Month: June 2018
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Libertarians of the World, Unite
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Read more: Libertarians of the World, UniteWe are well aware of the libertarian approach to life in general: get the government off our backs and people will unite to effect civilizational progress. There are three basic difficulties with this approach. First, it assumes that people working together will unite for the common good instead of for the good of those so…
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado
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Read more: Sicario: Day of the SoldadoWhistling at dogs. Note to readers: I have tried to keep politics out of my movie reviews, but when viewing Sicario: Day of the Soldado, the film’s politics are impossible to ignore given recent events. Thus, it is impossible not to write about politics here. A list of current events in the United States includes:…
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
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Read more: Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is 2 hrs. 8 minutes, PG-13 for maiming and people get used as chew toys Basic Concept: Jurassic Park, except this time we light the dinosaurs on fire. What? There’s a volcano erupting on the Jurassic Park island, and so, you have a lot of stampeding dinosaurs that may also be…
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
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Read more: Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomHow to train your dinosaur (or, A steaming pile). “I am never mad at the end of movies. All I wanted from this movie was to be entertained and it could not even do that. And, I liked A Wrinkle in Time. Well, at least until I started thinking about it.” – My friend, after…
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Incredibles 2
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Read more: Incredibles 21 Hour 34 Minutes, G Special Warning: Incredibles 2 has scenes with bright high-intensity flashing patterns that may induce epileptic episodes. Also, this film is chock full of subliminal messages (courtesy of the villain)- if you believe in the effect of subliminals, this is a film to avoid. Fair Value Rating of The Incredibles 2:…
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Are Laws Governing Behavior Always Bad?
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Read more: Are Laws Governing Behavior Always Bad?The libertarian view of gambling often digresses into simply a denunciation of all things government. In this view, no government has the proper authority to make it illegal to gamble at a racetrack, on a baseball game, at a land-based casino, or at a casino online. However, the arguments for or against gambling are a…
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Hotel Artemis
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Read more: Hotel ArtemisHotel Artemis is likely to be one of the obscure gems of the summer of 2018. Its a wonderful peanut-butter and chocolate combination of genres: cyberpunk and the Grand Hotel genre. Hotel Artemis is a well-acted ensemble piece, nimbly juggling multiple sub-plots and capers, making the most of an enclosed and limited set. Give us…
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Big Fish
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Read more: Big FishWatching (or should I say enduring) Big Fish is like spending two hours with that obnoxious drunk at the end of the bar.
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American Animals
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Read more: American AnimalsBad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? When I was a kid, my parents watched America’s Most Wanted with John Walsh. Episodes featured cheap reenactments of crimes committed by featured suspects to give the audience something to watch besides Mr. Walsh talking, even though that something to watch had the cinematic quality of anthropomorphic finger…
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Top 5 PC games
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Read more: Top 5 PC gamesPlayer Unknowns Battleground: $59.99 This one sold over 2 million copies on early access because, while there are a few things users would like sorted, the call of the Player Unknowns Battleground is undeniable. The concept seems simple enough. You land on an island with 99 other players and all of you do your best…