QUESTION AUTHORITY! Question Authority! Swift shot: In the 70's, Yale University (where else?) conducted a now infamous experiment on obedience, you can read all about the Milgram Experiment here. Essentially, it proved that people were all too willing, given the slightest bit of authority, to punish or otherwise control their fellow man. I heard about the … [Read more...] about Compliance
Drama
Stand Up Guys
Stand Up Guys brings together the talents of Three Academy Award Winners; Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Alan Arkin. The chemistry among them is outstanding, but hokey comedy, and a lackluster story makes this a movie that really doesn't live up to the hopes I had before seeing it. The different aspects of the movie can be somewhat confusing and leaves the audience … [Read more...] about Stand Up Guys
Zero Dark Thirty
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Chris Pratt, Edgar Ramirez, Jason Clarke, Jennifer Ehle, Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong “Zero Dark Thirty” (Military Jargon for Half Past Midnight) is a film about the decade long search by an elite team of intelligence and military operatives, working in secret across the globe, devoted to a single goal; to find and eliminate Osama bin Laden, the world's … [Read more...] about Zero Dark Thirty
Zero Dark Thirty
CLOSURE! Swift shot: Vindication, finally, for the "detainee program" in which we used all manner of physical intimidation to extract valuable, actionable intelligence from our enemies. You know, from bad people, literally hell bent on wiping us off the face of the planet. September 11th, 2001 is the day care-free America died and reality set in that our enemies were now … [Read more...] about Zero Dark Thirty
The Details
That's where evil dwells, in the details Swift shot: This little slice of American blueberry pie comes to us seemingly out of nowhere. It's a film that didn't demand to be made nor seen, but it offers an interesting glimpse into a "perfect family" and reflects on the fact, maybe a perfect family is only a myth. The Details features a quirky style that some may not … [Read more...] about The Details