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Scenes From Quarantine

9 weeks in 2020. 12 essays. Covid-19. — Hi. My name is John. This collection is possible because of the support of Medium subscribers. Thanks to them, I’m able to write weekly essays about pop culture, politics, and feelings. If you’d like to learn more, click here. Prologue: December 19th, 2021 When I first heard this joke, it was about a Jewish…

Covid 19

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Published in Humungus

·3 days ago

One Day At A Time, Friend, One Day At A Time

That’s the best advice I have right now — The average life expectancy of a man living in the United States is 76.3 years or 27,849.5 days. I am 47 years old and I have lived 17,155 of those days so far and I have, approximately, 10,694.5 or so left, give or take. I’m pretty healthy and I eat…

Addiction

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One Day At A Time, Friend, One Day At A Time

Published in Humungus

·4 days ago

I’ve Had Quite Enough Of Dystopian Futures Thank You Very Much

I’m going to watch ‘Star Trek’ instead — Dystopias are popular. Post-apocalypses. Nuclear wastelands. Futuristic totalitarian regimes. There are countless books and movies and television shows about terrible futures. It is oh so fashionable to worry about armageddon from the comfort of one’s couch. …

Science Fiction

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I’ve Had Quite Enough Of Dystopian Futures Thank You Very Much

Published in Humungus

·5 days ago

150 Word Review: ‘The Lost City’ (2022)

Raiders of the romantic lark — The multiplex could use more movies like The Lost City, a big-budget, light-hearted adventure starring beautiful people acting silly. This isn’t a criticism of blockbusters or horror flicks or dramas. Sometimes a less-than-serious romantic comedy just hits the spot. The plot of The Lost City is pure uncut screwball: the…

Romantic

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Published in Humungus

·6 days ago

The Movie ‘The Dead Zone’ Always Makes Me Feel Better About Things

So I streamed it — I’m a “things could be worse” kind of guy which is why I watch intense thrillers when things are bad. David Cronenberg’s icy 1983 adaptation of Stephen King’s sci-fi novel The Dead Zone is one of those movies. I streamed it the other day, again, and it’s still as grim…

Politics

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The Movie ‘The Dead Zone’ Always Makes Me Feel Better About Things

Published in Humungus

·May 12

I Think I Like ‘Better Call Saul’ More Than ‘Breaking Bad’

Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe — Better Call Saul is at its best when it forgets that it is a prequel to the TV show Breaking Bad, which aired its last episode way back in 2013. …

TV Series

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I Think I Like ‘Better Call Saul’ More Than ‘Breaking Bad’

Published in Humungus

·May 11

150 Word Review: ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’ (2022)

This raucous hocus-pocus opus lacks focus — The Marvel Cinematic Universe is one long fantasy melodrama best enjoyed on a big screen surrounded by enthusiastic true believers with PhDs in Spider-Man Studies. The MCU’s newest chapter, Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness, is another crowd-pleaser. …

Film

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150 Word Review: ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’ (2022)

Published in Humungus

·May 9

Never Believe A Conservative Man Who Cries About Saving The Babies

Spoiler alert: they don’t — Never believe a conservative man who cries about “saving the babies.” They are lying. So roll your eyes. Stick your fingers in your ears. Laugh at them, loudly. Do what you must. But rest assured, they do not actually care about “saving the babies.” As a rule, I never trust…

Politics

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Never Believe A Conservative Man Who Cries About Saving The Babies

Published in Humungus

·May 6

5 Sam Raimi Movies, From Best To Best

Groovy — 5. ‘A Simple Plan’ (1998) In 1998, Sam Raimi took a break from horror and fantasy to direct a nasty little noir about three nobodies who stumble on a bag of money. The trio, which includes Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thorton as brothers, are torn apart by greed. A Simple Plan resembles Fargo, the…

Movies

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Published in Humungus

·May 5

Do You Know What’s Worth Watching? Spielberg’s ‘War Of The Worlds’

It’s sci-fi. It’s horror. It’s Tom Cruise — Steven Spielberg’s propulsive 2005 adaptation of HG Wells' 1898 science-fiction novel War of the Worlds is one of the best movies ever made about 9/11 without actually being about that terrible, tragic day. In War of the Worlds, Spielberg tells the story of a surprise and savage alien invasion that…

Movies

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Do You Know What’s Worth Watching? Spielberg’s ‘War Of The Worlds’