Part Two of A Fresh Look at My Favorite Films — Welcome to part two of my updated 100 favorite films list. I do not have much of an intro for you, but, if you missed part one for whatever reason, you can find the 1930s to 1975 right here. Shall we get started with more films? Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) There is not much…

Part One of A Fresh Look at My Favorite Films — Four years ago, I wrote about my favorite 100 movies. As are all lists, it serves as a time capsule of a moment and looking back on that list: yikes. At the time, I was a 24-year-old devouring any film in my sight, along with diving deep into film histories…

With the help of my friend, Lauren, we chose are favorite “The Simpsons” episodes — The Simpsons — among the few shows that is heralded as the greatest show ever — is nearing 700 total episodes and 32 years on television. That’s insane. For years, the show was hard to stream fully. Within the last five years, Simpsonsworld — thanks to a rights deal with…

Looking back at my favorite Bob Dylan songs — For me, all roads lead to and from Bob Dylan. The White Stripes cover him; Jimi Hendrix cover him; Pete Seeger cover him. Those three artists are among my favorite bands and musicians, as well as being among the many acts who have covered a Bob Dylan song. The musical…

Here is my list of my favorite films of the 2010s; Are any of yours on the list? — In 2010, I was in high school — two years until from graduation. Today, I have completed 6 years of college and have two degrees. A decade really is a loooooong amount of time. At the start of this decade, I was an average film-goer. I saw the big name…

The Life Lessons of My Sisters — As kids on Saturday afternoons, my sisters, Lauren and Grace, and I trekked with our dad to Oma’s (German for grandmother) to hangout and have dinner. I always enjoyed the 40 minute drive from our house to Oma’s, sprawling through Chicago’s southwest suburbs to its north suburbs. Once there, we…