Tour: Evening With Colin Hay – 2024 Solo Tour Venue: Chevalier Theater Date: March 26th Set list: https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/colin-hay/2024/chevalier-theatre-medford-ma-23ab78d7.html Setlist: https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/colin-hay/2024/chevalier-theatre-medford-ma-23ab78d7.html Opener: Chris Trapper Review: Coming soon
Josiah and the Bonnevilles – Paradise
Tour: The Endurance Tour Venue: Paradise Date: March 26th Set list: https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/josiah-and-the-bonnevilles/2024/paradise-rock-club-boston-ma-43aa4f4b.html Opener: Review: I found Josiah and the Bonnevilles through an Instagram ad. I’ve actually found a few of my recent favorite musicians through an Instagram ad. The algorithm works! Anyway, I messaged him almost instantly, telling him that he is my new Tallest Man on Earth….
Blue October – Orpheum Theatre
Venue: Orpheum Theater Date: March 23rd Set list: None at this time Opener: Veers Review: Blue October put on a hell of a show. The singer, Justin, is so engaged with his audience. He also gives it his all on stage and the whole band is really there to play music and have a good…
Late Night with the Devil
Rating: 4/14 Lay Riottas TV show or Movie: Movie Where to watch: Theaters, soon to be on Shudder Premise: In 1977 a live television broadcast goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms. Cast: David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi, Ingrid Torelli, Rhys Auteri, Georgina Haig, Josh Quong Tart. Review: A few weeks ago,…
Spaceman
This review is a special one, as it the first ever guest review. It is brought to you by filmmaker, Mark Phinney. Mark kept asking me to be a part of this website and I thought that I would finally give him a chance. Just kidding, I read Mark’s review on Facebook and thought that…
Not Dead Yet
TV show or Movie: TV show Where to watch: ABC, Hulu Premise: The show focuses on Nell Serrano, an accident-prone American newspaper reporter who left her last job five years ago to move to the United Kingdom with a lover. She returns to the US when the relationship ends and tries to resume her journalism career as a…
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
This film has earned 4 1/2 Ray Liottas. TV show or Movie: Movie Where to watch: Theaters Premise: Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father’s death. Wielding the Black Trident’s power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Aquaman forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom. Cast: Jason Momoa, Patrick…
Countdown to Christmas: A Hallmark Holiday Analysis
My girlfriend works in data and has started a newsletter where she takes a data approach to things she is interested in. Her first few were about concerts and her most recent one is all about Christmas Hallmark movies! Check out the visualization here; https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/sarah.gilligan/viz/CountdowntoChristmasAHallmarkHolidayAnalysisDataPlusMovies/CountdowntoChristmasADataLoveStory Check out the whole post here https://datadispatch.substack.com/p/countdown-to-christmas-a-hallmark
Holiday Season Advent Calendar
I am part of a Facebook group of (mostly retired) comedians who like to nerd out about video games, television shows, and movies. One of them, Roxanne Celeste, put together this advent style list of horror movies to watch throughout December. Because who says we have to stop watching horror after October 31st? Here is…
Vanilla Sky
TV show or Movie: Movie Where to watch: Amazon, Paramount Plus. Premise: A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover. Cast: Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee, Noah Taylor, Cameron Diaz. What it reminds me of: Black Mirror, What Dreams May Come, Inception….