You may have noticed that on more than one occasion I have used a Minion gif here on the blog. Let me tell you why that is – my son is obsessed with them, pure and simple. Really. Obsessed. Backstory:… Read More ›
Month: January 2015
"Top Gear" – Why I still love it but don’t write of it often
It struck me last night (and every other time I’ve watched the past few years), that I haven’t written about “Top Gear” lately. It is something that has perplexed me – the not writing about it, not the series itself… Read More ›
"The Maze Runner" Finds a Successful Path
Having an interesting premise (whether it is original or adapted from another medium) is obviously an important thing for a television series or movie, but what is done with that interesting premise is more important. I think that’s why some… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Minisode 1: The Absurd Cost of Going to the Movies
As a part of the Lass is More podcast, from time to time we’re going to put out a minisode. Rather than being interview based as with the main episodes, these minisodes, generally clocking in at under 10 minutes, are… Read More ›
"The November Man" – Rebonding with Pierce Brosnan
I will freely admit to a deep love of James Bond, his life, his work, and his movies (fine, yes, I understand that he’s not real, but he’s real to me). The point is this, when I watch a movie… Read More ›
Good Media Manners – Movie Theater Etiquette Revisited
Forgive me if this is something of a retread, there are things in this world which upset me to no end. I can’t imagine a better forum for discussing them when they relate to this blog’s overall theme (media). I… Read More ›
The "Lass is More" podcast launches with the stars of "Helix"
http://traffic.libsyn.com/lassismore/Lass_is_More_Episode_1_-_Billy_Campbell_and_the_stars_of_Helix.mp3 UPDATE: You can now subscribe to the show directly in iTunes by following this link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lass-is-more-with-josh-lasser/id958811372 UPDATE 2: Due to computer error, the entire original post for this has been lost. It is a horribly embarrassing moment due, in… Read More ›
Chatting with Academy Award nominees
This morning, as you are undoubtedly aware, the Academy Award nominations were revealed. Over the course of 2014, I was lucky enough to speak to several of the folks who were nominated for awards today. I also spoke to others… Read More ›
Michael Mann’s "Blackhat" offers substandard fare in a hacker trojan horse
Hollywood hasn’t always done a great job portraying the high tech computer world, but when someone like Michael Mann steps in, the results could be exceptionally interesting. It isn’t that all of Mann’s films have been unequivocal successes, but they… Read More ›
"Parenthood," some incoherent ramblings on the NBC series’ upcoming departure
Over the past few years, “Parenthood” has enthralled and infuriated me. With the series coming to an end very shortly, I have been spending some time trying to figure it all out. Forgive the below’s format as something of a… Read More ›
Good Media Manners – The loud music blues
Dear Good Media Manners, I can’t believe you haven’t tackled one of the great scourges of our society yet – people who listen to music so loud that it bleeds through their headphones so everyone around can hear it. I… Read More ›
On Kevin Jonas’ "Celebrity Apprentice" mistake, the women being smart, and Geraldo being doomed
There are things in this world which I wish I understood better than I do. Regularly finding itself at the top of this list is the way other people’s minds work. I see the world through a certain lens, one… Read More ›
Spoiler-filled thoughts on "Gone Girl" – what works, what doesn’t, and why I think it’s great
We live in a spoiler-phobic culture. And we do so with reasons that, I sometimes, can understand. The pros and cons of that are something we can talk about another day, but I tell you this because the below piece… Read More ›
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