Watched:  02/11/2026 Format:  Prime Viewing:  First Director:  Jalmari Helander My mother's parents were both from Finland .*  So, growi...

Well, here's our wee, personal best-of list for 2025.   We broke down the movies we watched by-the-numbers We talked about what we reall...

Watched:  12/30/2025 Format:  Netflix Viewing:  Unknown Director:  Rob Reiner There's a full run of movies we could have watched to salu...

Emmylou beneath the tree Merry Christmas from The Signal Watch, pals.   Here's to a quiet, peaceful Christmas for all of us.  May the se...

Let Emmylou be my co-pilot Hey all.   The pic above is just the new pooch, Emmylou.  No news there.  I just like my dog, and y'all won...

Recently, I had a good convo with pal Stuart when, after seeing a mediocre star rating of a classic film, I shot off the snide line "We...

And It's Still Alright Nathaniel Rateliff It ain't alright, the hardness of my head Now, close your eyes and spin around Say, hard t...

Watched:  11/23/2024 Format:   Cinepolis Theater Viewing:  First Director:  Dallas Jenkins Selection:  KareBear So, yes.  This was not entir...

"Safe to Run" Esther Rose Everybody's telling me good, good luck I don't know what it means Or have I got enough What if I...

taken with my Pixel 4 Well, here in lovely Austin, Texas, we were on the edge of the total solar eclipse.  Around 1:36 PM Central, we experi...

So. Let's talk about the new Superman movie happening over at WB.  I mean, eventually.  We'll start by talking about me and why I...

Watched:  01/08/2024 Format:  Hulu Viewing:  4th?  5th? Director:  Takao Okawara Selection:  All me, baby I had to check, but somehow I'...

editor's note: For our "Television in 2023" discussion For our "Movies by the Numbers" discussion It's always ha...

editor's note: For our "Movies by the Numbers" discussion For our "Top Movies of 2023" chat So, this isn't reall...

editor's note: For our "Television in 2023" discussion For our "Top Movies of 2023" chat 2023 was not a year in whic...

I'm not going to make a big deal out of this, but there's 2 or three of you who will want to know what is going on with the podcast,...

"Cold Little Heart" Michael Kiwanuka Did you ever want it? Did you want it bad? Oh my, it tears me apart Did you ever fight it? Al...

Editor's note:  This is Part 2 of a series.  You can view the first part with just the click of a button.     also, this is a cross-pos...

So, twenty years ago Jamie and I were living in the wasteland suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona in a town-turned-bedroom community name of Chandle...

Watched:  03/12/2023 Format:  TCM Viewing:  First Director:  Herman Shumlin, Hal Mohr (uncredited) I had never seen Watch on the Rhine (1943...