Thoughts and words from some interesting authors
Dinosaur Jr is one of those classic Indie rock bands from the Q101 “New Rock Alternative” days that never got any airplay. Not quite grunge and not quite polished. Unlike Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, they appear to still be alive and touring. People who were in high school when Where…
Recently I was thumbing through Pluto TV looking for something to watch while lying in bed and found this show on spies and moles in America. It’s actually called Secrets of War and according to IMDB.COM I was watching episodes 37-39. If you really care about America or make any…
★★★★☆ Tubi latched onto the 2022 Elvis movie staring Tom Hanks and Austin Butler. Gotta say, at 2.5 hours I could have never made it through this in a theater. Watching via streaming service is definitely the way to go for people old enough to remember Elvis. Need that pause…
★★★☆☆ I gave The Death And Life of Bobby Z three stars but it was closer to 3.5. I realize that Paul Walker was a really nice guy with a charity that did good things. He even went out and helped build the houses or whatever. I just never found…
★★★☆☆ All the Old Knives is a difficult movie to watch. This wasn’t a failure of acting, it was a failure of philosophy. That, “You have to have a gunfight (or other action) within the first minute to hook the view” philosophy really ended up tanking this movie. Because they…
★★★★★ Smiley’s People is the standard by which all other spy movies are judged. In whole or part it is based on Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carre’. Quite possibly the only good thing attending DeVry’s Lombard campus ever did for me was forcing me to read this…
I’ve waited a while to write this post about college protesters, but it is time. Universities were correct in using police to end encampments. They should withhold your diplomas and cancel your scholarships. Governments should cancel your passports. This is not a cranky old man speaking. I’m someone who has…
