Many moons ago (Thursday) I decided to re-embark on a saga that I began during Snowmageddon 2010: watching every Best Picture nominee in reverse order. That is, watching the 2009 nominees and then 2008 and so on. I wasn’t watching the movies in reverse unless they were directed by Terrence…

These are troubling times we live in and it’s difficult to find things to be joyful about when there is so much suffering, fear, and violence. There’s not a whole lot that some pale boi in Maryland with a penchant for Hot Takes can do about all of that. …

If memory serves: I don’t think I’ve blogged about music before. I keep saying that I’ll write a big ol’ Kanye blog (or threatening to do so, depending on one’s point of view) but that’s essentially a huge assignment that’ll only be read by one person (hi, Kyle!) and summarily…

Contrary to popular opinion: I don’t actually retain knowledge of every film that is released. Sure, there was a time when I sometimes knew what movie a trailer was advertising just based on the rating. But A) I had somehow even more free time on my hands than I do…

This year has been such a wild ride that it’s difficult to imagine that there’s still a month left of it. So I figured I’d go ahead and do my favorite films of the year now because nothing is likely to unseat these entries on my list and even if…

During a recent solo work trip to Connecticut, I found myself with nothing to do on the 4th of July until a 1:30 cookout with family. My body doesn’t understand what things like “holidays” or “weekends” are and as such: I basically wake up at 5:30am every single day like…

Long ago in a distant land, I embarked on a journey to watch every Best Picture nominee in reverse order. …

I’m not sure I’ve ever written about a video game before! It seems strange, especially given how much of my time on the looms of fate has been spent playing them. They’re often a great stress/anxiety reliever and occasionally an anxiety inducer. Viewing them as art is a relatively new…

Today (Saturday) is near the tail-end of a week that I took off from work solely for the purpose of writing a book. Or at least, getting the ball rolling. I know Robert Louis Stevenson wrote his tale of Jekyll and/or Hyde in 3 days or something crazy but A)…