Pop Thruster

As I’ve noted before – most recently in a January piece heralding the first episode, “Currahee,” as a masterclass in storytelling – I rewatch Band of Brothers every 18-24 months like clockwork.

My first reaction to reviewing what’s coming up in terms of fall 2026 TV shows was a vague sense of disappointment.

Typically, with these kinds of “list pieces” where I showcase some or all of the albums from a particular year that were selected from the massive best 1,000 albums project (a five-year journey where I wrote about the thousand albums that had the largest…

Beck continues to be a prolific recording artist.

Late last year, I completed an epic five-year journey: the best 1,000 albums ever project comprises a thousand articles, each about an album that holds meaning in my life.

I’ve been working my way through the American Film Institute’s 100 Greatest American Films of All Time, starting my way from the bottom (Ben-Hur, #100), and working my way up.

At dire risk of aging myself, the late ‘80s and early ‘90s are the era that had more influence on me than any other in terms of my taste in music – and many other things besides.

I’m in a strange place with House of the Dragon, people.

I recently listened to an episode of The Rewatchables focused on Karate Kid Part II, which was released in the summer of 1986.

When you start to dig into what makes a cult movie “cult” it can kind of get slippery.