Andy Ross
Coffee and Zillow
There’s a habit I’ve developed during much of the shut-in times that has become a part of my regular morning routine. As I sit there with...
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Andy Ross
- Jan 24
- 3 min
The Morning Disconnect
I’m trying to do less this year. It’s one of my New Year’s Resolutions that I somehow feel inspired to achieve. This doesn’t mean I’m...
Andy Ross
- Jan 17
- 3 min
The Post Holiday Fridge
The first full week of any new year is the waning days of the confusion that comes with the post-holiday haze. You’re dazed, unsure of...
Andy Ross
- Jan 10
- 3 min
The Velvet Underground
Many years ago I was standing in the hallway between classes at high school talking with a friend. The friend and I both had very similar...
Andy Ross
- Jan 3
- 2 min
Resolutions and Wishes for 2023
Once again a new year is upon us and like so many others I have decided to make a list of resolutions. Will I keep to these? Probably...
Andy Ross
- Dec 20, 2022
- 6 min
A One Honda Open Sleigh
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, as I wasn’t there. I was doing one of those...
Andy Ross
- Dec 13, 2022
- 5 min
The Diary of The Twelve Days of Christmas
Hello friends and loved ones! A very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all. Whatever it is that you celebrate at this time of the...
Andy Ross
- Dec 6, 2022
- 3 min
Attack of the 50ft. Woman
It’s a legendary movie with a title that has become a part of Americana. It’s been remade, parodied, and referenced numerous times in pop...
Andy Ross
- Nov 29, 2022
- 4 min
The Sales Begin
Every year people often complain that the line between Halloween and Christmas is getting shaved thinner and thinner. Many people are not...
Andy Ross
- Nov 22, 2022
- 3 min
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
When it was announced that Daniel Radcliffe was playing national treasure “Weird Al” Yankovic in a biopic that would “go into detail of...
Andy Ross
- Nov 15, 2022
- 3 min
Daisies
Czech director Vera Chytilova’s 1966 film “Daisies” is an art-house classic. An absurdist, almost dadaist call to rebellion and perhaps...
Andy Ross
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
How The Tables Have Turned
When I was a kid, and well into my early ‘20s, I would always feel a sense of excitement and anticipation about the first sign of...
Andy Ross
- Oct 25, 2022
- 4 min
Mark of the Hyde
Just in time for Spooky Season, Warner Archive brings two movies to blu-ray for the first time. Both films have been long overdue for an...
Andy Ross
- Oct 18, 2022
- 3 min
Arsenic and Old Lace
“Arsenic and Old Lace” has been an enduring part of American pop culture for close to 80 years. The original play opened on Broadway in...
Andy Ross
- Oct 11, 2022
- 3 min
Thoughts While Listening to Someone Explain the Rules of the Game
I’m excited. I’ve been wanting to try Catfish Warriors from Mars for quite some time. I hear it’s a very fun and challenging game. Wow,...
Andy Ross
- Oct 4, 2022
- 2 min
I Am Asking You to Watch Confess, Fletch
Look. I like Jon Hamm. You like Jon Hamm. Jon Hamm went on “Comedy Bang Bang” and freestyle a song bout the sitcom “Taxi,” forever...
Andy Ross
- Sep 27, 2022
- 3 min
New Speaker Woes
If you’ve been following my column this Summer you may be aware that it’s been a big Summer of necessary upgrades to equipment in the...
Andy Ross
- Sep 20, 2022
- 4 min
Star Trek: The Director’s Edition
The 1970s were an interesting time for “Star Trek.” The TV series ended in June 1969 after three years on NBC where it struggled for...
Andy Ross
- Sep 13, 2022
- 2 min
Hold All Calls, I’m Busy with Turtles in Time
Two weeks ago a new video game collection was released that is straightforwardly aimed at a target demographic I am a member of....
Andy Ross
- Sep 6, 2022
- 3 min
Rachel, Rachel in Illinois
Warner Archive keeps chugging right along with another pair of releases from their vaults. Both films are making their HD debuts on...
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