Film legends Michael Caine and Michael Douglas return with two diversely different films. Both men, each two-time Academy Award winners, no longer have anything to prove and could easily rest…
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Scott Malchus is a writer, filmmaker and die hard Cleveland Indians fan. His memoir, “Basement Songs,†is available in paperback and Kindle. He wrote and directed the film “King's Highway." His family is heavily involved in fund raising to find a cure for cystic fibrosis. Scott Malchus is an employee of Cartoon Network and Turner Broadcasting. The opinions expressed on Popdose are his own and do not reflect those of his employer. Email: Malchus@popdose.com. Follow him @MrMalchus
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CBS’ The Good Wife is one of the best written and produced shows on television. But that’s not the only reason to watch the season one DVD, it’s the superb…
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The makers of NCIS: Los Angeles The First Season DVD did an interesting thing. They included the two-part spin off episodes from the NCIS mothership series as a part of…
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There are plenty of reasons to watch the CW’s The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season, whether you’re into the whole vampire craze or not. First and foremost are the…
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I reviewed the first half season of Flashforward when it came out on DVD back in February. The ABC show was canceled in May, and the network has now put…
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In the fall of 1984, the Make A Wish Foundation contacted the band Journey. A 16-year old fan from Cleveland named Kenny Sykaluk was in the final days of his…
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Oh, Gossip Girl, why did you tease me so? After stealing my heart last year, you went away for a summer vacation and returned confused and flustered, like a co-ed…
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In 2007, two years before Fox’s Glee was credited for reviving the musical comedy, HBO was setting trends (again) by airing Flight of the Conchords, a musical comedy starring New…
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Long before I knew who Paul Newman and Robert Redford were, before I understood what a long con was or even what a hooker did, I knew of Scott Joplin,…
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Eventually, all television series must come to an end. Either a beloved show sputters to its death, the creative well run dry or ratings determine a show’s fate and the…
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My Boys has now begun its fourth season on TBS and the single camera comedy series is still delivering a wonderful, relaxed half hour of laughs . Anyone who may…
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This 1982 adventure series was green lit by ABC to capitalize on the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Donald Bellisario, the uber producer who also created a little…
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When Cougar Town first started airing last fall, you could tell that one of the men behind it was Bill Lawrence, creator of Scrubs (Lawrence co-created Cougar Town with Kevin…
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Let’s not beat around the bush: Date Night has a plot we’ve seen before. Two people are mistaken for someone else and they get thrown into a life and death…
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The wind blew through my grimy hair as I lounged in the back of the pickup truck. Drunk on the youthful feeling of invincibility, and also the four beers I’d…
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I know what you’re thinking: Why the heck is Malchus reviewing this Cartoon Network kiddie show on the great Popdose site? Cool your jets, true believer, because I’m here to…
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Relive the glory of Huey Lewis & The News in concert, circa 1984, in this week’s Basement Song.
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Jon Hamm (Mad Men) stars as Detective Tom Adkins in the film Stolen, a stylish mystery that also stars Josh Lucas as a down on his luck father forced to…
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I knew I was going to love AMC’s new series Rubicon (Sundays, 9 PM/8 PM C) the minute it started paying to homage to one of my favorite 70’s conspiracy…
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Reading this, you may believe that I’ve just opened a big ol’ can of uncool on Popdose. After all, what 40 year old Springsteen fan in his right mind would…
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If you clicked on this link expecting me to rip into Hot in Cleveland, you might as well stop reading now. I like the show. It makes me laugh. Hard….
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A week ago we were in North Olmsted, Ohio, once again vacationing with family and friends. Despite the costs and some of the emotional baggage that must be sorted through…
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I’ve been vacationing in Cleveland for the past week, so the only news on Thursday that anyone seemed to care about was fucking LeBron James and whether or not he…
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Danger! Scott Malchus has been struck by HIGH VOLTAGE in this week’s Basement Songs column!
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What defines a cult television series? Is it the number of viewers watching the show? Perhaps it’s the devotion of the fans? Is it the genre in which the series…
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I have a hammock. Last week, upon returning home from work, I shut off the Jetta and got out of my car, sweating and tired. The side gate was open….
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She’s Out of My League stays true to the romantic comedy formula. Boy meets girl, boy gets girl, boy loses girl, and then they reunite after a long chase at…
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Memphis Beat is missing something. The latest nighttime drama from TNT premieres tonight at 10 PM (ET). It’s yet another cop procedural show, this one set in Memphis, TN, a…
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Fans of Robin Hood rejoice for The New Adventures of Robin Hood has found its way to DVD. Okay, maybe fans of the character of Robin Hood shouldn’t rejoice, but…….
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While the other members of Monty Python have drifted in and out of the fold throughout the legendary comedy troupe’s 40 years, Eric Idle has almost single-handedly kept the legacy…