6/26/87: Full Metal Jacket
Sean MurphyThanks to the remarkable team at All The Right Movies (a crucial Twitter follow if you don't already do so), I am reminded that one of the great, harrowing films…
THE BLACKENED BLUES, One Poem at a Time: Private Pyle’s Pain
I’m happy to announce that my first poetry collection, The Blackened Blues, is available wherever you buy books (yes, *wherever*, so you don’t have to put more money in Rocket Man’s…
Original Poem: Private Pyle’s Pain
Thanks again to The Good Men Project for publishing more of my work, part of an ongoing project that explores (and interrogates) toxic masculinity. This short poem also touches on…
1455 RECOMMENDS: YOUR REQUIRED COVID-19 VIEWING (PART TWO)
Following up on our first installment of required viewing, here’s the promised list of movies (some quite appropriate and relevant) to accompany social distancing, working from home, reading, relaxing, and…
I Like To (Re)Watch or, The Movies on My Mind
Celebrating one of my favorite movies, Serpico, I wrote the following: I want—and need—to revisit this movie on an annual basis, because it satisfies many needs. One, it's a masterpiece, so there's…
R. Lee Ermey and the Darkness of the Heart
I believe the only time I actually almost witnessed the cliche of someone pissing themselves with laughter was in July, 1987, during the opening minutes of Full Metal Jacket. My…
Dr. Strangelove, A Half-Century (Almost) Later
Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove was released 49 years ago, today. In a longer piece entitled "Making the Case for Kubrick", I assessed his remarkable career (find that HERE). Here is some…
Here’s Johnny, Redux
I may have to go purchase a five gallon (ten gallon?) hat just so I can properly tip it to the good folks at Sabotage Times for unearthing this gem.…
Making the Case for Kubrick
Three Key Films: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb (1964), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971) Underrated: Full Metal Jacket…