Confessions of a Not-So-Dangerous Mind*

The Great Movies: The Sting (1973)

The 9th entry in our ongoing series "The Great Movies" is the 7x Oscar winning crime/caper The Sting (1973).

OTD 1978: The Boston Massacre ⚾

46 years ago tonight, the defending champion New York Yankees opened a 4-game series vs. 1st place Boston, at Fenway Park.   

The Best Movie You've Never Seen: Stir of Echoes (1999)

The 22nd entry of "The Best Movie You've Never Seen" is David Koepp's strong adaptation of Richard Matheson's terrific 1958 horror novel A Stir of Echoes.

OTD 1960: Cassius Wins Gold

"September 5, 1960. Charismatic American boxer Cassius Clay wins Olympic Gold, the first big step in his life's extraordinary journey."

9/4/80: "First Day of First Grade"

With so many sharing images of/from this week's "first day of school," we take a trip down memory lane for my "first day of first grade" at Fairfield Elementary, 44 years ago today.

The Great Movies: Rocky (1976)

The 7th entry in our continuing series 'The Great Movies' is John G. Avildsen's 3x Oscar-winner Rocky (1976).

Guilty Pleasure Movies: The Specialist (1994)

The 22nd entry in our continuing series of Guilty Pleasure Movies (and 6th starring Sylvester Stallone) is the 1994 actioner The Specialist.

Rear Window Turns 70

Alfred Hitchcock's legendary mystery/thriller Rear Window was released On This Day, 1954. Join me for a detailed breakdown of one of the greatest movies ever made.

The Great Movies: Forrest Gump (1994)

The 6th entry in our ongoing series "The Great Movies" is Robert Zemeckis' iconic, multiple Oscar-winning fable Forrest Gump.

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.