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Homicidal Loner and Serial Adulterer Idolized by Audiences in Latest Blockbuster Movie

Posted by on Nov 15, 2015 in Blog, Movie Reviews | 6 comments

 

Daniel-Craig

 

A blockbuster movie was released, in which a heavily-armed, highly-trained maniacal loner with no apparent friends nor familial attachments murders a heap of people during the course of his 2-hour, 34-minute onscreen presence.  Dozens of hard-working, loyal private and public employees, many with families and children of their own, are shot, maimed, burned, crushed, and blown apart in order to satisfy the killer’s bloodthirsty cravings.

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Movie Review: Bridge of Spies

Posted by on Nov 12, 2015 in Blog, Movie Reviews, Politics | 1 comment

 

‘Bridge of Spies’ by DreamWorks Studios.

 

“Bridge of Spies” is far from a movie masterpiece.  Yet, it’s true to historical events.  Moreover, there’s a critically important message here entirely consistent with Spielberg’s legacy as a noble filmmaker and master of historical recreation, that patriotism can mean doing things that unpopular.  That’s something to ponder now, just as much as back then.

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Is Great Sportswriting Becoming a Thing of the Past?

Posted by on Nov 1, 2015 in Blog | 3 comments

 

imrs

 

I suspect most of us are hard-wired to remember our most impressionable youthful experiences.  That’s why there’s such big market for nostalgia.  The histories of the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers have been written about ad nauseam.  But they still sell because so many people grew up supporting those teams and there remains an insatiable appetite for alternative perceptions of our most fond memories.

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