PinnedMember-onlyHow We Discovered a Serial Killer Hanging Around Us Who Dismembered a Friend 30 Years AgoBy Mickey Skee It still gives me the creeps that this cute brown-eyed guy who was so eager to help out with AIDS causes was the guy who previously strangled another friend of mine whose head and feet were found in a dumpster. It was kind of an open secret…Murder15 min readMurder15 min read
PinnedA Little Dachshund Miracle: How Dogs Know When it’s Time to GoThis is a true story about our Dachshund puppy, Charly, and our beloved Australian Shepherd, Miki. Unfortunately, or fortunately, this is exactly what happened. (I originally wrote this only a few days after it happened.) Charly is a girl pup, the runt of a three-dog litter only five weeks ago…6 min read6 min read
PinnedA Family Exorcism and My Uncle: The Pope of Park SlopeThe droplets stung like gentle mosquito bites when he flung that little round ball, like a baby rattle, over our heads. Father Smolinski then bowed in front of each of us, all lined up in the green linoleum hallway, and dipped his thumb in the gold cup. …Fiction18 min readFiction18 min read
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May 15Member-only‘Summoning Sylvia’ Will Make You Squeal With Delight (Movie Review)Summoning Sylvia Rating: 8/10 Directors: Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse Style: Horror Comedy Time: 75 minutes Rated: R Trailer: https://www.summoningsylvia.com/trailerLGBT4 min readLGBT4 min read
May 15Member-onlyCheck Your Racism at the Door When ‘A White Man Walks into a Barbershop’ (Movie Review)A White Man Walks into a Barbershop Rating: 9/10 Director and Writer: Kyle Schickner Style: Documentary Time: 90 minutes Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLTJt7JL4FoRacism6 min readRacism6 min read
May 13Member-onlyIt’s One Stuck-up ‘Country Club’ You Won’t Mind Visiting (Movie Review)The Country Club Rating: 7/10 Director: Fiona Robert Writers: Fiona and Sophie Robert Style: Comedy Time: 89 minutes Trailer: https://vimeo.com/773459022/82f7860869?share=copyCountry Club5 min readCountry Club5 min read
Apr 29Member-onlyPut Your Hands in the Air for ‘One for All: The DJ Chris Villa Story’ (Movie Review)One for All: The DJ Chris Villa Story Rating: 9/10 Director: Jeremy A. Lopez Style: Documentary Time: 110 minutes Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkNlfTSmjRc Review by Mike SzymanskiDj5 min readDj5 min read
Apr 28Member-only‘Boonie Bears: Back to Earth’ is Out of This World (Movie Review)Boonie Bears: Back to Earth Rating: 8/10 Director: Huida Lin Writers: Lin Jiang, Qin Wan and Rachel Xu Style: Animation/ Family/ Sci-Fi Time: 97 minutes Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9HdOW8Og3c Review by Mike SzymanskiAnimation4 min readAnimation4 min read
