Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 20, 2018 in Blog |
I’ve enjoyed a modestly successful 2017-2018 NFL season. Since posting picks weekly here at my website, I’ve now posted 4 winning seasons, and 2 losing seasons. I’m slightly ahead overall after six years, and that includes more than 1,000 NFL wagers since I began doing this prior to the start of the 2012 NFL regular season (note that I posted picks at other sites prior to launching this site, dating back to 1996…years which were far more successful before picking winners became increasingly difficult).
Read More
Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 16, 2018 in Blog, Politics |
If you think Donald Trump and Archie Bunker are very much alike, wait until you read about the differences. Fact is, the President doesn’t have any of Archie’s virtues.
Read More
Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 15, 2018 in Blog, Movie Reviews |
I ask myself three questions when writing a movie review:
1. Did I like the movie?
2. Was the movie well-made?
3. Did I gain something from seeing the movie?
Generally, if I can answer “yes” to all three questions, then I give the movie my recommendation. One or two affirmative responses means the movie is borderline. Zero “yes” answers mean I probably hated the film, assuming I didn’t storm out before the movie ended.
Read More
Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 13, 2018 in Blog |
How much of an advantage does a rested team with home-field advantage have in the playoffs?
Turns out, it’s a huge advantage.
Read More
Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 12, 2018 in Blog, Movie Reviews |
“The Shape of Water” is a broadly imaginative crowd-pleaser and the creative brainchild of writer-director Guillermo del Toro.
Read More
Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 11, 2018 in Blog, Book Reviews, General Poker, Movie Reviews |
After seeing Molly’s Game, which is writer-producer Aaron Sorkin’s much-anticipated directorial debut, I’m thoroughly convinced he could script his next film based on the Yellow Pages and somehow make it riveting. Based on a really bad book, “Molly’s Game” is a surprisingly good movie.
Read More
Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 10, 2018 in Blog, Movie Reviews |
I give “Downsizing” a mixed grade. Here’s my review.
Read More
Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 6, 2018 in Blog |
Read More
Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 31, 2017 in Blog |
Read More
Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 27, 2017 in Blog, Movie Reviews |
“All the Money in the World” is based on the real-life 1973 kidnapping and ransom of John Paul Getty III, then the grandson of the world’s richest man.
Read More
