5. Opening credits (The Young Pope, S01E03/S01E04) Honourable Mention Sabrina vs. Chip fight (The Mick, S01E06) Stray Observations "Hey, have you seen Zorn?" "No. Why? Everything okay?" "Well, I'm worried about Alan. He had a 40-minute shower cry." "I don't know much about parenting. I'm…
Date Archives January 2017
Breathing fire doesn't look good on a résumé
related: Notorious in Toronto and virtually unknown elsewhere, Sicilian Vampire star/director/producer/musician Frank D'Angelo is a dubiously talented businessman with a lot of cash to throw around, primarily (presumably) thanks to D'Angelo Brands, a company whose wares include the energy drink Cheetah Power Surge. Since 2010,…
if that's what we wanna do
I've been brainstorming food items for the pub that Chris Castle and I plan to open in Seattle. What I have so far: Mex Mix A mix of Takis, cacahuates japoneses, Totis Donitas, Sabritas Adobadas, chicharrones, and Gardetto's roasted garlic rye chips. Potathlon A mix…
Come snuggle with a thug
Now screening at Sundance: Bushwick (2017) On the way to Grandma's house with a new boyfriend in tow, Lucy (Brittany Snow) steps off the subway into an utter bloodbath on the streets of Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood. Texas is attempting to secede from the Union, and…
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
4. In the beginning (The Young Pope, S01E01) Honourable Mention Mickey trying to make Ben throw up by putting her fingers down his throat and jiggling (The Mick, S01E04) La La Land Interrogation (Saturday Night Live, S42E12) Dirty Talk (Saturday Night Live, S42E12) Five Stars…
By the way, you do things to my body
Idea: The Price Is Right: Music Edition Contestants' Row: The contestant whose rating is closest to the actual Pitchfork rating of an album without going over advances. To win Plinko chips: One tour, four cities. Was the average resale ticket price for this tour's stop…
Let's get gory, like a Tarantino movie
Simmons: Deadline's interview with Cameron Crowe revealed that Crowe wrote [Jerry Maguire] for … Tom Hanks! Who knew??? That almost broke my brain. (Yes, Hanks turned it down.) Crowe also revealed that Connie Britton nearly ended up with the Renée Zellweger part and that Cuba…
Late Pass
Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can't take it.
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
3. What About Men? (Portlandia, S07E02) Honourable Mention Craig's impressions (Son of Zorn, S01E10) Cedric Alexander breaks up with Alicia Fox (WWE 205 Live, 01-10-17) Dre's post-election thoughts (Black-ish, S03E12) Stray Observations "'Taking your own life.' Interesting expression. Taking it from who? Once it's over,…