American Sniper
- 2 Jul 2015
- This biopic does enough to stand out in a genre that's getting tired. Like the non-fiction book, the movie follows Chris Kyle while he thrives as a Navy SEAL at war and then as he struggles as a family man at home.
Bush – Sixteen Stone
- 26 Jun 2015
- Almost 19 years ago, I got Sixteen Stone. It's the first album I've ever owned and I can still see and hear it, in more ways than one.
Dallas Buyers Club
- 25 Jun 2015
- Some aspects are contrived and predictable, but overall this 2014 nominee for Best Picture lives up to the hype because of its unusual plot and charismatic leads.
Scandal-less Soccer Saturday
- 6 Jun 2015
- FIFA might be totally corrupt because of its non-profit structure, billion-dollar sponsors, and closed-door culture, but I want to follow the federation's upcoming, high-profile events for now.
Green Day – “When I Come Around”
- 5 Jun 2015
- Two score and however many days ago, I listened to and then wrote about a song that sort of changed my life.
Mad Men episode 714 – “Person to Person”
- 25 May 2015
- The series finale has hopeful endings for everyone, including Don.
Mad Men episode 713 – “The Milk and Honey Route”
- 17 May 2015
- Don continues his meandering, but he clears a hurdle along the way. Pete looks back on his life and then looks ahead. Betty gets some fateful news.
George Michael – “Freedom ’90”
- 15 May 2015
- The artist being absent is bold and the supermodels lip-syncing in his place is clever. The style of its now-famous Hollywood director and the message of its then-closeted gay superstar add to the aura of this video.
Mad Men episode 712 – “Lost Horizon”
- 13 May 2015
- Don, Roger, Peggy, and Joan are all trapped, in some way, in the transition to McCann. They deal with their unique problems in different ways.
VE Day
- 8 May 2015
- To celebrate Allied victory in Europe, I rank the movies that I've seen in which Nazis are the antagonists.