Watched:  01-05-2018 Format:  Austin Film Society Viewing:  First Decade:  1920's

Here was the thing about television in 2017:  there was so damn much of it.   I think we're all pretty comfortable at this poin...

Watched:  01-02-2018 Format:  Amazon streaming Viewing:  First Decade:  1970's

I was unable to confirm yesterday when I saw the news, but now The Hollywood Reporter has it that actor Peggy Cummins has passed . Cum...

The theme with which I entered 2017 with The Signal Watch was: who cares? The answer was a resounding: nobody.  Get the @#$% over your...

Today marks the 200th Anniversary of the first publication of Frankenstein (or, The Modern Prometheus) .  It's a book many of us were...

Also, if you've not seen Shin Godzilla (2016) , fix that in 2018.

Say what you will about cheesy hucksterism, but I grew up knowing who Stan Lee and Marvel were years before I read a comic book.  Back in...

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Merry Christmas, every buddy. I hope you're spending today as you like, whether it's in the company of friends, family or feet ...