Raised by Wolves: So Much Promise. So Much Dropoff
I really got into Raised by Wolves as the first season developed. So much so that some marketing company working for the studio sent me some gifts to promote it. I guess they think I’m an ‘influencer’ but my wife disagrees so I bow to a higher authority. Anywho. I was into it. The backstory. […]
An Unpopular Take on Red Dawn
This movie is in the news again because the Wolverines rallying cry is being painted on destroyed Russian armored vehicles. The consensus is that Red Dawn is pro-war, jingoistic movie. Oddly, my take on it is the exact opposite. I think it’s a very anti-war movie. It shows the price to be paid for war. […]
Outer Range: Outer Limits meets Yellowstone?
Between this series and From, we have two new series that are definitely mind-twisting. I’ve already posted on From, which has completed its first season with perhaps more questions than answers, but was intriguing enough to warrant that next season. I’ve watched through episode 4, all that’s out, of Outer Range, an Amazon Original. Which […]
Spring Arrives With Free and New Books
I put shorts on for the first time yesterday so it is officially spring. Maggie and Scout agree. To celebrate I’ve prepared a number of book deals today on my Freebies page: Independence Day (Time Patrol) is free. Roland’s mission in there is one of my favorites and if you want something to listen to, […]
The Outfit: Watch It!
I really don’t want to give any spoilers so this is going to be short. I’ll just give my reactions. I liked it as I watched it, but when it ended I felt let down. I thought there were some big holes in the plot but it was obviously well written based on the scenes. […]
What Will Happen When the Next Pandemic Strikes?
I predicted a pandemic when I wrote the first draft of my Survival Guide in 2001. That doesn’t make me a genius. Anyone who spent more than a minute studying history knew one was inevitable. One always is. What I didn’t predict, and I’m a glass half-full, and that half is poison, kind of guy, […]
The Worst Day In The History of the United States
Was today, 14 April, in 1865, when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. In some ways, this tragic event is subdued by the fact that the Civil War was essentially over by that point with Robert E. Lee having already capitulated. It seems as if his major task in life, winning the Civil War and re-uniting the […]
V is for Vendetta: A Great Movie Well Ahead of Its Time
Made in 2005, some elements of V is for Vendetta feel quaint. The death toll from the virus that is released on the population to allow an autocratic government to take over is nothing compared to what we’ve experienced with COVID. In the States we’ve got over a million dead and there are still millions […]
Ken Burns “Franklin” is a great overview of a truly exceptional man
I love Ken Burns’ documentaries, starting with the epic Civil War many years ago. The West is another favorite. His latest, Franklin, is a fascinating overview of a man who helped shape the United States of America as much, if not more, than anyone at the time of the birth of the country. A number […]
FROM on Epix. Season One review.
The first ten episodes finished this past weekend and we have more mysteries than we started with. Normally, that’s not a good thing, but there were enough twists and turns to keep it interesting. In case you haven’t seen it, quick summary of the premise: people driving along a road come to a tree blocking […]
What If Japan Had Succeeded in Developing an Atomic Bomb during WWII?
What if the Japanese had succeeded in developing a nuclear weapon at the end of World War II, but were stopped before deploying it? But the bomb is still hidden. At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge. That’s the premise for The Gate: Shadow Warriors. I didn’t invent this out of thin air. I […]
Reign of Fire happened two years ago! How time flies when we’re having fun. And we should have had flying cars the year before. But,hey. Dragons! Starring Mathew McConaughey and Christian Bale, and did I mention, dragons? this 2002 movie disappointed at the box office. The premise is that while digging for the London Underground, […]
The Tourist: If You Can’t Remember Your Past, Can You Change Your Future?
The six episode series, The Tourist, on HBO Max starts with a trope: a man is in an accident and when he recovers, can’t remember who he is. Of course, the mystery starts when we see the accident is actually someone trying to kill him with an 18-wheeler and running him off the road. Who […]
Three Quick Reviews: movie Deep Water and TV series: From and Snowpiercer
Deep Water is based as a psychological, erotic thriller. Well, Hmm. It stars Ben Affleck as an older husband with a beautiful, younger wife who is, shall we say, lustful. She has affairs and Affleck kills the guys. That’s a brief summation and about all you need to know. It’s an extraordinarily slow movie with […]