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Captain Nath

Year of the Month

Shining violence in the city: After Dark, featuring Italians Do It Better and Johnny Jewel

February 19, 2020

The Italians Do It Better label compilation is the perfect introduction to the mid-2000s Italo-disco revival

Year of the Month

What’s Up, Doc? The Cartoonish Mayhem of Shoot ‘Em Up

February 4, 2020

The 2007 action film is a gleefully over-the-top, hyper-stylized thrill ride of fun that never lets up

TV Countdown

The Best TV of 2019, Part No. 3

January 24, 2020

We end with the top six shows of the year, plus one bonus mention

TV Countdown

The Best TV of 2019, Part No. 2

January 23, 2020

The countdown rolls along through twelve more shows

TV Countdown

The Best TV of 2019, Part No. 1

January 22, 2020

It's the third annual look back at the author's favorite TV shows of the year, in three parts

TV Countdown

The TV Moments of 2019 (with Special Guest Star wallflower)

January 13, 2020

We look back at some of the standout moments on television last year

Year of the Month

Little boy lost, he takes himself so seriously: Bob Dylan, Blonde on Blonde

December 29, 2019

On Bob Dylan's masterwork, and the parallels between it and the author's life

Year of the Month

We would have come earlier, but your husband wasn’t dead then: The absurd influence of Police Squad!

November 18, 2019

Police Squad's deadpan absurdity and density of gags would go on to inspire some very funny works

Year of the Month

Now she’s gone, and I’m back on the beat: Squeeze, Singles 45s and Under

November 13, 2019

The band's first greatest-hits collection, covering the period before their initial breakup, is full of diverse, witty, mature power-pop gems

I liked Joker a hell of a lot more than I expected to

October 24, 2019

For all the (often ridiculous) dialogue surrounding the film, at heart Joker works dramatically in its steady and plausible escalation of events and stakes