On June 28, 1997, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield met for the second time, roughly 8 months after their thrilling first fight, in which Evander took Mike's World Heavyweight Title. Join me for some fascinating backstory and the unfortunate outcome of Tyson-Holyfield 2.

I didn't go out on a date until 30. The anxiety was terrifyingly real. I did, however, believe that screenwriting success was assured. I imagine being presented with a choice: professional success, tempered by continued loneliness... or professional disappointment, but a booming social life.

The Summer of 1982 saw the release of four all-time classic science fiction films: E.T., Blade Runner, The Thing, and Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan. Oddly enough, only two of the four were boxoffice hits. Join me for a deep dive back in time...

David Cronenberg's sensational meditation on life, love, body horror, and "insect politics" turns 40 this August. Join me for a look back at a brilliant film which has grown significantly in stature over the succeeding decades.

The true story of my experience seeing Outbreak (1995) during its opening weekend, co-starring a gentleman one row back of me who spent most of the movie coughing his lungs up 😷

The humorous, 4-minute story of how I learned of Robert Downey Jr.'s casting as Tony Stark, more than two years before the movie came out. #ChoicesWereMade

Last Action Hero opened June 18, 1993 to so-so reviews and disappointing boxoffice. With Jurassic Park opening a week prior, Cliffhanger still doing strong business, and Clint Eastwood's In the Line of Fire and Harrison Ford's The Fugitive opening later that summer, it was just the wrong time (and the wrong summer movie season) for LAH's quirky, offbeat charm.

The 2026 New York Knicks' stunning run to the NBA championship is already the stuff of legends. Join me for a look at the history, legacy, and the franchise's first title in 53 years. 

A boxoffice and critical disappointment turned beloved Gen-X Standard, Can't Hardly Wait is now (incredibly) 28 years old, having opened 6/12/98. Join me for a look back at a film which Gen-X rejected back in the day, before rediscovering it in our "older era."

The New York Knicks' stunning comeback in Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals is the stuff of dreams, of legend, and of history.