The 96th Academy Awards – Stanko’s Version (Version 1.0)
DISCLAIMER WARNING: I HAVE ONLY SEEN 10 MOVIES FROM THIS YEAR SO FAR. YEAH I KNOW SAD, BUT I HAVE WATCHED 119 MOVIES THIS YEAR AS OF NOW SO I’LL […]
Reflection On “The Big Picture” 1990s Summer Blockbuster Draft
Loved this draft idea from The Big Picture crew. I am not going to be able to do my normal redrafting because there is just enough movies to pick from, […]
Just End The Suffering Podcast: 2023 Summer Movie Preview
Mike Phillips had me on his Just End The Suffering podcast to talk about the upcoming summer movie calendar. There are some potential big story lines and big box office […]
I Got Triggered. Rant Blog Post Incoming.
This is going to be a tirade. So apologies in advance. Stay with me. Those who know.me know that I am not a huge dog guy. Have never found them […]
Stanko Golfing: A Trek Out To Long Island.
Nothing like a spur of the moment six in the morning tee time to put a pep in your step! On Thursday/Friday last week I texted Ritz and asked if […]
Ranking NBR’s Top Movies From 2021
The NBR is the National Board Of Review. Established in 1909, the committee picks 10 movies (usually) that they deem the best of the calendar year. One of the movies […]
Cute Friday Night
Last week Emma’s dad asked his daughter if her little half brother could sleepover our house. It was something that was discussed for months and now he was cashing in […]
The Expendables; All Women Edition
In 2010 Sylvester Stallone got together a bunch of action heroes and made a movie called The Expendables. The movie pokes fun at the lovable action movie franchise tropes and […]
Five Ideas For (The Not Necessary) John Wick: Chapter 5
If you have no seen John Wick: Chapter 4, or any of the John Wick movies, then please press the back button on whatever device you have and return once […]
FUCK! Where Would You Toss In The F-Bomb During “The Lord Of The Rings” Movies?
My fiancée’s family sent this clip on Instagram. Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan, who play Pippin and Merry in the Lord Of The Rings films, bring up a fantastic point. […]
Stanko Golfing: Rain Soaked Oak Hills.
Hello again old friend. Hello again Oak Hills Golf Course. Early last week I made a reservation to golf this past Sunday morning. The forecast at that time said that […]
Love Languages Quiz | Who Is Jonathan Stanko?
When you are slightly tipsy on vacation, you take a love language quiz. Everyone does, don’t they? Emma and I were talking with our friends in Florida and the topic […]
Summation Of Stanko’s Thoughts On The Five Films Nominated For “Sound” At The 95th Academy Awards
“All Quiet On The Western Front”Viktor Prášil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel, and Stefan Korte I say this knowing I don’t know anything. Why does it feel like war […]
Screw You Chief, Southbury Fucking Rocks
A couple days ago, Barstool Chief had the following take on Dog Walk. The Dog Walk on Twitter: “What did Connecticut do to you? @BarstoolChief https://t.co/xI64wOJdlO” / Twitter The TLDR […]
Stanko Golfing: Playing Golf With 40 MPH Wins Is Fun, Right? It’s Fun, RIGHT?!
This round of golf had the second toughest wind conditions of any round of golf I have ever played. The only conditions worse? When I got to play in Ireland […]
Ranking Martin McDonagh’s Films
Martin McDonagh is a one-time Oscar winner and has been nominated individually for seven Academy Awards. In a relatively young and spread out career, McDonagh has directed five films; one […]
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