Movie Review: TWISTERS Starring Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Daisy Edgar-Jones
A couple of months ago, I was in Oklahoma for a slowpitch softball tournament (go Dadbods!). We got hit by rain during the tournament and had to seek shelter for a bit, but after the skies cleared, the tournament resumed. Just as the first inning was underway, the familiar sound of tornado sirens rang out. […]
Movie Review: THE BIKERIDERS Starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy
I’m not gonna lie, I don’t know much about motorcycles. Sure, I know the major brands. I’ve watched “American Chopper.” And…that’s about it. I’ve never seen an episode of “Sons of Anarchy” and I’ve never ridden on one, in part because of personal tragedy but mostly because I’m too clumsy to last long on one. […]
Movie Review: THE FALL GUY Starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Real quick, think of the last good action movie you watched. Who was in it? Odds are you can tell me the names of the stars, maybe a couple of the secondary characters. But who was on-screen during the action parts? Who performed some of the death-defying stunts? I’m guessing there’s a good chance you […]
Movie Review: THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE Starring Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Alex Pettyfer
It never dawned on me at the time, but despite Sherlock Holmes appearing onscreen more than any other character in history, I’d never seen a movie featuring the character until I saw the 2009 Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes. By coincidence, it was also my first Guy Ritchie film. I was immediately drawn in by the […]
TV Review: MASTERS OF THE AIR (Apple TV+) Part 9 and Final Thoughts
With the release of Part Nine, the official run of Masters of the Air has been completed. It’s been a hell of a roller-coaster, for mostly good reasons. I don’t want to spoil what happens to the remaining cast, so I’m going to do more of an overview of the highlights and lowlights. When The […]
TV Review: MASTERS OF THE AIR (Ep. 8) on Apple TV+
D-Day. As the 100th regroups, it becomes pretty clear their focus is on the Allied invasion of Europe at Normandy. Crosby, or Croz, is preparing flight plans for roughly 200 different missions as he pops pills and chugs coffee in an effort to stay awake for 72 straight hours before June 6. Inevitably, the lack […]
TV Review: MASTERS OF THE AIR (Ep. 7) on Apple TV+
“I’m not dead yet.” – Major Gale Cleven, probably Quick word of warning, cat/animal lovers may want to skip the first five minutes or so of this episode. It had to be a tremendous boost of morale to both Cleven and Egan to see each other in Stalag Luft III, along with several other members […]
TV Review: MASTERS OF THE AIR (Ep. 6) on Apple TV+
Part Six begins in the aftermath of Part Five, showing three very different outcomes for members of the 100th. It’s a change of pace from Five, as there isn’t any aerial combat and the action on the ground is relatively limited. Major Egan, whose plane was shot down, is seen attempting to find food and […]
Movie Review: DUNE: PART TWO Starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh
Someone get me a Dune popcorn bucket. Oh, that has nothing to do with my review; they just didn’t have any at the screening I attended. Thanks to his seminal work in the last 11-12 years, director Denis Villeneuve has established himself as one of the top directors of his generation. If you look at […]
TV Review: MASTERS OF THE AIR (Ep. 5) on Apple TV+
At this point, halfway through the series, Masters of the Air has established a bit of a formula for its episodes. Roughly a third to a half of the episode focuses on the current bombing mission for the 100th, and the other two-thirds deal with the aftermath as well as the preparation for the next […]
