Confessions of a Not-So-Dangerous Mind*
Movies, sports, fitness, and life’s cataclysmic ups and downs, through nearly a half-century on this rock.
Episodes

Apr 13, 2026
Apr 13, 2026
25 min
Seen by many critics as a kind of "apology" for the 1971 original, Magnum Force is a thought-provoking film which gets into all kinds of gray areas...

Apr 11, 2026
Apr 11, 2026
24 min
Mike Nichols' 1967 masterpiece is the newest entry in our ongoing series.

Apr 9, 2026
Apr 9, 2026
31 min
The newest entry in our ongoing series is Richard Donner's masterful 1978 "OG" Superman: The Movie

Apr 6, 2026
Apr 6, 2026
24 min
Gregory Hoblit's twisty courtroom thriller Primal Fear opened April 5, 1996. Richard Gere is solid, but Edward Norton -- en route to a Supporting Actor Oscar nom in his film debut -- steals the film as a former altar boy accused of murder.

Apr 5, 2026
Apr 5, 2026
19 min
Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, and Robert DeNiro have all played Satan. Which of these legends did it best?

Apr 4, 2026
Apr 4, 2026
21 min
During the summer of 1980, 6 y.o. me saw a TV commercial about "a pitching machine for kids" called "Reggie Jackson's Bat Away." I HAD TO HAVE THIS. Join me for a nostalgic piece of true history - me, my dad, Reggie, and a deceptively solid mechanical contraption that was almost revolutionary for 1980.

Apr 2, 2026
Apr 2, 2026
29 min
The newest entry in our ongoing series is John Carpenter's surprisingly hopeful scifi classic Starman.

Mar 31, 2026
Mar 31, 2026
30 min
A key figure in the evolution of New American Cinema, 14x Oscar nominee Warren Beatty turns 89 today.

Mar 28, 2026
Mar 28, 2026
26 min
As movie weekends go, the weekend of March 26, 1992 ranks with the best, and certainly as good as any, *ever*, in the first quarter of a year. That weekend's boxoffice was led by White Men Can't Jump, followed by Basic Instinct, My Cousin Vinny, and Wayne's World.

Mar 26, 2026
Mar 26, 2026
29 min
Hope springs eternal! The 2026 New York Yankees open the season in San Francisco! Join me for some obscure history and personal tales of old-school days at the Big Ballpark in the Bronx.



