Author: Chuck

One Thing I Already Love About Rise of the Resistance
I have opinions about a ride I haven’t even been on yet.

But Not For Me
Thoughts on living in a world where both The Force Awakens and Rogue One exist, and each has huge fans.

This is not going to go the way I think
Part 2 of jumping on the hype train for The Rise of Skywalker, with my list of things I want to see in the final movie.

Every Generation Has a Hot Take
Becoming fully immersed in the hype for The Rise of Skywalker by reconsidering my opinion of the earlier movies.

The Mandalorian: We’ve Seen All This Before
The Mandalorian is both the Star Wars TV series I’ve been wanting for over thirty years, and even better than I imagined.

Frozen II: More and Less of the Same
Frozen II has all the baggage you’d expect from the sequel to a runaway Disney fairytale blockbuster, but insists on having its characters grow and change.

Music to Remember By, Part 4: Go Through All This Before You Wake Up
The final part of my playlist, which is mostly about feeling a connection to other people through popular music.
Music to Remember By, Part 3: Our Dark Shazamless Days
My playlist of memories continues with Starbucks Music and hazy recollections of the 1970s.

One Thing I Love About Knives Out
Knives Out is a movie that constantly wants to have it both ways, and it somehow pulls it off flawlessly. (Spoilers within)

Music to Remember By, Part 2: Driving and Forgetting
Day 2 of the playlist brings repressed memories, homesickness, lots of driving, and feeling slightly more connected to the Japanese people

Music to Remember By, a Weeklong Playlist
Compiling a playlist that didn’t help me sleep, but did start me on a weird ride though my teens and twenties.

E Pluribus Sputum
A begrudging defense of US democracy and learning to move forward in unity with a bunch of bigoted morons.










