The Hard Pass turned six weeks old yesterday, so, again, thank you to everyone who supports this endeavor. I like doing it! And as long as you like reading it, I will continue to write these posts. I realize things are, um, fraught right now. I basically live my life
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
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
may the bridges I burn light the way
"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
SNL
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