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Bangkok Dangerous – A Movie Review

January 21, 2009January 23, 2009 John

The life of Joe, an anonymous assassin, takes an unexpected turn when he travels to Thailand to complete a series of contract killings. Joe, a remorseless hitman, is in Bangkok to execute four enemies of a ruthless crime boss named Surat. He hires Kong, a street punk and pickpocket, to run errands for him with the intention of covering his tracks by killing him at the end of the assignment. Strangely, Joe, the ultimate lone wolf, finds himself mentoring the young man instead whilst simultaneously being drawn into a tentative romance with a local shop girl. As he falls further under the sway of Bangkok’s intoxicating beauty, Joe begins to question his isolated existence and let down his guard–just as Surat decides it’s time to clean house.

The Madness of Genuine Respect for all People

January 21, 2009January 21, 2009 John Barack Obama, Bishop Gene Robinson, christian, Christian Anti-Defamation Commission, Inauguration

The fine christians (Dr. Gary Cass) at the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission have their knickers all twisted because Bishop Gene Robinson had the nerve to pray to God to help us get past mere tolerance and to a place of genuine respect for all people. Obviously, according to these demented idiots, we can have none of that. I mean really, what would Jesus think if we went around actually respecting one another.

Culture Movies

Defiance – A Movie Review

January 20, 2009January 21, 2009 John Daniel Craig, Drama, Edward Zwick, Holocaust, Jews, Liev Schreiber, Non-Fiction, WWII

Four Jewish brothers living in Nazi occupied Poland escape into the forest where they join up with Russian resistance fighters in battling the Nazis. Throughout the war they built a village inside the forest and saved the lives of more than 1200 other Jews. Based on a true story.

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Wackness, The – A Movie Review

January 20, 2009January 21, 2009 John 1994, Ben Kingsley, Comedy, Drama, Jonathan Levine, Josh Peck, New York, Pot

New York, summer 1994, the greatest year in hip-hop, a troubled teenage drug dealer trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist intent on living his life to the fullest. The two form an unlikely friendship, but things get complicated when the kid falls for the doctor’s daughter.

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The Inaguration – My Take

January 20, 2009January 23, 2009 John Barack Obama, Bush, Inaguration, john roberts, Oath of Office, Yo Yo Ma

I took time out, as did a lot of Americans, and watched today’s ceremonies swearing in Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. As you might expect, I have some opinions on the ceremony and some of the participants. I’m a sucker for the ceremonies of state, and today’s was “high church.” Barack and Michele Obama, and his children, were just the height of grace and beauty, and it does give me some hope that maybe a new day has begun.