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The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

Heath Ledger. His performance alone made this movie Oscar worthy and I am pretty sure he did win an Oscar for this role. He is just outstanding and completely believable as an "Agent of Chaos." For some really in depth analysis about his actions in this movie, watch this video.

Batman Begins

This is a fantastic movie. Christian Bale really set up a world that people loved. His and Gary Oldman's dedication to characters really made this an enjoyable movie to watch acting wise. As it is Nolan, there is a lot of practical explosions and that makes this movie.

Ep 1 - Destiny: Is it still good? Is it an MMO?

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Ep 1 - Destiny: Is it still good? Is it an MMO?

With Sam being a devoted Destiny player, Carter and I are jumping back in, we wanted to kick off this new show with something we are all familiar with. We discuss gameplay, story, and where Destiny is going since Activision and Bungie are having some difficulties. While discussing Destiny ...

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

This is another Christopher Nolan masterpiece and in my opinion better, the story is better than The Dark Knight. The hard exception to that hot take is Heath Ledger. He kills it, but we aren't talking about that in this movie.

The Dark Knight Series

The Dark Knight Series

Bruce Wayne's parents' deaths are the one of the most iconic fictional deaths of all time. With this series you get to experience the rise of Batman after this death as he navigates the workings of Gotham's police force in this gritty and dark series.

Batman and Psychology

Batman and Psychology

Travis Langley does a fantastic job of describing Batman through the ages, from Adam West to Christian Bale. Both dispelling myths about homoeroticism and Batman's psyche then enshrining and elevating the relationships and responsibilities of both the Bat Family and the most popular enemies.

57 Seconds

What a garbage movie. This should have been a made for TV movie because there is nothing of true quality about it. For instance, you can hear them do a voice over. They obviously had to go back and AVR it because the volume on these lines is about 3 levels higher and a different quality microphone.

Ikigai

I am really not sure how to review this since it was so superficial. Most of the entry point of the book, we will say the first half, are very surface level items have been said in other places.

Outlaw King

This is an amazing movie with an accelerated telling of years of battle against the English for the freedom of Scotland. We all know Mel Gibson's famous telling of William Wallace in Braveheart because we have all at once used the "FREEEEEEDOOOM" gif when leaving for the weekend.

Running Blind

Jack Reacher is once again caught in the middle of a situation that plunges him into the investigation of a killer using ritualistic patterns to kill their victims. Lee Child does a much better job in this book telling a story that makes you think about how it is unfolding.

The Equalizer

If John Wick and The Accountant had a baby it would be Denzel in this movie. He has such experience that he knows how to kill everyone in the room with minimal effort, but he has gotten older so it takes him a bit more time.

The Cuckoo's Egg

The Cuckoo's Egg

This book was recommended to me when I first started my career in cyber security. However, I didn't read it for the first time until a couple years ago (I wasn't a big reader back then) and have now reread it for the second time as I continue to find books to recommend for those that I mentor.

Destiny 2

Because of this and us plus over friends in the future playing this game, I want to like it. I really do. I have fond memories playing this game. However, having jumped in with the release of The Final Shape, the story is completely pointless now.

Black Swan

I honestly think that for the time, 2010, this is a massive call out to the need for mental health reform. From a controlling Mother, OCD, perfectionism, and what appears to be what the non-physiologically-trained individual would call schizophrenia.

Red Rising

Pierce Brown provides a great example of what a future society of interstellar travelers who rule with rules, lies, and deceit that Hunger Games attempted to do. However, it is highly predictable, boring, and plot hole ridden book.

Elden Ring

The most frustratingly light story telling for a game that is so f***** difficult, but what they don't tell you is that you are a rubber ducky to the bad guys that bring bats and have a home run contest with you across the map.

The Nun

As for the story, its simple. Nothing crazy, no hard twist or turns if you think about it or have watched the others in the movies in the series. It isn't really anything to write home about, but I do appreciate the inclusion of the Knights Templar.

Crash Test Girl

Crash Test Girl

Kari tells a crazy story about how her life choices made her the weird, spunky, and highly intelligent co-host of MythBusters. A part of the "triplets" that had such great chemistry that their departure from the show was one of the saddest parts of it ending.

Crimson Tide

First off, what a great cast. I mean it was 1995 and a lot of these people were either in their prime or just starting their careers and I don't remember it being talked about a lot. Some where not as strong as others, but when you are surrounded by heavy hitters, someone isn't going to shine.

The Martian

Andy Weir is masterful in his first novel that writes in small segments of immense imagery. I don't know of another book that is told in a log type format. While this is true, for a new reader, that it can be difficult to read and get into. I know, I first read it while stationed overseas.

Endurance

Scott Kelly provides a monotoned story whose content is what keeps you going. An incredible story of someone who really didn't know what to do until they were already in college. Kelly's story pacing is outstanding and the stories in the past help provide some clear understanding

The Flash

The overall story is pointless. Nothing happens, all the lessons he "learns" he doesn't learn because he still meddles over and over again. However, I did enjoy the contained movie story enough that I didn't mind watching it on a plane.

Level Six

This book continues the story that was unique in the onset, but fails to continue the story in any meaningful manner. The book only provides new characters and a singular new event that sets up the third book but nothing else.

The Terminal List

The Terminal List

Chris Pratt and Taylor Kitsch do an outstanding job of playing operators and you can see the work they put into learning the tricks. There is a scene in the last or second to last episode where Chris does a great right to left shoulder transition that just shows tons of practice.

Who We Are and How We Got Here

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...