The Best Father's Day Movies to Watch with Dad This Weekend |
I'll never forget the morning my father walked into our living room and asked—out of nowhere, mind you—if we could watch Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. He didn't sleep much the night before. So, as he told me over breakfast, he flicked through the TV guide around 3 a.m. and hoped the 2007 comedy starring John C. Reilly would lull him back asleep. It didn't work, because he couldn't stop laughing. Was Walk Hard really that funny, or was just he in a delirious state of unrest? My pops had to find out. So, he watched it again in the morning—this time, with his son. Wouldn't you know it? By the afternoon, we were fully convinced that Walk Hard is one of the funniest movies ever made. I suggest giving the film a watch (or a rewatch) this Father's Day weekend, to see if you can create some fond Walk Hard memories with your father as well. But if you're looking for a different flavor this year, here are ten movies to see with dad on Father's Day. |
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I'd become resigned to my troubled marriage but hoped that it was temporary. Though as time went on, I felt misled, estranged, and increasingly unhappy. One hurtful recurring theme, for example, was how we handled the kids. The Family CEO also appointed herself the Good Cop, forcing me into the other role, which I played with authority but huge reluctance. When she stepped in to shield the girls from that authority, it undermined me with two blows: She looked like a martyr, and I looked like an asshole. I was playing poker with a group of guys around this time, a few of whom were divorced—my sage elders—and one of them had a practical suggestion: Ask her if she wants to work on the marriage or if she would prefer to work on a divorce. |
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Dierks Bentley takes more pride in prioritizing his wife and three kids than in his 20-plus years of country music stardom—to the point of piloting his own plane to take his band on the road, for greatest efficiency in getting everybody back home. "I don't think anyone has been able to do it the way I've done, as far as incorporating my family time into the touring thing," he says. "It's easy to chase the numbers when you're single or not a great dad, but it's a lot harder to do when you actually care a lot." But Bentley's new album, Broken Branches (out now), mostly hearkens back to a different chapter in his journey. On his eleventh LP, he examines what drives young people to do something as crazy as move to Nashville and stake it all on the dream of being a musician. |
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It's no secret that I'm a fan of L.L. Bean. From collaborations with contemporary designers to iconic styles from way back in the catalog, I've been talking about the 113-year-old brand on this very site for ages. Well, guess what? I'm back today to do it again. Because not too long ago, I acquired a pair of Bean's beloved Blucher Mocs—and they've quickly become a staple of my warm-weather footwear rotation. Why? Well, they're damn comfortable, for one, with very little break-in period. But it's mostly because they occupy a space, style-wise, that a lot of other shoes can't quite fill. They're less structured than a traditional lace-up blucher, obviously, what with the low-profile rubber sole and the soft uppers. But they've got a more robust look—at least to my eye—than some of their moccasin-inspired cousins, most notably the boat shoe. They're easygoing but feel ready for action. And considering they cost less than a hundred bucks, you might just want to get in on the action too. |
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Boy, I do not have worldly wisdom to give anyone. It's a strange moment for me. I feel more uncertain than I have in a long time about who I am and what I'm trying to do. I've been out of my element for about fifteen years now, starting with Better Call Saul. I had to lead this dramatic show, and I had to learn on the job. And then I did an action movie called Nobody. I'm coming to the end of a chapter where I redefined myself. But I'm still not sure what it means. Was it a bit of a lark? |
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For the love of Switzerland, hold in your rage for a moment and hear us out: There are occasions upon which batteries are superior to springs. There—we said it! We know, we know: No small part of the watch-collecting hobby revolves around the beauty and wonder of the mechanical movement, that carefully choreographed dance of gears and springs driven by nothing but kinetic energy and ingenuity. This movement type—with its refined coordination of escapement, gear train, mainspring, regulator, et al.—never ceases to induce wonder … and why should it? It's truly the pinnacle of man-made mechanical art. Then again, it's not always the right tool for the job. |
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