Note: This post comes from John’s weekly newsletter, The Daly Grind: In February of last year, Hollywood power couple John Krasinski and Emily Blunt were heavily promoting their much anticipated sequel to the 2018 post-apocolyptic thriller, A Quiet Place. The film was set to be released internationally the following month, with the world premier taking […]

Note: This post comes from John’s weekly newsletter, The Daly Grind: Hi everyone. I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend, and found some time to relax while honoring those who’ve given their lives in defense of our country. I postponed this week’s newsletter a bit because my family and I went up […]

Note: This post comes from John’s weekly newsletter, The Daly Grind: I was listening to a podcast the other day in which the guest, political commentator David Frum, likened the beginning of COVID-vaccinated life to a frightened, anxious dog whose kennel has been opened, but he’s not quite sure if he should (or is ready […]

Note: This post comes from John’s weekly newsletter, The Daly Grind: There was a Twitter chain last week that challenged people to name the best “I’m dead and I know it moment” in cinema history. It was a fun little survey, and it was interesting to check out people’s choices. As a story-teller and movie […]

Note: This post comes from John’s weekly newsletter, The Daly Grind: What movie changed your life? It’s a question I see thrown out on social media from time to time, and lots of people have a qualified answer to it. More often that not, it’s a film that opened their eyes to a particular cause […]

Note: This post comes from John’s weekly newsletter, The Daly Grind: A lot of businesses have suffered throughout the pandemic, but one of the hardest hit has been movie theaters. Just about everything that makes them an enjoyable experience has also made them a virtual non-starter, via public health guidelines and consumer concerns, during this […]

Note: This post comes from John’s weekly newsletter, The Daly Grind: A couple years ago, I separately interviewed two musicians I’m a big fan of for the entertainment website, Hollywood in Toto. One was Christopher Hall of the industrial rock band, Stabbing Westward. The other was Phil Solem of the pop rock duo, The Rembrandts. […]

Note: This post comes from John’s weekly newsletter, The Daly Grind: Last week, I set up a Facebook event for my annual Halloween Horror Movie Fest party. I had to cancel it last year due to the pandemic, and I’m pretty excited about its triumphant return this October (thanks to the COVID-19 vaccines). Even though […]

Note: This post comes from John’s weekly newsletter, The Daly Grind: At the end of a long weekday, my wife and I usually unwind by watching an episode (or two) of the latest television/streaming series (or two) we’ve gotten into. I’ve recommended a few of them in my newsletter. Last month, we actually re-watched one […]

Note: This post comes from John’s weekly newsletter, The Daly Grind: Sugartooth A couple weeks ago I watched a documentary called “Underground Inc: The Rise & Fall of Alternative Rock.” The film examined one of my favorite times in music: the grunge and alternative rock surge of the early-to-mid 1990s. That era began with the […]