Month: January 2021

What I Voted For | Buffa’s 2020 St. Louis Film Critics Association award ballot

Good evening, everyone. It’s a new dawn and a new day, and there’s a lot of work to be done. But before we place 2020 in the trunk for good, … Continue reading What I Voted For | Buffa’s 2020 St. Louis Film Critics Association award ballot

Confession: I wrote this poem over nine years ago, when the website was just a baby, like my son, Vinny. When he was only weeks old, Vinny had to fight … Continue reading A Poem For My Son: Tough little fella of mine

Nicolas Cage doesn’t give a shit what you think about his career choices; directors and studios keep calling with work, and he says yes to almost everything. There are very … Continue reading Nicolas Cage channels ‘Mandy’ demonic insanity in ‘Willy’s Wonderland’ trailer

One last ride for The Moon Man

My grandfather was a writer for a small newspaper in St. Louis. Sitting at the northwest corner of Hampton and Pernod, Lawrence Bulus pumped out columns about fishing and wildlife. … Continue reading South City Confessions: Getting paid to do what you LOVE is the dream

In the words of the late, great Sean Connery’s Malone from “The Untouchables,” what are the St. Louis Cardinals prepared to do about the offense? I ripped and raged on … Continue reading Why George Springer could fix the Cardinals lineup in an instant

Will the hands of Bill DeWitt Jr. and John Mozeliak start to lose feeling soon from having been sat on for three months?

“Some devil, some angel, stuck inside of me.” Dave Matthews walks on stage like a college student who just overslept and missed an exam. T-shirt wrinkled and hair disheveled, he’s … Continue reading Play one for the birthday boy! Why Dave Matthews is my favorite musician

Easily the most polarizing Cardinal at the moment

It’s almost as if the previous year never left. Instead, the fickle beast returned for another round. You know what I’m talking about. The nation-shaking event that took place at … Continue reading Here’s What I Know: Take care of your family, watch ‘Cobra Kai’, and don’t be a dick