Confessions of a Not-So-Dangerous Mind*

Join me for a look back at 2025! A year of achievement, despite the gas service being temporarily halted in January... with the house maintaining a brisk 42° for a full week 🥶😭🤣

Released December 26, 1940, George Cukor's marvelous screwball comedy features Katharine Hepburn as society gal Tracy Lord and James Stewart's Oscar-winning turn as reporter Macauley Connor, but Cary Grant steals the film as society gent C.K. Dexter Haven.

Al Pacino won his only Best Actor Oscar for his turn in Martin Brest's terrific buddy film/road movie Scent of a Woman, released December 23, 1992.

Happy 59th birthday, Kiefer Sutherland! The son of a legend (Donald) carved his own distinctive path, giving life to 24's Jack Bauer, The Lost Boys' David, Dark City's Dr. Schreber -- one of his own favorites from his career -- and later touring Europe with an indie band in the fascinating documentary I Trust You to Kill Me.

"Joshua by 6th round KO" is the official result from the 12/19/25 bout between Jake Paul and former 2x World Heavyweight Champ Anthony Joshua. Join me for a deep dive into the event and related boxing lore, including the crazy true story of a proposed 1968 boxing match between Muhammad Ali... and Wilt Chamberlain!

On Bill Pullman's 72nd birthday, a look back at Harold Becker's vastly underrated 1993 suspense thriller Malice.

Michael Mann's sensational "Los Angeles Crime Saga" opened December 15, 1995 to widespread critical acclaim and enormous boxoffice. As we speak Mann is preparing a sequel, set to star Leonardo DiCaprio,  Christian Bale, Austin Butler, Bradley Cooper, Ana De Armas, possibly Al Pacino, and others.

Still in a state of shock. Rob Reiner was a fantastic film producer and filmmaker, AFTER having been a brilliant sitcom star as actor. These are my (hopefully coherent) thoughts on his career and he and wife Michele's tragic deaths.

As a kid, Snow Days were almost always fun. As an adult, not so much 😆

Rob Reiner's strong adaptation of Aaron Sorkin's smash-hit Broadway play opened in the U.S. on December 11, 1992. Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, J.T. Walsh, and Kevin Bacon are solid; Jack Nicholson puts the movie on his back and runs away with it.