The Literal Cost of War: The Outpost
Even though a lot has been said about the obvious aspects of war on screen, there are still more nuanced comments to be...
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Saving Private Ryan: What Separates a Hero From a Bystander
As Americans, we know the stories, we’ve studied the events, we’ve seen the movies, we’ve argued over the history...
Brought to You by the CIA: Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse
It was only a matter of time before Tom Clancy adaptations came back into the fold, and after two decades of developmen...
Attempting Free Enterprise: Thief
Imagine what being in prison for a decade takes away from a person Start with the immediate things such as time, opport...
Rejecting the Anti-Social Experience: Collateral
“What makes this __ not like any other” It’s the fundamental question that must be answered in order to justify t...
Managing Relationships: Heat
Action cinema has long been a genre that glorified strong and silent heroes Classical stoics who work through their inn...
Disney and Marvel: Should We Sympathize With the Enemy
A hero is someone who has the courage to do what most others would not Film used to largely be our way into their psych...
“It Starts in the Home”: Run Hide Fight
When independent film producer Dallas Sonnier first came on the scene in 2015 with the western/horror throwback, Bone T...
Walking the Righteous Path: The Equalizer Series
“What do you see when you look at me” This question is on the surface of Denzel Washington’s The Equalizer films ...
Leveling the Playing Field: Irresistible
If you were to look up “cypher” in the dictionary, you’d get a picture of Jon Stewart Just when you think you hav...