue reading “Jimmy Buffett the Storyteller”
Stranger Things
Katie and I just finished watching Stranger Things season 1 for the second time and you can definitely put us on the bandwagon of people who love this series (so far). It’s a nostalgic (’80s), sci-fi, supernatural creature feature, coming-of-age tale, small-town drama, adventure. Following is a brief review, but the TL;DR version is thatContinue reading “Stranger Things”
Batman vs Superman Ultimate Edition Review
WARNING: THERE BE SPOILERS BELOW When I first saw Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, I was really disappointed. Now, having seen the “Ultimate Edition,” which features 30 minutes of additional footage that had been cut to make the theatrical release more “accessible,” I think it’s a better movie – still deeply flawed, but better.Continue reading “Batman vs Superman Ultimate Edition Review”
The Force Awakens: The Good, the Bad, and the Amazing
Per my previous post, I thought Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens was very, very good, but definitely not perfect. Below are my thoughts on the good, the bad, and the truly amazing aspects of this film. WARNING: THERE BE SPOILERS AHEAD! The Good: The original cast actors bring their A game. I wasContinue reading “The Force Awakens: The Good, the Bad, and the Amazing”
The Force Awakens . . . and It Is Strong
After much waiting and anticipation, I saw Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (three times!) this weekend. TL;DR: it is very good. Spoiler-free zone: It’s no secret that I love Star Wars. I was too young to have seen the original trilogy in the theaters, but I grew up with it on home videoContinue reading “The Force Awakens . . . and It Is Strong”
Recent Movie Reviews
Thanksgiving has come and gone. I set a new 8k PR Thanksgiving morning in the Gallop & Gorge road race, ate my heart out for the rest of the day, and somehow caught a cold in between. As I have been somewhat under the weather these past few days, I’ve had ample opportunity to catchContinue reading “Recent Movie Reviews”