Striking a Chord: “Rich Men North of Richmond”
Most of the sniping at Oliver Anthony mostly just complained the song wasn’t about their hobby horses, without actually addressing his complaints.
Author: Russell Michaels
The Month in Theaters: August 2023
Eight movies in theaters, with ten movies otherwise, with one repeat, for a total of seventeen reviews. A decent month, but nowhere near as good as July.
Paternalism as Government Policy
The federal government does not exist to take care of us. Why would you think it does? The social contract! The what now? The thing invented by socialists/progressives/communists/other groups that basically all mean the...
The Month in Theaters July 2023
July 2023 is going to be a hard month to beat as far as all-time movie months go for the concentration of great films I saw for the first time.
Rights vs. Needs: Communism and Slavery
If the government decides that food is a right, it can take it from you. Starve you out. And communist governments did this many times
The Hollywood Strikes: Contract Law
I wish both sides could lose the current WGA/SAG writing/acting Hollywood strike. Since that technically cannot happen, it stands to reason I have opinions on where everything stands. Such is that it is, I...
The Month in Theaters June 2023
I managed to get to the theaters 11 times in June, with an additional 17 movies elsewhere, for a total of 28 reviews.
The Month in Theaters April and May 2023
Once Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom came out, every spare moment I had in May outside of seeing movies in theaters was reserved for that game.
The Month in Theaters March 2023
In March, I managed to get to the theaters nine times plus an additional nine movies otherwise, for a total of eighteen total reviews.
The Month in Theaters February 2023
I managed to get to the theaters eight times in February, with one repeat, and seventeen movies otherwise, with one repeat, for a total of twenty-three reviews.
The Month in Theaters January 2023
For January, I managed to see 11 movies in theaters, with one repeat, along with 43 movies otherwise, with three repeats, for a total of 50 reviews.
The Month in Theaters December 2022
I saw nine movies in theaters, with one repeat, and twenty-five movies otherwise, with three repeats, for a total of thirty reviews
Year in Review: Movies, Music, and More!
This has been a pretty good year, all things considered, when it comes to the broader pop culture.
A Spoiler-Filled Review of Avatar: The Way of Water
I think James Cameron’s Avatar is the worst movie I’ve ever sat through. The issues with Avatar: The Way of Water? Legion.
The Month in Theaters: November 2022 Movie Reviews
Nine movies in theaters, twenty-four outside of theaters, with two repeats, for a grand total of thirty-one reviews.
The $120 Billion Empire: Why Pokémon Succeeds
But why does Pokémon succeed so easily against franchises that existed long before it? Merchandizing.
GET BENT, TRUMP!! A Midterm Election Postmortem
Let’s chest kick Donald Trump off the nearest cliff in such a way that his cult fan base doesn’t egg him on to do a stupid third party bid or something equally infantile and destructive.
The Month in Theaters: 20 Reviews From October 2022
11 movies in theaters, as well as an additional 10 with one repeat, for a total of 20 reviews. The standout is clear, but I had fun this Halloween season.
The Revival and Crash of G4
Once online video and high-speed Internet became commonplace, G4’s reason for being largely evaporated. The internet killed G4.
The Month in Theaters September 2022
In September, I saw seven movies in theaters, as well as six other movies via other means. That’s a total of thirteen reviews.
