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The ABCs of Basketball
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Read more: The ABCs of BasketballBasketball is one of the most-watched sports globally, with almost 7.5 million viewers watching the latest NBA finals. The game is simple enough for anyone to enjoy, but it is a sport with a lot of jargon, hence this ABC guide to basketball. Alley Oop – An alley oop is one of the most exciting…
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The Case For Christ
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Read more: The Case For ChristAfter I came out as an atheist decades ago, a good and well-meaning friend of mine suggested that I read Lee Strobel’s The Case For Christl. I don’t know what happened to Strobel IRL, but in the movie he was driven to his knees not by evidence, but by emotional manipulation and blackmail.
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Martin Folse : Destroyer of the Community.
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Read more: Martin Folse : Destroyer of the Community.Every village has an idiot, but usually that idiot doesn’t own a television station. My village is very special. The local channel that serves my community is owned by one of the most buffoonish men to reside south of I-10. Citizens of my community are regularly given front row seats to witch hunts orchestrated by…
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King Rat (1965)
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Read more: King Rat (1965)In wartime, it is not always the highest ranked individuals that run the show. Oftentimes, like with Ex-PFC Wintergreen and Corporal Milo Minderbinder in Heller’s masterpiece Catch-22, it is the most cunning and resourceful who are in charge. George Segal stars in his best performance ever in writer/director Bryan Forbes’s 1965 adaptation of James Clavell’s…
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Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
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Read more: Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)Hobo with a Shotgun was hardly an 80’s Action Movie since it was produced in 2011, but there was no reason that the 80’s format could not be used on this totally over the top bloodbath. If you don’t approve, take it up with Rutger Hauer. Yeah, that’s what I thought. Hobo with a Shotgun…
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Grizzly Man
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Read more: Grizzly ManI have a deal with God. I leave him alone, and he leaves me alone. The same goes for bears.
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Road to the Well (2016)
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Read more: Road to the Well (2016)I was pleasantly surprised when I was contacted by multi-talented director and writer Jon Cvack, inviting me to screen, review and analyze his new film, Road To The Well. Road to the Well (2016) is an Indie film that is the first full-length movie for Jon Cvack and was made on a budget of only…
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The Wicker Man (1973)
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Read more: The Wicker Man (1973)Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) is a good chap. A good cop, if you must know, and one of the realm’s most dedicated men of principle. He’s the sort who will cite chapter and verse of the legal code, but only after bringing a congregation to its feet in what amounts to the isle’s most piously…
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Gone Girl
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Read more: Gone Girl“Love: a temporary insanity curable by marriage.” – Ambrose Bierce
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Interstellar
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Read more: InterstellarFull disclosure: Christopher Nolan is my favorite director. I’m the kind of fan who has to see his films on opening day, at the earliest possible showing, like a huge nerd. I also obsessively check his imdb.com profile to see what projects he’s working on. But don’t worry, I won’t let my fangirl tendencies cloud…