Confessions of a Not-So-Dangerous Mind*

"Having to achieve certain things by a certain time is a social construct. Don't get so caught up in what others seem to be doing that you fail to take advantage of the opportunities in front of you.…

OTD, 1989: Ron Howard's terrific 🎥 Parenthood opens in theaters. Backed by a powerhouse cast, the film scores with critics and audiences, racking up $126 mil in the U.S. alone.

Watched Death of a Unicorn on Max/HBO Max. Join me as I try to unpack mixed feelings about the film, which attempts to maintain a delicate balance between comedy and horror.

John Huston's terrific homage to The Great Escape, Victory stands as one of Sylvester Stallone's best movies without the word "Rocky" in the title.

On Arnold's 78th birthday, a look back at his Guilty Pleasure classic, End of Days.

The newest entry in our continuing series is F. Gary Gray's fantastic hybrid of Buddy Movie and Die Hard Clone, The Negotiator.

Happy 35th to Presumed Innocent, the 🔥 📽 adaptation of Scott Turow's bestselling book, which opened 7/27/90. Harrison Ford is strong in an atypical role and the film exceeded expectations, grossing $…

Thought to be a disaster upon release, Kevin Reynolds' 2nd collaboration w/Kevin Costner has gotten better with age. Join me for a look at Waterworld's troubled production and its reappraisal as a va…

The newest entry in our continuing series is Robert Towne's absurd (but hugely entertaining) 1988 romantic thriller Tequila Sunrise. 

The newest entry in our continuing series is Tom Hanks' terrific cinematic love letter to a bygone era, That Thing You Do!

Born Terry Gene Bollea on August 11, 1953, legendary pro wrestler and actor Hulk Hogan passed today at 71. Join me for a look back at the life of a "Mt Rushmore Guy in his field" and his complicated …

As it happens every year (except 1998 and 1961), we've reached the point of the New York Yankees 2025 season in which the team goes through a slump and fans demand so and so get fired/traded/waived a…

One of the brightest lights Hollywood's ever had, Oscar-winning actor, TV star, comedian and humanitarian Robin Williams was born 74 years ago today.

The Best Buddy Movie Ever Made features dazzling 😂😆 chemistry between Robert DeNiro and the late Charles Grodin, who digs deep to author a memorable character in "white collar criminal" Jonathan Mard…

OTD 1972: Affirming his surprising Irish heritage, Muhammad Ali stops Alvin Lewis in Dublin. Decades later, the fight is immortalized in the 2012 docu When Ali Came to Ireland.

The newest entry in our ongoing series is John Badham's terrific, ahead-of-its-time suspense thriller WarGames.

A massive critical and commercial success, the latest collaboration between filmmaker Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan just landed on HBO Max. It's a brilliant film, a 9 out of 10, but left me cold…

14 years ago this month, I visited Washington State for the first time. I saw and lived an awful lot during those ten days.

Rather than a birthday retrospective, let's take a look back at one of Ford's most successful non-franchise classics, Air Force One (1997). Apologies for the early "blips" in the audio. Sound is perf…

The newest entry in our ongoing series finds the late great Jason Robards in a showy role as a wayward father and grandfather who wants to make things right before taking his final bow. Terrific, und…