Writer, broadcaster, critic, man-about-two-towns, host of Culture Blast on GABNet, pundit on The Mark Thompson Show & the infamous Coastal Commuterhttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3ml4wjshxh22dIf you won't watch foreign-language movies & TV shows because you'd rather not read #subtitles, I believe that you're missing out on some high-quality entertainment such as the streaming shows #DetectiveHole & #TheHunt, as I assert in @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social: #SFBAFCC https://thevoicesf.org/swiping-at-the-subtitle-stigma/05 May 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4wjshxh22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3ml2fuaovi22kMay the 4th be with you... and may the farce end soon!04 May 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2fuaovi22khttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mkvixj7l522r#MayDay brings me to @TheMTS.bsky.social on YouTube for my #moviereviews of #TheDevilWearsPrada2 #Hokum #DeepWater #AnimalFarm #CasaGrande & #NoOrdinaryHeist. Then guest host @MrMoKelly.bsky.social & I rave about #Monarch: #LegacyOfMonsters: #SFBAFCC @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social https://youtu.be/HZsZgbTPq9k?si=Sh-p1tNqT_kKFFfd02 May 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvixj7l522rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mknvhpyufk22The lives of pop star #MichaelJackson and #TourettesSyndrome activist #JohnDavidson make for two radically different biopics. For my latest column in @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social, I write about #Michael and #ISwear: #SFBAFCC https://thevoicesf.org/biopics-in-contrast-michael-jackson-and-john-davidson/29 Apr 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknvhpyufk22https://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mkdtappspc2nThe Blaster rises to the occasion again on @TheMTS.bsky.social via #YouTube. I review the new films #Michael #ISwear #OverYourDeadBody #Fuze #Omaha #DesertWarrior & #Apex, take a dip in a D.C. reflecting pool & go easy on Whiskey Pete: #SFBAFCC @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social https://youtu.be/zuiEWJByoh4?si=LyBmpUwDCKFJQ90v25 Apr 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdtappspc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mk4bpaxwzk2kIt's Earth Day! I just saw the neighbor's dog marking the occasion by rolling around in the mud. At least I think it was mud. #savetheplanet #earthday #ecofriendly22 Apr 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4bpaxwzk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mjx7u4wzek2mI'd wish everyone a happy #420Day, but if you're celebrating, "happy" is a given. 🍃💨20 Apr 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx7u4wzek2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mjs3cg3jn22gI wake the crew on @TheMTS.bsky.social show via #YouTube with reviews of #TheMummy #Normal #MotherMary #Amrum #Erupcja & #Netflix's #DetectiveHole, a smile for the #BalboaTheaterSF's 100th Anniversary & scorn for #Trump vs. the #Pontiff: #SFBAFCC @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social https://youtu.be/VS7Vm58cXPU?si=WFb8cSDaqIEeQ00818 Apr 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjs3cg3jn22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mji676vqmc2mFamilial conflict & the cost of preserving a legacy are central to #TheChristophers, a witty film about an aging artist & the dispensation of his paintings, & #Hamlet, a big-screen update of the timeless tragedy. I evaluate both movies for @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social: https://thevoicesf.org/legacies-scams-and-pitfalls/14 Apr 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji676vqmc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mjamn7nnmc2lThe action heats up on @TheMTS.bsky.social via YouTube with guest host @MichaelShure.bsky.social as I review the new films #YouMeAndTuscany #Beast #TheChristophers #Hamlet #Exit8 #Yes #Outcome & #PizzaMovie & simulate the Coachella Festival: #SFBAFCC @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social https://youtu.be/aeVLKqFhBw0?si=5a8tXWJWlTWTXzZf11 Apr 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjamn7nnmc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3miwlgojtgk2dFrom pathetic rich-boy joke to bankrupting business failure to bogus reality-show figurehead to useful idiot for power-mad right-wing lunatics to wannabe dictator to genocidal maniac & a massive, ignorant wing of the American electorate was duped into letting this world-threatening nightmare happen.07 Apr 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwlgojtgk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mirgbgpmpk26I imagine that if he has risen today, he's seen what's become of this world and decided to take a pass. (It may be wildly unrealistic, but here's wishing all of you a peaceful Easter Sunday.) #easter #peace #nomorewar05 Apr 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirgbgpmpk26https://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3miowfzn5u224To hail April's arrival, I shower @TheMTS.bsky.social on YouTube with reviews of #TheDrama #TheSuperMarioGalaxyMovie #FantasyLife & #Gaijin, vouch for the 2nd season of #Daredevil: #BornAgain & 1st of #YoungSherlock & honor #Passover & #Easter: @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social https://youtu.be/WY9Uy08NHbU?si=x-hfX08Quooozrb604 Apr 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miowfzn5u224https://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mijxh7nwfc27Happy #Passover to all! As it happens, I "pass over" most of the bland food served at seders -- except for the sweet fruit & nut charoset. And don't get me started on matzo, which might as well be a piece of cardboard. Anyway... Enjoy, everyone!02 Apr 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijxh7nwfc27https://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3miexyp5aic24#ArtificialIntelligence is becoming all-pervasive in our lives & #TheAIDoc examines whether it’s a triumph of convenience or a potential trap. As the technology evolves, I spotlight this crucial documentary in my column for @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social: #SFBAFCC https://thevoicesf.org/tech-gone-wild/31 Mar 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miexyp5aic24https://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mi7vg6wccc2eIt's Palm Sunday for those who celebrate. Considering how abusive the current administration is to its citizens and to the world at large, I'm surprised they haven't tried to rebrand it as Fist Sunday.29 Mar 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7vg6wccc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mi5et6xap22cAmid all the fuss about Trump’s narcissistic need to put his signature on U.S. currency, it's appropriate that the signature looks like the most positive reading ever seen on a lie detector -- and heartening that it resembles a cardiac event in progress. #NoKings28 Mar 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5et6xap22chttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mi5eo3j7ek2jGetting busy on @TheMTS.bsky.social via #YouTube, I review the new movies #TheAIDoc #OurHeroBalthazar #ForbiddenFruits #MikeAndNickAndNickAndAlice & #MiroirsNo3, boost the premiere of #SNL UK & sneer at the presidential signature: #SFBAFCC @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social https://youtu.be/eL-Cf8z4w0o?si=xOdXp6SSYo4Ws2lR28 Mar 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5eo3j7ek2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mhlvt6hyzc2pIt's a turbo #Blast for the #SpringEquinox on @TheMTS.bsky.social show via YouTube as I review #ProjectHailMary #ReadyOrNot2: #HereICome #Tow #MrBurton & #VampiresOfTheVelvetLounge, give an #Oscar recap & take comfort in the new LP by #HauteAndFreddy: @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social https://youtu.be/F4vOcaTOyys?si=IF661_n8tFTJmS1C21 Mar 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlvt6hyzc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mhebttmy5s2oFictional characters in the public domain are fair game for free use on film & TV & none have been reinvented more on screen lately than #SherlockHolmes. I investigate the miniseries #YoungSherlock & other recent incarnations of the sleuth for @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social: https://thevoicesf.org/sherlock-rules-the-domain/18 Mar 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhebttmy5s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mh2ankeuo22aI forge ahead on @TheMTS.bsky.social via YouTube with reviews of #Undertone #RemindersOfHim #Slanted #TheGates #BankOfDave2: #TheLoanRanger & #ScaredToDeath, shudder about #FridayThe13th & reveal my plans for the #TrumpPresidentialLibrary: #SFBAFCC @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social https://youtu.be/FWF6ZfFlGhk?si=EzeHZvAmY6me3off14 Mar 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2ankeuo22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mgggzewdwk2u@MrMoKelly.bsky.social is sitting in as host, but #CultureBlast stays in place as I enliven @TheMTS.bsky.social via YouTube with reviews of #TheBride #Hoppers #PeakyBlinders: #TheImmortalMan #Dolly & #Heel & bet on the Peacock TV series #Ponies: @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social https://youtu.be/EukpqdHX5zA?si=OiFY8A4ILIYeTzhx06 Mar 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgggzewdwk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mgb75glpnk26A veritable pop-pourri of coverage spices up @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social as I devote my column to the lively direct-to-streaming movie #TheBluff, canny second-season changes at TV's #Hijack & #Paradise, the sonic pleasures of #NoisePop, the reborn #FabMab & more! https://thevoicesf.org/pop-culture-potpourri/04 Mar 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgb75glpnk26https://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mfx5fhbzfc25On @TheMTS.bsky.social via YouTube, I review #Scream7 #Dreams #InTheBlinkOfAnEye #TheBluff & #ManOnTheRun & get joyful about the @Warriorsofficial.bsky.social #StandardDeviantBrewing #Muttville #TomKennyAndTheHiSeas & the return of the #FabMab: @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social https://youtu.be/AzFhgdCy_xI?si=65xdg2n0II6HKlU328 Feb 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfx5fhbzfc25https://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mfffocirac27It's a gold-medal-level #CultureBlast on @TheMTS.bsky.social via YouTube with my movie reviews of #HowToMakeAKilling #MidwinterBreak #EPiC: #ElvisPresleyInConcert #ReduxRedux #Kokuho & #BladesOfTheGuardians after shots at a power-mad despot: #SFBAFCC @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social https://youtu.be/N0vxgwUAyOE?si=Nxb7vIKfgS5aTB_y21 Feb 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfffocirac27https://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mfaisg2pek27As I attest in @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social, L.A. is the ideal setting for the movie adventures of a master thief (#Crime101) & a time-traveling tech-pocalypse warrior (#GoodLuckHaveFunDontDie) & the TV exploits of a super-powered Hollywood wannabe (#WonderMan): #SFBAFCC https://thevoicesf.org/southland-stories-run-the-gamut/19 Feb 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfaisg2pek27https://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3metxsumquk2d#ValentinesDay follows #FridayThe13th, but lucky or not, I love being on @TheMTS.bsky.social via YouTube. I keep it sweet with reviews of #WutheringHeights #Crime101 #GoodLuckHaveFunDontDie & #HoneyBunch & give my heart to the TV series #WonderMan: @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social https://youtu.be/6B7sHazherE?si=bYXzhrsXSh6f4t-V14 Feb 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3metxsumquk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3metvhpuk622dLots of people wearing red today. Must be the anniversary of some bloody battle. #happyvalentinesday #battleofthesexes #fightingthegoodfight14 Feb 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3metvhpuk622dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3mecdou5e5s2mThis time on @TheMTS.bsky.social via #YouTube, I review the movies #Dracula #TheStrangers: #Chapter3 #Pillion #Jimpa #MyFathersShadow & #ThePresidentsCake & get amped about the #MBFF, the documentary #TightAndNerdy & the latest #SpaceParty gig: @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social https://youtu.be/OLGKR8Tlhbg?si=2qBhSourSPHuFCM-07 Feb 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mecdou5e5s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cultureblaster.bsky.social/post/3me2qbpd4hk2nBlimey! The #MostlyBritishFilmFestival - with a wealth of new & vintage movies from the U.K. & associated locales - is back at San Francisco's Vogue Theater for its 18th season. I preview highlights of this year's MBFF in @TheVoiceSF.bsky.social: #SFBAFCC https://thevoicesf.org/a-magnificent-multitude-of-mostly-british-movies/04 Feb 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:aq4my3essar4tfvb7hjtfmq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2qbpd4hk2n