That’s a good point, it is the explicit theme of Unforgiven, in something like Million Dollar Baby who can give alternative readings but Unforgiven could not really be read any other way.

Eastwood is actually really good at making movies about how violence reverberates and changes everyone it touches. I am not sure whether he means to make films that do this or not, but it is what he is doing. Hollywood is filled with actor that would express more liberal politics that never less give a steady stream…

Stiegl Radler is the best summertime beer. This list is invalid.

Yeah it clearly should on November 9th.

I would say leaving off Stuart Gordon is bigger snub, than at least two of the three. And now getting snub by a publication that has it roots in Chicago and Madison, that is insult to injury.

Had the same thought, that a non-Ivy League who is white would probably seen as a breath of fresh air, it will be wield like cudgel against a Black woman. I think Judge Bernice B. Donald might be interesting pick if she wasn’t 69. 

Of course, given Hollywood’s reputation that should made be the rule and not an exception.

I mean they cultural Larsonian, I mean the speak Lasonense for god sake. 

After Korea I finished out my time with the US Army in West Germany doing counter intelligence work. What I learned is that it is not a question of will you betray your principles and beliefs, it is a question for what price and under what circumstances. I would actually be kind of disappointed if the Russian and…

So at least according to urban legend, in about 1898, Vincent Formusa, who was from Termini Imerese in Sicily started really mass producing and marketing Giardiniera to Chicagoan beyond the traditionally Italian neighborhoods. (This part is not really legend, his brand Marconi is still around and one of the best…

I don’t want to be overly dramatic here but leaving Dennis Farina out the Oscar In Memoriam is a crime and someone should have went to jail over it.  

Now that you mention that is also weird actually kind of weirder. I check most popular names of 80s. (Given those would be the youngest Senators but Tammy and Raphael do not strike me as old fashion) And Tammy is actually 181 on the list. Raphael or Rafael is no where in the top 200. And either is the 100 most…

That is a good bet. Other possibilities he call one of the “Tammy”s (Baldwin or Duckworth) thinking it was “Tommy”. Side note we need to discuss how did we end up with two Senators named Tammy? I think I have maybe know five in my entire life and I am in my eighties. I believe it is possible that a majority of the…

Some opinion are so bad as to become errors of fact, this opinion is one of them. 

If you want some more hot takes, of all the Bong Joon-ho movies I have seen (which is only 5) I think Snowpiercer is the worst by some measure. 

Yeah, I meant moot. 

Hot Chris related take: The best movie with any of the White Chrises is Unstoppable. While acknowledging Tony Scott is dead so this mute point, we should have 10 movies starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine directed by Tony Scott. I would pay 12 buck to watch each and everyone. Admittedly Knives Out with Chris…

“The truly terrible thing is that everybody has their reasons.”

And after Zaxtragorath it is Jim and that is it. Jim is the unhunted one.

Hledetina, Croatian aspic, is a New Year Day staple in my house.