Jason Tabrys

2 weeks ago | uproxx.com | Jason Tabrys

“You gotta hear this one song, it’ll change your life, I swear.”The above line from Garden State, uttered by Natalie Portman’s character in writer/director/star Zach Braff‘s film captures a moment of highly relatable music discovery in its purest form as she passes her headphones to Braff’s character so he can experience The Shins for the first time. It also recalls an era of unapologetic earnestness and enthusiasm.

2 months ago | mentalfloss.com | Jason Tabrys

From the box office bomb he loved to the job he got by kicking Fonzie through a window, Hanks’s filmography is like a box of chocolates—you never know what you’re gonna get. For much of his career, comparisons rained down on Tom Hanks: He was our next Jimmy Stewart, a modern day Gary Cooper, the second coming of Jack Lemon. But as Hanks has built a body of work over five decades, he has shown himself to be peerless while also defining (and redefining) exactly what a Tom Hanks role is.

2 months ago | uproxx.com | Jason Tabrys |Jessica Toomer

This year wasn’t a blockbuster one for Sundance. Even the film’s buzziest titles didn’t bring with them the bidding wars and jaw-dropping streaming deals we’re used to seeing from a fest that’s been a consistent temperature check of the film industry, predicting awards winners and heralding indie hits well before anyone else.

Jan 18, 2025 | bvmsports.com | Jason Tabrys

Have you ever seen more baseball writers act like matchmakers, trying to will the universe to acknowledge the obvious fit between Pete Alonso and New York Mets for a reunion? It was inevitable, they said. The postseason hero of 2024, the Polar Bear, the homegrown Met who might one day usurp Darryl Strawberry's club home run record. The narratives alone justified a deal. It simply had to happen, but alas, it looks like it may not.

Jan 18, 2025 | justbaseball.com | Jason Tabrys

Have you ever seen more baseball writers act like matchmakers, trying to will the universe to acknowledge the obvious fit between Pete Alonso and New York Mets for a reunion? It was inevitable, they said. The postseason hero of 2024, the Polar Bear, the homegrown Met who might one day usurp Darryl Strawberry’s club home run record. The narratives alone justified a deal. It simply had to happen, but alas, it looks like it may not.