Books
Who We Are and How We Got Here
I just finished First Platoon and it talked about something that made me think of this book and I realized that I never wrote a review for this. This book provides some outstanding reasons that we are all...
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Video Game
Helldivers 2
What makes the gameplay super annoying is the devs making changes. While I understand there was a time where people would kick people for not using the meta, that doesn't mean to adjust the weapons so harshly in a PvE game.
TV
FUBAR
So it is a funny show. Low brow comedy, but fun to watch. If you liked "Mindy" then this is a great show for you. I am thinking back at this show and I remember being relatively bored. There isn't a lot that isn't predicable and just downright sloppy at times.
Books
First Platoon
Annie Jacobsen has easily become one of my favorite investigative authors. This time she presents something that is relatively missing from the common world, "Identity Dominance" A.K.A, collecting biometrics from everyone to serve the purpose that the government so desires.
Video Game
Ghost of Tsushima
Beauty and Japanese flutes is just the beginning as you make mince meat of Mongols while disappointing your Uncle. There are some really cool story beats that tear at your heart especially in the Iki island DLC.
Movies
Hacksaw Ridge
Andrew Garfield is outstanding. I really enjoy seeing British actors doing American accents, especially accents that are hard like a deep south accent. Garfield is fantastic at this. I mean Vince Vaughn's drill instructor nicknames are hysterical. I laugh every time.
Movies
Minority Report
This movie did NOT age well. It is hard to see, bad acting, and honestly a mashed together timeline and story that easily makes this Steven Spielberg's worse movie. The lens flares and halo effect that are supposed to push a "futuristic" world makes it impossible to watch at time.
TV
Jessica Jones
I was attempting to do per episode review of this show and Episode 4 killed me. This show has no damn purpose and I was never able to finish it. I have attempted 3 times since writing this over a year ago and no. Its a 4.
Movies
The Machine
So this is a polarizing movie because it is stupid, or stupid funny depending on who you are. I meant IMDB gives it a 5.8 and rotten tomatoes a 33% which isn't surprising as critics will hate this movie. On the flip side, the audience score was 88% so like I said... polarizing.
Books
13 Hours (Book)
This narrative telling of the actions of a few men doing great good is heart wrenching, frustrating, and harrowing. I think what this book does really well that others like it fail to do, is be upfront about the intent of the book, who profits from the book, and what information is shaded...
Movies
13 Hours
The acting from the primary cast here is so good. John, Pablo, and James are outstanding. This movie alone shows how underrated Pablo is. He also is the number one provider of outstanding military humor starting with a story of a Commander's beret.
Movies
John Wick 4
For the first time, we see the John Wick isn't just Baba Yaga. He has friends and they are there to support him in his quest. I know Winston was his friend, but at the end of the last movie there was some ambiguity to that. I say all this to point out the evolving story telling in this series.