Fight Or Flight (Movie Review: Prey)
Imagine you’re a filmmaker. You have an idea. It feels like a good one, a very good one. You start writing, and after multiple screenplay drafts,...
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Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsIs Pixar the greatest animation studio in the history of film? Possibly. It can certainly compete with Disney, its quasi-parent, along with the...
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Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsThere’s an old belief that all little boys go dino-mad for a minute. I have no idea if that’s accurate, but I do know I was no exception. Back...
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Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsThe first time I saw Top Gun, I hated it. As a wee lad, I remember seeing it in a packed theater in 1986. I remember the whooshing of the jets, the...
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Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsThere aren’t many fictional characters that have as many character facets as Batman. You could go in a number of different directions beyond horror...
Continue ReadingAs the World Struggles It’s Way Into the New Normal, Here Are Linda Ballou’s Travel Tips for 2022
Linda Ballou TravelBy Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Linda Ballou The only thing certain about travel in 2022 is that it is uncertain. People...
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Sean Leary Sean LearyThere’s really no good excuse this time. Joe Rogan is releasing apology videos this week like DJ Khaled releases mixes, although they’re...
Continue ReadingIllinois Business News: Chicagoland Equipment & Supply Acquires United Fast Food & Beverage
Sean Leary BusinessChicagoland Equipment & Supply (CES), a portfolio company of Cooper Management, LLC, and a leading supplier of equipment, supplies and service to...
Continue ReadingLinda Ballou Shares Why Winter Is A Perfect Time to Enjoy a “Wild Time” on the Central Coast of California
Linda Ballou TravelBy Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Winter on the Central Coasts means fewer tourists and plentiful wildlife. Birds and marine...
Continue ReadingA Regular Dude (Review: Vengeance Is Mine)
Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsThere have been eleven movies made with the title Vengeance is Mine. The first of those films was made way back in 1912, proving that even in those...
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Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsHe was close. He thought he was ready, but at the last moment, he stepped away. Wait — let me back up and I’ll explain. To set the stage, last...
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Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsMovie stars are good. Serious Actors are better. Best of all are That Guys.* Even if you’re a casual film viewer, you likely have a favorite That...
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Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsWe say that all lives have value. Do they? If so, what exactly is that value? To ponder a question like that is, at best, distasteful. At worst,...
Continue ReadingRoad Trip!! Linda Ballou Says Now’s the Time to Cool Your Jets on the Southern Oregon Coast
Linda Ballou TravelBy Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Smith River Steaming temps in the inland valleys of Southern Oregon are sending smart...
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Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsThe Marvel Cinematic Universe is a trend-setter, and it’s kind of amazing considering the risks taken. Consider the lead of Iron Man was a troubled...
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Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsI’m a genre nerd. While a thoughtful documentary or smart drama will capture my attention, nothing gets my nerd radar pinging faster than a film...
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Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsIs it fair to call Nicolas Cage a film icon? Not in the religious sense of the word, but more the idea that an icon represents a concept. Take a...
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