Movie Reviews: The Outpost
The Outpostdirected by Rod LurieThis is a war movie based on a non-fiction book by Jake Tapper that details the 2009 Battle of Kamdesh between Afghanistan Taliban forces and US Army forces. If you are...
View ArticleMovie Reviews: Galveston
Galvestondirected by Melanie LaurentThis 2018 neo-noir movie was the English language directorial debut of Melanie Laurent. You may remember her from her role in Inglorious Basterds as Shoshanna, the...
View ArticleMovie Reviews: You Should Have Left
You Should Have Leftdirected by David KoeppYou Should Have Left is in some aspects a horror film but using that descriptor makes it sound as if there's going to be plenty of blood and guts, heavy...
View ArticleDoordash Wyandotte Shooting over McDonald's Delivery
I have heard of drunk belligerent people becoming violent because someone got their order wrong, delivered their order late, or refused to take their order. Until recently I hadn't heard of someone...
View ArticleMovie Reviews: Pentagon Wars
Pentagon Warsdirected by Richard BenjaminThis older film is a black comedy that details the various battles in the Army over the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Although military familiarity may help one...
View ArticleBook Reviews: Lord High Executioner
Lord High Executionerby Frank DiMatteo and Michael BensonI've read other books by the author, a former gangster and friend and relative to other gangsters. This book is about the late Albert Anastasia...
View ArticleMovie Reviews: The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hoursdirected by William WylerBecause of the film's star and the fact that it was shot in black and white, some people consider this to be a film noir. I disagree with that.There are no...
View ArticleMovie Reviews: Sleepwalkers
Sleepwalkersdirected by Mick GarrisThis older (1992) film was written specifically for the big screen by author Stephen King, who also appears in a brief funny cameo. Sleepwalkers is not based on any...
View ArticleMovie Reviews: Clash By Night
Clash by Nightdirected by Fritz LangA new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of...
View ArticleBook Reviews: Runaway
Runaway by Harlan CobenCoben is a skilled creator of thrillers in which one event or piece of information changes the protagonist's life forever. This book took longer for me to finish than usual but...
View ArticleSupreme Court Justice Ginsburg Dies
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday.Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court and a pioneering advocate for women’s rights, who in her ninth decade became...
View ArticleMovie Reviews: Secret Window
Secret Windowdirected by David KoeppThis is another older movie which was based on a Stephen King novella. It had been a while since I read the King creation so I was able to watch this movie without...
View ArticleTrump to Nominate Judge Barrett to Supreme Court: Is it Time to Ignore the...
Many people were upset that thanks to McConnell and crew changing their minds about when Presidents should be able to appoint Supreme Court Justices in election years that it now appears that President...
View ArticleCan Dogs Detect Coronavirus ?
Imagine going to a friendly doctor who , without any invasive, painful, or costly tests, takes a sniff of you, tells you that yes you're sick, licks your hand and then asks you for a treat. Travelers...
View ArticleBreonna Taylor's Murderers Walk Free: Same Sh*t Different Day!!!
I didn't initially write in this space about the Breonna Taylor incident because it was angering and depressing to write about yet another Black person murdered by the police. It was also obvious the...
View ArticleThe Bird's The Word
Imagine that you are walking down the street when out of the blue you hear someone say "Hey you ****** ****! Why don't you go **** your *****, you big dummy!", Well you turn around to see where the...
View ArticleTrump's No Good Very Bad Quite Horrible Week: Covid-19 and Presidential Debates
As you no doubt heard President Trump didn't have a very good week. Lagging in the polls he entered the first Presidential debate with his challenger, Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden, needing...
View ArticleMovie Reviews: Irresistible
Irresistibledirected by Jon StewartThis political satire should have come out earlier and been sharper. It was amusing when I expected belly laughs and cuddly when I was looking for sharp elbows....
View ArticleMovie Reviews: 6 Souls
6 Soulsdirected by Mans MarlandThis older (2010) horror film also known as Shelter had a real movie star attached to it in Julianne Moore but unfortunately was hobbled by bad writing, a little too much...
View ArticleMichigan Terrorist Militia Tries to Kidnap Governor Whitmer
So this happened:A group caught by the FBI plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wanted to take her to a “secure location” in Wisconsin and try her for treason, officials said. Federal and...
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