Tag Archives: The Sopranos

10/14/2021 · 10:14 pm

I Sees Sus Sauce

I’ve noticed that it’s become de rigueur to over-criticize everything (other than personal politics, mandates, foreign governments, or presidents not named Trump), particularly when it comes to the Sopranos prequel. People are so desperate to appear savvy and informed that they will over-analyze things, thereby nullifying the joy of discovery. You talk yourself into hating, in the futile hopes of besting the haters. You’re afraid to love something that someone else might hate.

To prove my point, I’m going to stick thoughts into your head that will make you hate your favorite things. Let’s start with The Sopranos!

Ready?

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Filed under Bad Influences, Comix Classic & Current, Faint Signals, Idiot's Delight, Movies You Missed, Nostalgic Obsessions, Unfairly Maligned, Worst Of All

Tagged as 2020s, 2021, David Chase, Disney, Futurama, Goodfellas, hatred, Internet, Marvel, political cartoons, political correctness, Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee, stereotypes, Stonetoss, The Many Saints of Newark, The Sopranos, Yosemite Sam

10/03/2021 · 10:03 am

The Many Saints of Newark

_{I know what you’re thinking; we’re all thinking it. They dressed young Tony Soprano up to vaguely reference Chris-Chan, and they did it intentionally. It fits the timeline; filming preceded the eldritch horrors that ultimately led to prison for Chris-Chan. I don’t even want to joke about what he did, and in case you don’t know what the hell I’m talking about: I am not crazy.}

My personal credentials for this review are as follows:

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Tagged as 1960s, 1967, 1970s, 1973, Goodfellas, HBO, movies, New Jersey, Newark, The Many Saints of Newark, The Sopranos

10/08/2018 · 3:20 pm

Earn This

It’s one of the corniest moments in any movie, let alone a WWII movie from 1998, but it works.

In Saving Private Ryan, Captain Miller (Tom Hanks) pulls Private Ryan (Matt Damon) close, and speaks his final words to the soldier he has given his life to save:

“Earn this. Earn it.”

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Tagged as 1970s, 1980s, 1984, 1989, 1990s, 1998, Bill Burr, Bill Murray, Caddyshack, comedy, corporate crap, Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ernie Hudson, Extreme Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters, Harris Yulin, John Houseman, Jon Favreau, laughter, Matt Damon, Michael Imperioli, movies, National Lampoon, Philadelphia, political correctness, Rick Moranis, Saving Private Ryan, sellouts, Sigourney Weaver, social media, The Sopranos, Tom Hanks, whores

03/21/2016 · 8:29 am

Why Black People Are Mad (By A White Person)

In the media, context means fame or misfortune.

In the media, context means fame, misfortune, or both.

By 2017, I will have resided in Atlanta, capitol and most populous city of Georgia, for fifteen years. Over 50% of our residents are black. It’s not a part of the country you’d live in if you dislike black people. And as a white person, I’ve been fortunate enough to interact with and observe black people on a daily basis, and compare it with how they are represented in the media and online.

I racked my white brain, the same kind of brain that built bridges and put men on the moon, to get a handle on the disparity I saw. I called upon my ancestry as an Italian immigrant to help me understand the terrible sins at the heart of it. I now know why anyone who identifies as black would be mad. Continue reading →