"There are three types of people, sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs." Chris Kyle's father Swift shot: Powerful, painful, and provocative. You want wars to be clean, you want them to be surgical, but you often forget the men, and women, performing the operations. You might forget, but those that have truly sacrificed . . . can never forget. American Sniper tells the … [Read more...] about American Sniper
Archives for January 2015
The Story of Luke
When you finally figure out what you want in life, how do you go about getting it? In April 2012, we watched as Luke tried to figure out the answer to that very question. Directing this 96 minute comedy/drama was Alonso Mayo. Some of the cast is: Lou Taylor Pucci as Luke, Cary Elwes as Uncle Paul, Kristin Bauer van Straten as Aunt Cindy, Tyler Stentiford as Cousin Brad, … [Read more...] about The Story of Luke
American Sniper
Directed by: Clint Eastwood Cast: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Max Charles, Luke Grimes, Kyle Gallner, Keir O’Donnell, Sam Jaeger, Jake McDorman, Sammy Sheik, and Mido Hamada The late Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle was a certified American hero. Four tours of duty in the hottest combat zones in modern history. He was a motivated patriot, with a loving wife and children, who … [Read more...] about American Sniper
Tusk
“Better to be a walrus.” The H-Bomb: Snarky would-be comedian, Wallace Bryton (Justin Long), travels to Canada to interview the latest viral video sensation, The Kill Bill Kid, for his podcast, The Not-See Party (heh-heh, get it). When he arrives in the Great White North, however, he finds that this Kill Bill Kid is sadly no longer available. Left in the lurch, Wallace … [Read more...] about Tusk
Inherent Vice
Inherent confusion. The H-Bomb: Larry “Doc” Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) is a stoner private eye in 1970’s Los Angeles, who is visited out of the blue, late one night, by his ex-flame, Shasta Fay Hepworth (Katherine Waterson). She tells him about a plot against her new boyfriend, wealthy real estate tycoon Mickey Wolfmann (Eric Roberts), in which his wife, Sloane (Serena … [Read more...] about Inherent Vice