Review of American Made written by Gary Spinelli Rating **** A pilot for TWA gets involved in the Iran Contra scandal. He also decides to smuggle drugs for a Columbian drug cartel. What could go wrong? Tom Cruise does a good job portraying TWA pilot Barry Seal. The aviation scenes are … [Read more...] about American Made Quick Take
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Review of Lucky Bastard
Review of Lucky Bastard: My Life, My Dad, and the Things I'm Not Allowed to Say on TV Written by Joe Buck Rating ***** I've lived in St. Louis for most of the 80s and 90s. To me and many others, the voices of Jack Buck and Mike Shannon were synonymous with summer. I was there when Joe Buck … [Read more...] about Review of Lucky Bastard
Review of The Kalief Browder Story
Time: The Kalief Browder Story directed by Jenner Furst Rating ***** The Kalief Browder story is an enlightening case study of our broken criminal justice system. Kalief's story might never have come to light but for one decision made by Kalief – he chose not to take a plea deal. Kalief was … [Read more...] about Review of The Kalief Browder Story
Crazy in Texas
I moved to Texas back in 2014. The governor at the time was Rick Perry. Perry was the guy who insisted that he needed to order the National Guard to the Texas border to prevent an imagined invasion of illegal aliens. The National Guard left a few months later after it was determined that their … [Read more...] about Crazy in Texas
Review of Too Pretty To Live
Review of Too Pretty To Live: The Catfishing Murders of East Tennessee written by Dennis Brooks Rating *** I was attracted to this title because of the catfishing angle. I was left questioning the outcome of not just the murders but the outcomes of those involved. This book was written by the … [Read more...] about Review of Too Pretty To Live
In defense of the Windows phone
A little over a year ago, I switched from Sprint to AT&T. My contract was up and I was frustrated with Sprint's lack of support for Windows phones. At the time I was using a Samsung Galaxy phone running the Windows operating system. I went over to the AT&T store where they had the new Lumina … [Read more...] about In defense of the Windows phone