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Hail, Hail: The Chuck Berry Documentary

When I mentioned recently to a fellow rock & roll addict that I’d spent my early morning during breakfast revisiting the great 1987 documentary, “Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock & Roll,” he wondered how that came about? A long and winding road for certain. Serpentine. As my thought processes tend to be these days. Briefly. […]

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“Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” A Review

The lede shall not be buried. The sequel to “This is Spinal Tap” is not as good as the original. It happens. There’s only one “Godfather 2.” Only one “Astral Weeks.” Only one “Guernica.” That settled, next question: Should there have been a sequel? After all, the original is a masterwork. It essentially invented the […]

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“Paddington 2”: Who Knew? Not Me!

Culling through the NYT, I saw a header that touched my inner cinephile. “Why Everyone Is Still Talking About ‘Paddington 2′” A kid’s move that appeals to adults. Funny. Clever. Well crafted. Deftly acted. Overwhelmingly well reviewed. A perfect 100% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Until, that is, one naysaying critic retroactively posted his negative review […]

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“Bad Shabbos” & JFF Preview

As those enamored with “The Big Lebowski” know, Walter Sobchak “don’t roll on Shabbos.” Others might not know Shabbos, that it is another arguably more immersive reverential for the Sabbath Day. No, the cult classic is not a part of this year’s Jewish Film Festival. But a truly cockamamie gem titled “Bad Shabbos” is. Sobchak […]

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Perspective & “Moonstruck”: A Contemplation

Yet again, I am struck by how one’s personal situation, health, station in life, sense of well being, all that personal stuff affects one’s perception. It’s a significant thing to keep in mind. Whether it’s how we hear a new song. Or meet someone new. Or watch a film. Chasing down some rabbit hole or […]

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The Dylan Flick

A new film has just dropped, another attempt to pin down the unpindownable. It’s about Bob Dylan. The early years. It’s called “A Complete Unknown” and  stars Timothée Chalamet, who it is said spent a half decade learning how to mime the Unwashed Phenomenon’s affectations, speak and sing with the Original Vagabond’s inflections. Whatever. This […]

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