The Monkees’ Davy Jones Dead at 66

If you turned on the radio today and heard a Monkees song, you might not have thought much about it. But, the radio station I listen to played several Monkee songs in a row and for a sad reason. The Monkees lead singer Davy Jones died today of a heart attack at the age of 66. My son is in second grade and when I was that age, I loved the Monkees. I mean, I LOVED them. I had their posters all over my walls, forced my parents to watch their television show – I was just terribly smitten. Of … Continue reading

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)

I’m so confused. I thought I was confused after the first Pirates when we thought Bootstrap Bill was dead, but he couldn’t be dead, because he would have to be undead, right? But then in “Dead Man’s Chest” we learn that he’s slowly turning into a barnacle on the Flying Dutchman. Whatever. If there’s one thing I’ve learned about the Pirates series, it’s to enjoy the films for what they are and to try not to analyze them too much, because they really don’t make a whole lot of sense. At the end of “Dead Man’s Chest,” we saw Elizabeth … Continue reading