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Author Archives: williamjcobb
Review of Keanu Reeve’s New Movie “Outcome”: Schizophrenic Comedy/Drama on Fame and Goodness
Reeves plays this seriously. It’s like his Hamlet. He even has moments of anguished indecision, like the famous Dane, when he’s offered a way to short-circuit the extortion attempt by playing the victim-card. Continue reading
Review of Jim DeFelice’s “West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express” (2018)
“One of the keystones of the Pony Express was its sheer speed: They could get mail from St. Joseph, Missouri to San Francisco, California in 10 days.” Continue reading
Review of “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen”: Either “Knives Out” or “Get Out”
The latest Netflix miniseries to try to scare us all is Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, which should be required viewing for all young couples contemplating marriage—maybe the way that Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace should be required reading for all wannabe dictators eager to stumble into an unwinnable war. Continue reading
“DTF St. Louis” Episode 5: David Harbour Deserves an Emmy
“In Episode 5 (there are many flashbacks) he confides in Clark an anecdote to explain how he got a ‘crooked dick.'” Continue reading
The Year Without a Winter Over, Wildfire Season Begins
“So it’s hard to convey or describe just how oddly warm this winter has been in the Southwest.” Continue reading
On Pekka Hamalainen’s “Indigenous Continent”: Finnish Historian’s View of Native American History
“Hamalainen’s Indigenous Continent is an impressive book, long and detailed.” Continue reading
The Year Without a Winter Ends: It’s Spring!
So it’s Spring in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Cottonwoods and Cherry trees are blooming. And Venus is bright in a dusky sky.
“War Machine”: Glimpse Our Future Wars Against Invading Robots
“I can’t believe I watched that whole thing.” Continue reading
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HBO’s “DTF St. Louis” Marches Toward Quirky Sex Fun and Murder
“He’s a portly Sign Language expert with money problems, a wife whose side gig as a Little League umpire turns him off, and a stepson who (at first) hates him.” Continue reading