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Longtime (but now occasional) film critic, fulltime reporter for the Memphis daily newspaper, The Commercial Appeal. Earned first writing paycheck from Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine.
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One of my favorite musicians, Todd Snider, died this week. He launched a career in Memphis on his way to becoming a songwriter not quite like any other, wading around in his own sorrow, with both moral clarity and unrivaled jokes, all the way to a too-soon end.
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Todd Snider was a singular songwriter and a voice for outcasts and underdogs
Chris Herrington: "Todd Snider launched his career in Memphis, and then reinvented himself a decade later. For his last 20 years, there was no songwriter quite like him. "
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November 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
One of my favorite musicians, Todd Snider, died this week. He launched a career in Memphis on his way to becoming a songwriter not quite like any other, wading around in his own sorrow, with both moral clarity and unrivaled jokes, all the way to a too-soon end.
dailymemphian.com/section/arts...
dailymemphian.com/section/arts...
"Good things happen to bad people." Which means the reverse also is true. Same as it ever was. Brilliant, righteous songwriting. RIP Todd Snider.
youtu.be/SHwrZLrNc94?...
youtu.be/SHwrZLrNc94?...
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YouTube video by Todd Snider - Topic
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November 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"Good things happen to bad people." Which means the reverse also is true. Same as it ever was. Brilliant, righteous songwriting. RIP Todd Snider.
youtu.be/SHwrZLrNc94?...
youtu.be/SHwrZLrNc94?...
the end credits for venom the last dance run for 16 minutes and 37 seconds
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
the end credits for venom the last dance run for 16 minutes and 37 seconds
Shelley, Milton, Byron, sure. But I do like that Guillermo del Toro also makes room for a paraphrase of Whit Bissell's most famous quotation in I WAS A TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN.
November 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Shelley, Milton, Byron, sure. But I do like that Guillermo del Toro also makes room for a paraphrase of Whit Bissell's most famous quotation in I WAS A TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN.
Opens today, Ridgeway Four.
Hometown movie notice: Memphis director Ira Sachs' much-acclaimed new movie, PETER HUJAR'S DAY, opens here Friday, 11/14, at the Malco Ridgeway Four.
November 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Opens today, Ridgeway Four.
Michael, Jackie, Jermaine, Tito — and Jaylen? Memphis teen actor Jaylen Hunter is young Marlon Jackson in the upcoming MICHAEL biopic: bit.ly/3WYS7Oj
Michael Jackson movie features Memphis teen Jaylen Lyndon Hunter in supporting role
Memphis actor Jaylen Lyndon Hunter, 15, will appear in the upcoming biopic "Michael" as the young Marlon Jackson.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Michael, Jackie, Jermaine, Tito — and Jaylen? Memphis teen actor Jaylen Hunter is young Marlon Jackson in the upcoming MICHAEL biopic: bit.ly/3WYS7Oj
Woody Strode, James Stewart, John Ford’s TWO RODE TOGETHER (1961).
November 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Woody Strode, James Stewart, John Ford’s TWO RODE TOGETHER (1961).
Memphis, October 1970 - oh, for a time machine -
November 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Memphis, October 1970 - oh, for a time machine -
I took a 'hard hat' tour of the under-construction, $180-million-and-counting Memphis Art Museum, which boosters promise will be "transformational for the renaissance of downtown": bit.ly/4qNkUTA
A behind-the-scenes look at how new Memphis Art Museum is taking shape in Downtown
Memphis Art Museum's construction won't be finished for about a year, but that doesn't mean no "art" is on display at the Downtown work site.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I took a 'hard hat' tour of the under-construction, $180-million-and-counting Memphis Art Museum, which boosters promise will be "transformational for the renaissance of downtown": bit.ly/4qNkUTA
Tobacco, nylons and ‘Metropolis’ merge within the shoestring dystopia of Mike McCarthy’s made-in-Memphis CIGARETTE GIRL. Screens 7 pm 11/13, Studio on the Square. PLUS a rediscovered short interview with Memphis’ beloved horror host of yore, Sivad!!
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Tobacco, nylons and ‘Metropolis’ merge within the shoestring dystopia of Mike McCarthy’s made-in-Memphis CIGARETTE GIRL. Screens 7 pm 11/13, Studio on the Square. PLUS a rediscovered short interview with Memphis’ beloved horror host of yore, Sivad!!
In case you want to know how useless and unreliable Elon's AI-abetted Grok can be (as compared to a plain ol’ Google search), this is STILL a top “news” story on my X feed, many hours after the Tigers, in fact, lost to the Rebs.
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
In case you want to know how useless and unreliable Elon's AI-abetted Grok can be (as compared to a plain ol’ Google search), this is STILL a top “news” story on my X feed, many hours after the Tigers, in fact, lost to the Rebs.
My man Al ‘Fuzzy’ St. John in Ron Ormond’s KING OF THE BULLWHIP (1950).
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
My man Al ‘Fuzzy’ St. John in Ron Ormond’s KING OF THE BULLWHIP (1950).
PETER HUJAR'S DAY, the new movie by Memphis' own Ira Sachs, opens here Friday. Here's some info: bit.ly/3LF5H6V
'Peter Hujar's Day' arrives in Memphis. What to know about director Ira Sachs' new movie
Born and raised in Memphis, Ira Sachs has been a filmmaker for nearly 30 years. His latest movie, "Peter Hujar's Day," opens Nov. 14 in his hometown.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
PETER HUJAR'S DAY, the new movie by Memphis' own Ira Sachs, opens here Friday. Here's some info: bit.ly/3LF5H6V
Linda Cristal, Shirley Jones, John Ford’s TWO RODE TOGETHER (1961).
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Linda Cristal, Shirley Jones, John Ford’s TWO RODE TOGETHER (1961).
New movies in Memphis, 11/14: PETER HUJAR'S DAY, from Memphis director Ira Sachs; Edgar Wright's remake of THE RUNNING MAN; magicians' heist sequel NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON'T; a reissue of WICKED, prior to the sequel's 11/21 release .... 1/3
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
New movies in Memphis, 11/14: PETER HUJAR'S DAY, from Memphis director Ira Sachs; Edgar Wright's remake of THE RUNNING MAN; magicians' heist sequel NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON'T; a reissue of WICKED, prior to the sequel's 11/21 release .... 1/3
Hometown movie notice: Memphis director Ira Sachs' much-acclaimed new movie, PETER HUJAR'S DAY, opens here Friday, 11/14, at the Malco Ridgeway Four.
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Hometown movie notice: Memphis director Ira Sachs' much-acclaimed new movie, PETER HUJAR'S DAY, opens here Friday, 11/14, at the Malco Ridgeway Four.
Pontotoc, Mississippi’s 8-foot-2 Max Palmer is the ‘Man-Ape’ in KILLER APE (1953), the 12th Jungle Jim movie. Palmer later gave up acting and alcohol to be an evangelist, touring as the ‘Goliath for Christ.’
November 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Pontotoc, Mississippi’s 8-foot-2 Max Palmer is the ‘Man-Ape’ in KILLER APE (1953), the 12th Jungle Jim movie. Palmer later gave up acting and alcohol to be an evangelist, touring as the ‘Goliath for Christ.’
he kid who sliced Herman Munster with a scalpel in PET SEMATARY? Yeah, he's gonna be there, along with former co-stars of Chucky, Freddy and Jason, at the second annual Memphis Monster Con, this weekend: bit.ly/47I9dVB
From 'Pet Sematary' to 'Child's Play,' Memphis Monster Con brings horror stars to town
Memphis Monster Con, touted by organizers as the city's "premier horror convention," is back for its second year with a lineup full of horror stars.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
he kid who sliced Herman Munster with a scalpel in PET SEMATARY? Yeah, he's gonna be there, along with former co-stars of Chucky, Freddy and Jason, at the second annual Memphis Monster Con, this weekend: bit.ly/47I9dVB
One of the ‘Giant People’ in JUNGLE JIM IN THE FORBIDDEN LAND (1952).
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
One of the ‘Giant People’ in JUNGLE JIM IN THE FORBIDDEN LAND (1952).
The extent of our Halloween decorations. Old school (for an old ghoul).
October 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The extent of our Halloween decorations. Old school (for an old ghoul).
Jonathan Frid, in full Barnabas regalia, is the 'Mystery Guest' on WHAT'S MY LINE, 1970.
October 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Jonathan Frid, in full Barnabas regalia, is the 'Mystery Guest' on WHAT'S MY LINE, 1970.
The Memphis Art Museum - the much-anticipated new Downtown riverfront location for the historic Memphis Brooks Museum - is set to open December 2026: bit.ly/3X2cnhR
When is new Memphis Art Museum opening in Downtown? See the latest plans
The Memphis Art Museum — the much-anticipated new Downtown location of the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art — is set to open to the public in late 2026.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The Memphis Art Museum - the much-anticipated new Downtown riverfront location for the historic Memphis Brooks Museum - is set to open December 2026: bit.ly/3X2cnhR
New movies in Memphis, 10/31: Yorgos Lanthimos' BUGONIA; STITCH HEAD (horror-themed family-friendly animation, as in 'Frankenweenie'); reissues of BACK TO THE FUTURE and the original TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE; CHAIN REACTIONS, a documentary about the aforementioned film... 1/3
October 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
New movies in Memphis, 10/31: Yorgos Lanthimos' BUGONIA; STITCH HEAD (horror-themed family-friendly animation, as in 'Frankenweenie'); reissues of BACK TO THE FUTURE and the original TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE; CHAIN REACTIONS, a documentary about the aforementioned film... 1/3
Interesting to watch the Springsteen movie and the new Frankenstein on successive days; they share a lot of themes, and conclude with very similar intimate father/son scenes...
October 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Interesting to watch the Springsteen movie and the new Frankenstein on successive days; they share a lot of themes, and conclude with very similar intimate father/son scenes...
Was not expecting a DRACULA - PRINCE OF DARKNESS reference in the first ten minutes of del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN.
October 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Was not expecting a DRACULA - PRINCE OF DARKNESS reference in the first ten minutes of del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN.