Review of the Netflix drama series PainKiller The opioid epidemic has been covered in books and documentaries. I've always thought that the people behind the pills were legalized drug dealers. This series looks at the Sackler family and how their pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma made it all … [Read more...] about Review of Painkiller
Review of The Dive
Review of The Dive: The Untold Story of the World's Deepest Submarine Rescue written by Stephen McGinty Rating ***** This book was released two years before the Titan submersible accident. It was the recent incident, however, that drew me to this book. Unlike the Titan accident, which was lost … [Read more...] about Review of The Dive
Oppenheimer great film but…
Review of Oppenheimer written by Christopher Nolan, Kai Bird, and Martin Sherwin and directed by Christopher Nolan Rating **** 1/2 Making a film is a collaborative process. When you are both the writer and the director and you are also considered a visionary, there is a good chance that no one is … [Read more...] about Oppenheimer great film but…
Review of The Wager
Review of The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann Rating ***** In 1519 Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships and 270 men for the first attempt to circumnavigate the globe. Only one ship returned three years later with 18 men, and Magellan was not among … [Read more...] about Review of The Wager
Review of Sound of Freedom
Review of the Sound of Freedom written by Rod Barr and Alejandro Monteverde, Directed by Alejandro Monteverde rating ***** It's not until the end of the film do you learn that sex trafficking and child abductions are the leading criminal activity in the world. Unlike drugs, which can only be sold … [Read more...] about Review of Sound of Freedom
Review of Take Care of Maya
Review of Take Care of Maya Directed by Henry Roosevelt Rating ***** With great power comes great responsibility. This documentary shows what can happen when a few people are given the power to destroy families and not think twice about the consequences. It starts with a young girl experiencing … [Read more...] about Review of Take Care of Maya