"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract... Continue Reading →
Movie Review – Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot (1959) - Set in Prohibition two musicians flee Chicago to avoid the threat of the mob after seeing a St. Valentine's Day Massacre style murder. They flee to Florida dressed as women in an all girl band. One of the funniest movies of all times ensues. Where to even start with... Continue Reading →
Day of the Doctor, R.I.P. Blockbuster, Too Much Information
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract... Continue Reading →
Zooooommmbbbiiessss!, Media Boycotts and Commercials on Parade
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract... Continue Reading →
Movie Review – Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) - A thief stumbles into an acting audition and from there stumbles into a murder mystery. I need to be honest about this. I remember the following about this movie: What is mentioned in the first line of this review. That the chemistry between stars Robert Downey Jr. and Val... Continue Reading →
Movie Review – Advise and Consent
Advise and Consent (1962) - The nomination for Secretary of State faces an intense investigation in the Senate that raises an issue that may not only ruin the candidates chances but might take down the President as well. Their opponents will stop at nothing, even blackmail to get their way. I'll start by noting that... Continue Reading →
Why Write Reviews?
The primary function of this blog is to support and promote my radio program of the same name. A radio program where I virtually NEVER review books, movies, music, et cetera. So why write reviews here? There are two primary reasons: The first is purely functional. I had originally tried publishing the scripts individually to... Continue Reading →
No More Real Life, Hump Daaaaay! and Chasing Youth
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract... Continue Reading →
Movie Review – Easy Rider
Easy Rider (1969) - The story of two free spirited drug dealers who think they've made the "big deal". On two brand new motorcycles they head for Mardi Gras in New Orleans. A classic "road" movie, Billy (Dennis Hopper) and "Captain America" (Peter Fonda) meet everyone from hippies at a commune, to an alcoholic lawyer... Continue Reading →
Movie Review – Exodus
Exodus (1960) -Following World War II the push for a Jewish homeland moved into high gear as Holocaust survivors attempted to leave Europe and return to Palestine. Here a group of 600 Jews are smuggled out of one of the British detention camps on Cyprus to a tramp steamer re-named "Exodus". Their goal is to... Continue Reading →