Written by Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn, and Louis GarfinkleDirected by Michael Cimino I grew up in the shadow of the Vietnam war. The time I came of age in was before the […]
Movie Review: The Deer Hunter – War Is Hell
How Democrats (And Liberals) Shoot Themselves in the Foot: Part 1
I’ve been called a Liberal quite often. I’m actually more left of center with some Libertarian leanings at times, it’s just that the United States has gone crazy. Anything short of creating […]
Book Review: Hornblower and the “Atropos” by C.S. Forester – A Funeral and a Treasure Hunt
I discovered the Horatio Hornblower series after watching the mini-series on A&E a few years back. Curious as to how well the books by C.S. Forester compared to what A&E had produced, […]
Series Rewatch – Agent Carter: Smoke & Mirrors – Action, Intrigue, and Character Development
Written by Christopher Markus, Stan Lee, Jack KirbyDirected by David Platt At first, my theory about Whitney Frost was that she was a part of the Soviet project that trained girls like […]
Movie Review – The Source: The Beat Generation Goes On…
Written by Chuck WorkmanDirected by Chuck Workman The so-called Beat Generation was a whole bunch of people, of all different nationalities, who came to the conclusion that society sucked. – Amiri Baraka […]
DVD Review – The Who: The Moon Years – Better Than Most “Critical Reviews”
I don’t know why I keep torturing myself with these “independent critical reviews” of bands and musicians that I have listened to over the years. I suppose I am hoping one will […]
Book Review: Fire on the Mountain by Edward Abbey – Resistance is Futile
With my love of westerns such as Lonesome Dove and others that show the Western United States as it really was, rather than romanticizing it, I approached my first Edward Abbey novel, […]
Thank You Scott
Yesterday I learned of the passing of a friend from high school. It sent ripples through the classmates I keep up with from back then, because if there was one thing I […]
Movie Review: Serpico – One Officer’s Moral Compass
Written by Peter Maas, Waldo Salt, and Norman WexlerDirected by Sidney Lumet Every time there is a scandal involving a police officer, people are shocked. What they don’t often realize is that […]
Book Review: Dead Folks’ Blues by Steve Womack – Too Predictable
Warning: Spoilers, although the plot wasn’t all that cryptic. Written in 1994, this is the first in a series about a former newspaper reporter turned private detective in Nashville, Tennessee. I found […]
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