DAILY CALL SHEET: JUNE 30, 2019

Metamorphosis (1990) Recipe: mix a heaping helping of Cronenberg's Fly with a dash of Altered States, stir until all the flavor is gone. TIL: Jesus' transfiguration, a word translated from the Greek "metamorphoo," is a foretaste of what awaits all who live as he taught.

Still Voices - The Breakfast Club (1985) “The most total opposite of pleasure is not pain but boredom, for we are willing to risk pain to make a boring life interesting.” - Peter Kreeft

Dad Rock Daily: Laura Nyro - Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) Not adverse to abrupt tempo and key changes, is she? Artsy and inventive, but not for everyone. Laudable Lyrics: What Devil doesn't know is that Devil can't stay, doesn't know he's seen his day.

DAILY CALL SHEET: JUNE 29, 2019

A Dangerous Place (1995) If you thought The Karate Kid needed more robbery, murder, and evil Corey Feldman, have we got a movie for you. TIL: For 18 years straight, the Open Doors’ World Watch List has deemed North Korea the most dangerous place on the planet to be a Christian.

Still Voices - The Dark Knight (2008) "Sometimes you just have to jump out the window and grow wings on the way down." - Ray Bradbury

Dad Rock Daily: Poco - Pickin' Up the Pieces (1969) Pretty little pieces of country rock provide the bridge from Buffalo Springfield to The Eagles. Laudable Lyrics: So what's missin'? I've given my world the best, and I'm downright grateful, for, Oh Yeah, my life's been blessed.

DAILY CALL SHEET: JUNE 28, 2019

The Warriors (1979) Coney Island street gang must run a gauntlet of cartoonish rivals to get back home. Forever one of the coolest movies of the 70's. TIL: In El Salvador there are allegedly only two ways one is allowed to leave a gang; death or a genuine religious conversion.

Still Voices - Ghostbusters (1984) "A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone." – Jo Godwin

Dad Rock Daily:  The Vapors - New Clear Day (1980) Catchy The Jam-influenced power pop unjustly sentenced to one-hit wonder jail. Laudable Lyrics: But as time goes marching home again, It leaves me to reflect. Or was this just a waste of time? Or was this time well spent?

DAILY CALL SHEET: JUNE 27, 2019

House of the Dead (2003) Look, it's not the worst Uwe Boll movie... in the same way that testicular cancer is not the worst cancer. TIL: A house of the dead? The chapel known as the Sedlec Ossuary (“Church of Bones”) uses over 40,000 human skeletons as part of its architecture.

Still Voices - Circuitry Man (1990) "Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, it might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks." - Stephen Hawking

Dad Rock Daily: Rush - 2112 (1976) And thus were countless music nerds born as Rush broke through to the big time in epic fashion. Laudable Lyrics: You don't get something for nothing, you can't have freedom for free. You won't get wise with the sleep still in your eyes.

DAILY CALL SHEET: JUNE 26, 2019

Neighbors (1981) Belushi and Aykroyd switch types in this uncomfortable comedy. Once ignored, now slowly gaining a cult following. TIL: Loving thy neighbor is neither blind tolerance nor bluntly stating flaws. It is an an affirmation of their goodness and desiring good for them.

Still Voices - THX 1138 (1971) "There will never be a really free and enlightened State until the State comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power, from which all its own power and authority are derived, and treats him accordingly." - Henry David Thoreau

Dad Rock Daily: Cowsills - On My Side (1971) Dismiss this to your detriment. The kids are older and the music more mature. What bubblegum is left is laced with arsenic. Laudable Lyrics: The fool, well he just turned away and said "Who knows the answer?"

DAILY CALL SHEET: JUNE 25, 2019

Terminal Rush (1996) Don "The Dragon" Wilson does Die Hard at a dam. Blah, except for Rowdy Roddy Piper who seems to be having a blast. TIL: Fr. George Rutler, a big fan of punching sports, wrote that “sane moralists insist that neglect of self-defense can be moral dereliction.”

Still Voices - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) "A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter; he who has found one has found a treasure." - Sirach 6:14

Dad Rock Daily: Yes - Close To The Edge (1972) Greatest Prog Rock album of all time? Debatable. Most Prog-iest Prog Rock album of all time. Without a doubt. Laudable Lyrics: There'll be no mutant enemy we shall certify. Political ends as sad remains will die.

DAILY CALL SHEET: JUNE 24, 2019

Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010) Legendarily awful attempt at an environmentally conscious version of Hitchcock's Birds. Made all the more hilarious by it's horrible, horrible sincerity. TIL: There actually are some worse bird related things than the hymn On Eagle's Wings.

Still Voices - The Time Machine (1960) "What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others." - Pericles

Dad Rock Daily: Spinners - Spinners (1973) A couple of Philly Soul classics, a couple... not so much. Still, better than average overall. Laudable Lyrics: And you showed me the true meaning of love. In a world of hatred you showed me compassion.

DAILY CALL SHEET: JUNE 23, 2019

They Saved Hitler's Brain (1968) Great title wasted on a painful to watch patchwork of two different movies. TIL: Hitler was baptized Catholic as an infant and served as an altar boy, which proves... nothing. Even those raised religious have to keep making the right choices.

Still Voices - Michael (1996) "Do not neglect hospitality, for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels." - Hebrews 13:2

Dad Rock Daily - Townes Van Zandt - Townes Van Zandt (1969) Melancholic, stripped bare country-folk. with lyrics that actually matter. Should be required listening for anyone walking into a Nashville studio. Laudable Lyrics: Jesus was an only son, and love his only concept.

DAILY CALL SHEET: JUNE 22, 2019

Alien from L.A. (1988) So bad it made Kathy Ireland think she'd be better off selling socks at K-Mart. Which turned out to be true. TIL: With nearly five million members on its rolls, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is numerically the largest Catholic diocese in the United States.

Still Voices - Salem's Lot (TV Movie 1979) "Uninvited guests seldom meet a welcome." - Aesop

Dad Rock Daily: Big Star - #1 Record (1972) One of those records all your musician friends insist you need to hear. You should really start listening to their advice. Um, about music. TIL: Lord, I've been trying to be what I should. Lord, I've been trying to do what I could.

DAILY CALL SHEET: JUNE 21, 2019

Zaat (1971) Dr Z's plans to rule the world somehow involve turning himself into a man/catfish hybrid. For fans of the truly awful; you know who you are. TIL: God made the world with an end purpose. Bad things happen when we ignore his instructions and try to rule it on our own.

Still Voices - Superman IV The Quest for Peace (1987) "Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions." - Winston Churchill

Dad Rock Daily: The Meters - Rejuvenation (1974) Better known for their back-up work, this proves it's better to have the Neville Bros and buds on the New Orleans funk front line. Laudable Lyrics: Powers of today, so pretty darn confused, giving everybody in the world the blues.

And finally, in honor of his birthday, The Anchoress has a few observations on the biting religious commentary of Sir Paul McCartney.

DAILY CALL SHEET: JUNE 20, 2019

Encounter with the Unknown (1973) Rod Serling collects a check narrating these alleged true tales. It's like a dull dry run for a Travel Channel show. TIL: Speaking of the unknown, while God's entirety is incomprehensible, he is knowable because he has revealed himself to us.

Still Voices - The Phantom Creeps (1939) "The coolest toys don't have to be bought; they can be built. In fact, sometimes the only way they'll ever exist is if you make them yourself." - Adam Savage

Dad Rock Daily: The Stooges - Raw Power (1973) The heck with all that production value gobbledygook; just turn all the knobs to 11 and let God sort out the mix. Laudable Lyrics: Honey, gotta strike me a plan. Somebody gotta save my soul.

DAILY CALL SHEET: JUNE 19, 2019

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991) Insanely gory prison flick is what you might get if a young Peter Jackson adapted Dragonball Z. TIL: The Catholic approach to crime and incarceration recognizes that human dignity applies to both victim and offender. Nobody said it was easy.

Still Voices - The Earth Dies Screaming (1964) "My wisdom flows from the Highest Source. I salute that Source in you. Let us work together for unity and love." - Mahatma Gandhi

Dad Rock Daily: Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982) The album where one of pop's most original artists comes into her full (really weird) powers. Laudable Lyrics: With my ego in my gut, my babbling mouth would wash it up. (But now I've started learning how,) I keep it shut.

DAILY CALL SHEET: JUNE 18, 2019

The Jitters (1989) Sincere but cheap American attempt at Chinese hopping vampires. Should have been called Budget Trouble in Little China. TIL: The oldest records of the term Westerners translate as "God", Shàngdì, appear in 2000 BC, predating Confucianism, Daoism, & Buddhism.

Still Voices - Target Earth (1954) "Strange things blow in through my window on the wings of the night wind and I don't worry about my destiny." - Carl Sandburg

Dad Rock Daily: Molly Hatchet - Molly Hatchet (1978) So authentically hard-rockin' redneck it should come with a free can of Skoal. Laudable Lyrics: Life is getting stranger baby as we travel on. People don't know the difference no more between right and wrong.

DAILY CALL SHEET: JUNE 17, 2019

Dead Birds (2004) Confederate bank robbers run into ghosts who aren't too fond of bigots or murderers. Then again, who is? TIL: In 1839, Pope Gregory XVI issued a bull condemning slavery, taking care to specifically call out the practice in the "New World".

Still Voices - Austin Powers International Man of Mystery (1997) "Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience." - George Washington

Dad Rock Daily: Love - Forever Changes (1967) Don't let the band's name fool you. The dark side of the 60's never sounded so pretty. Laudable Lyrics: For the time that I've been given's such a little while, and the things that I must do consist of more than style.

DAILY CALL SHEET: JUNE 16, 2019

Creepshow (1982) Strong Romero direction, a highly quotable King script, Savini makeup, and a cast to die for put this one in the top tier of anthologies. TIL: The Church teaches the essence of fatherhood is to serve others, but that doesn't include their heads on a platter.

Still Voices - Son of Godzilla (1967) "As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him." - Psalm 103:13

Dad Rock Daily: Blood Sweat & Tears - Child is Father to the Man (1968) Is big band rock actually a thing? Who knows, but you'll believe it is after listening to this. Laudable Lyrics: I'm not tryin' to be any kind of man, I'm tryin' to be somebody you can love, trust and understand.

DAILY CALL SHEET: JUNE 12, 2019

Empire of Ash (1988) Canada gives the Mad Max recipe a try to middling results. Kudos to whoever came up with the rocket launcher hat though. TIL: The pope's big hat goes all the way back to the Aaronic priesthood, though it did get noticeably bigger during the baroque period.

Still Voices - Robot Monster (1953) "The Lord replied, My precious, precious child. I love you, and I would never, never leave you during your times of trial and suffering. When you saw only one set of footprints, It was then that I carried you." - Author Disputed

Dad Rock Daily: Foreigner - Head Games (1979) Fine enough, but a slight step down from what came before. Nothing you'll hate yourself for listening to, or not for that matter. Laudable Lyrics: I can't believe we're here for no reason, there must be something we can believe in.

And finally, CatholicSkywalker asks the important question of our age, why do we Love Keanu Reeves?