Confessions of a Not-So-Dangerous Mind*

Closing Time

One year ago today -- after months of what amounted to a high-wire act -- I closed on a house originally purchased in March '22. Join me for the crazy story of how things went incredibly wrong... before ending up right.

The Great Movies: The Shawshank Redemption

The 5th entry in our ongoing series "The Great Movies" picks up where yesterday's episode on Pulp Fiction left off, with another all-time classic from 1994, The Shawshank Redemption.

"The Great Movies": Pulp Fiction

The 4th entry in our new series "The Great Movies" = Quentin Tarantino's 1994 masterpiece Pulp Fiction.

Candyman (2021): A Worthy Sequel

The "spiritual sequel" to Bernard Rose's OG horror classic Candyman (1992) opened three years ago today. While not entirely successful, the film gets enough things right to stand as a worthy follow-up to the original.

Lessons From My Father

Two years since you passed. Wish you'd seen Judge break Maris' record, and possibly challenge his *own* record this year. I'm a homeowner now ("buy a place with an HOA"), made mistakes you'd have easily avoided, but you'd be happy with the way I've been getting after things and am 100% certain you'd be the biggest fan of The Confessions of a Not-So-Dangerous Mind podcast.

The Definitive True Crime Masterpiece

OTD 1988: The GOAT of True Crime Documentaries, The Thin Blue Line opens. Future Oscar Winner (for The Fog of War) Errol Morris weaves a horrifying story of injustice, so compelling that a closed murder case in Dallas, Texas is re-opened! Can a movie really save an innocent man's life? Currently on Netflix and AMC+, The Thin Blue Line gets my absolute highest recommendation.

Sean Connery: In Memoriam

One of the great stars in the history of cinema, Sir Sean Connery was born OTD, 1930. Although best-known for his 7-film run as James Bond, the Oscar-winning actor gave memorable performances in countless classic movies from the 60's into the 2000's.

Old Timers Day!

With today being Old Timers' Day at Yankee Stadium, join me for a look back at a very different Old Timers' Day at the OG Stadium: the one from the disastrous 1990 season.

Dead Again Turns 33

OTD 1991: Kenneth Branagh's fantastic "Hitchcockian" suspense thriller Dead Again opens in theaters. Echoing classics such as Vertigo, Psycho, even (seemingly) a kind of reverse Double Indemnity, the goes on to become a sleeper boxoffice hit.

"The Great Movies": Rounders (1998)

The 3rd entry in our ongoing series "The Great Movies" is John Dahl's classic 1998 'poker noir,' Rounders.