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Sep 22, 2020The Loafer
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Spencer Confidential
The new Mark Wahlberg film “Spencer Confidential” is described as an action/comedy film, but I found the emphasis to be more on action than comedy. Wahlberg plays a Boston detective (typecast?) named Spencer, who is sentenced to prison after he beats up Captain John Boylan after discovering the Captain is a wife abuser. While Spencer […]
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Tape Heads
It’s no secret that I’m ride or die for physical media. Over the 16 years that this column has been a part of The Loafer, I’ve written about my love and obsessions for music, especially on vinyl. Incidentally, sales of new vinyl records topped CD sales for the first time since the 1980s recently. For […]
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All Together Now
The film I am discussing this week is “All Together Now”, based on the novel “Sorta Like a Rock Star” by Quick. The film is set in Portland, Oregon, and follows the life of Amber Appleton (Auli’i Cravalho), a homeless teen, who,despite her situation, is the picture of optimism. The situation is so dire for […]
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Every Recipe on the Internet
As the Summer grilling season winds down, my family and I have really gotten a lot of use out of our grill this season. We plan to keep on using it right into the cooler months too! One of our favorite things to grill, alongside meat, is broccoli! That’s right! Grilled vegetables are nothing new. […]
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Football Movies
With the 2020 football season in a state we have never seen before, some college conferences playing and others not until Spring, I have decided to “tackle” a few recommendations for football movies featuring high schools, colleges and pro teams. For those of us whose teams are not playing until Spring these films may provide […]
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Kentucky Kernels
Most people today have never heard of the comedy team of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, the pair were contemporaries of The Marx Brothers and Laurel & Hardy, reaching the peak of their success in the mid-1930s. The pair were cast as comic relief for the 1927 Broadway musical “Rio Rita” then came to Hollywood […]
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Work It
August seems to be “dance movie” month for me. A couple of weeks ago I discussed a movie about a bunch of misfit kids who danced in competitions. This week the movie “Work It” is about a bunch of misfit high school kids who strive to be in a major dance competition. Misfits unite! The […]
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Perpetual Tile Confusion
It seems like many people are taking advantage of all their time at home during this pandemic to take up a new hobby or learn a new skill. Anyone who has done a casual glance of social media these last few months have seen everyone and then some take a stab at baking bread. Some […]
