Almost a Full Moon Hawksley Workman’s sweet and sincere 2001 Christ album is a highly recommended addition to you Holiday Playlist.
Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of the Black Crowes by Steve Gorman. The drummer for the Black Crowes’ excellent memoir of life with the volatile band.
McCabe and Mrs. Miller the groundbreaking film by Robert Altman, which some would call an “anti-western,” starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie.
Fatman the odd, quirky, and dark 2020 Christmas film starring Mel Gibson as a down on his luck, jaded Santa Claus, and Walter Goggins as the hitman who has been hired to kill him.
Shattered Glass 2003 film starring Hayden Christensen, that takes us back to 2003 when there was consequences for journalists who lie and fabricated stories. It’s the true tale of fabulist reporter, Stephen Glass.
The Beatles – 1960s rock and roll band. They’re pretty good.
Americana – Dispatches From the New Frontier, the 2004 anthology book by Hampton Sides.
Sexy Beast – Riveting in his intensity, Ben Kingsley delivers “his best performance ever” (Premiere Magazine) in this high-voltage crime thriller that crackles with chilling style and wit. A savage gangstere name Don Logan (Kingsley) is met with resistance when he tries to recruit a retired pal (Ray Winstone) for “one last job.” But Logan just won’t take no for an answer…
The Kid Detective – A once-celebrated kid detective, now 31, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity. Until a naive client brings him his first `adult’ case, to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend.
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