may the bridges I burn light the way
In honor of Bruce Willis's birthday, for this week's "May the Bridges I Burn Light the Way Thursday" I will share the story of the time Bruce Willis called me out of the blue. This really happened and that's not an exaggeration.
Star Wars
Over the last couple of weeks I re-watched the Star Wars prequel trilogy in its entirety. I still maintain the best movie of these three is Attack of the Clones, the film in the series most people like the least. This is not a contrarian point of view on my
During the Academy Awards I posted on social media about my experience interviewing Robert Redford.¹ Then, today, I remembered this interview was no longer online. So, yes, this seems like a good enough excuse as any to bring it back. ¹This got a surprising amount of attention for what I
Oscars
The Academy Awards are on Sunday (behind the scenes the insiders call them "Oscars") and a few of your favorite filmmakers will be going home with new trophies. Here's the thing, I am privy to the same information you have about the past winners during this
may the bridges I burn light the way
It's Thursday, finally, which means it's time for another installment of "May the Bridges I Burn Light the Way," in which I air grievances or tell stories in which I embarrass only myself. Today, you get both. But, before we start, I do want
This was originally published at Uproxx on May 19th, 2020, but no longer exists on the internet. So here it is, again. The lead image has changed though. The image being used is now one from his recent comedy special, Night Thoughts. If you have not seen Night Thoughts, you
reviews
It has been 12 years since Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have directed a movie. Of course, as you are probably aware, this comes with an asterisk. What makes this especially remarkable is just how prolific they were as directors – helming four feature films in a five-year stretch between 2009
This was a piece that published at Uproxx on August 17, 2018, which has been deleted from the internet. So here it is again. There are two things I remember distinctly about putting this piece together. First, that it took a surprisingly long time, which is a big reason I
A version of this post published on September 3, 2021 on Uproxx, but is no longer on the internet. With this one I did, let's say, tidy it up a little bit. In 2021, we were still very much feeling the affects of the pandemic and I edited
This was a piece that published on February 28, 2018 when I worked at Uproxx. I would just link to it, but Uproxx has removed its archives before 2022, so this piece has been lost to the internet. But, today, I am here to save it. The funny thing about
A couple of Sundays ago, I was sitting at a bar during the NFC Championship game when a longtime friend asked if she could tell me something that might upset me. Now, there's really no good way to answer this question. No matter what I say, the chances
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The Hard Pass celebrated its four week anniversary this week by learning how to hydrate a cat by injection, a process no one seems to love. But, compared to where we were a week ago today, this is preferable. Thank you for all the well wishes for Felix. I will
"Billy Zane!" This is me last April on the streets of Miami, yelling Billy Zane's name to Billy Zane. I have no doubt – at least for a brief moment, or longer, or forever – Billy Zane thought I was a crazy person. Okay, let me back up.
This originally published on April 11, 2018 on Uproxx, but was deleted from the internet. A couple of interesting things happened after this published. I've never experienced a reaction to a piece quite like the reaction to this one. The term "clickbait" was thrown around, but
Connor Storrie was pretty good for his first time hosting SNL this past Saturday, but I also felt pretty bad for him. He was basically put in an impossible situation of hosting SNL hours after a war started when people are both angry and scared. This was all set up
Before we answer some electronic mail from readers (and if YOU want to submit a question, please do at mikethehardpass@gmail.com) a couple of notes. First, I was born in St. Louis,* so of course I had to speak to Jason Bateman, Linda Cardellini and David Harbour about DTF
I do want to make clear that not every post in the “May the Bridges I Burn Light the Way Thursday” series will be negative. (Unlike last week, that one was.) I don’t have that many enemies, at least that I know of. (Doing a quick internal count, I’
This was a piece that published at Uproxx on August 17, 2018, which has been deleted from the internet. So here it is again. There are two things I remember distinctly about putting this piece together. First, that it took a surprisingly long time, which is a big reason I
Over the weekend I watched Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, a movie I've seen a shockingly high amount of times for something I purportedly don't like very much. Actually, it's a little more complicated than that. When I saw The Phantom Menace
Jumping off the advice I have received to start weekly features that publish on the same day each week, I’ve decided to make “Let’s answer some electronic mail questions“ a Friday thing. If you would like to ask a question, about almost anything, please email me at mikethehardpass@
I have been listening to suggestions for The Hard Pass and one that has come up the most frequently is doing a recurring feature on the same day that people can look forward to reading. With that in mind, it is today that I present the first installment of "
A version of this post published on September 3, 2021 on Uproxx, but is no longer on the internet. With this one I did, let's say, tidy it up a little bit. In 2021, we were still very much feeling the affects of the pandemic and I edited
Welcome to The Hard Pass's inaugural post where I answer some questions that were sent over the internet, to me, by the way of electronic mail. Which is great because it gives me an opportunity to write about topics I usually don't get to cover, like