Friday, November 20 2009
We All Know the Way to Sesame Street
In the 2008 presidential election, America crossed the Henson Point -- the point where we are a post-Baby Boomer society. The Rockist calls for a champagne toast.
Tuesday, October 9 2007
Part 2 - Outsider Influences
TV was at a standstill. On one side -- the status quo. On the other -- the innovators from outside the mainstream. Guess who ended up winning the 'classics’ argument?
Monday, March 1 2004
Labyrinth (1986)
Sarah is the origin and end of the fiction, its cause and effect simultaneously.
Tuesday, December 9 2003
The Dark Crystal (1982)
It's ability to inspire terror is indicative of its creators' amazing craftsmanship.
Monday, September 22 2003
John Denver and the Muppets: Rocky Mountain Holiday
Hearing the late Henson perform as Kermit again, so warm and enthusiastic, yet so perilously close to flippering out, is a joy unto itself.
