Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024) – A young man recruited into a society of black people with magical powers dedicated to making Black lives safer. Their Goal? Make White people feel more comfortable. Directed by Kobi Libii Starring David Allen Grier, Justice Smith, Mia Ford Why I Liked It: It made me feel... Continue Reading →
Lenny (1974) – Lenny Bruce took stand-up comedy in a new direction with a style that was blunt and truth-filled. It was also loud and often obscene, which resulted in repeated arrests for the iconic comic. Directed by Bob Fosse Starring – Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Jan Miner Why I Liked It – A searing... Continue Reading →
The Long Call by Ann Cleeves (2019) - Matthew Venn returns to the seaside in Devon where he grew up. The strict evangelical community to which his family belongs is closed to him now. His duties as a police detective will require that both sides interact when a dead body is found on the beach.... Continue Reading →
Dead End (1937) – A gangster on the run returns to his old neighborhood where nothing is the way he remembers it. What had once been slums along the river are now fashionable apartment buildings. The gentrification of his old haunts now include a new generation of kids at the edge of poverty and petty... Continue Reading →
The Usual Suspects (1995) One man survived a waterfront shoot-out. Police try to piece together what happened from his story, but find more questions at every turn. At the center of the mystery is the question: Who is Keyser Soze? Directed by Bryan Singer Starring Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Stephen Baldwin, Benicio Del... Continue Reading →
Escape From New York (1981) - In the dystopian world of 1997, the island of Manhattan has been turned into the top security prison in the nation. Once you go in, you never come out. As the legendary Snake Plissken is about to enter, the President of the United States crashes into the center of... Continue Reading →
Irreverent Prayers – Talking to God When You’re Seriously Sick by Elizabeth Felicetti and Samantha Vincent-Alexander (2024) – Two pastors share their experiences with serious illness, and offer their candid, darkly humorous prayers for making it through. There are a lot of bits of “common wisdom” about illness and prayer that fall flat when a... Continue Reading →
The Big Heat (1953) - Detective Dave Bannion doesn't believe that officer Tom Duncan killed himself. The deeper he digs, the worse the case gets. Corruption in the police department, witnesses murdered, and his own wife killed. But the harder the gangsters and their stooges lean on him, the harder he searches for the truth.... Continue Reading →
Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (2013) – Madeline Maxwell needs a change in her life, so when her mentor suggests applying to become an historian at the St. Mary’s Institute of Historical Research, it sounds like the perfect option. What she discovers only after signing on the dotted line is how... Continue Reading →
Deep Impact (1998) - A chunk of rock is headed for Earth, and will create an extinction level disaster when it strikes. Science, and the government work together to find a solution to the problem, as civilization braces for the worst. Directed by Mimi Leder Starring Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Elijah Wood, Morgan Freeman, Vanessa... Continue Reading →
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