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(This piece was originally written and published on my Substack on December 17, 2025.) A band on a fateful tour. Four best friends on a journey. A swashbuckling romance fantasy told to a young boy by his grandfather. Two friends who could become more. A writer “rescued” by his number one fan. A military lawyer in search of the truth. An American President looking for a second chance. These are just a few of the memorable works of cinematic art, not told by a deranged being b

(The following piece was written and published on my Substack on February 20, 2025, after the Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special . It was also featured on page 39 in the Spring/Summer 2025 edition of PAMA Media Magazine .) I’m sitting on the couch. It’s late — very late. If it were a weekday, I’d be tucked in bed approaching REM sleep at this time. But it’s not a weekday; it’s Saturday. The time is 11:25 pm, and the local NBC news affiliate just signed off. My mom

Movie nerd. Film buff. Cinema connoisseur. Okay, maybe connoisseur is a little—no, you know what? The cinema connoisseur feels right....

Clyde Aikau, the Hawaiian legend and younger brother of iconic surfer, lifeguard, and Hōkūle’a crew member Eddie Aikau, has passed away....

Decades ago, on a clear, crisp Winter day in Lodi, California. School bells echo loudly throughout the halls of Lodi High School as...