KELTUS_ WARRIOR (KELTUS_Eagle)

I watched this movie today. I am awestruck. I have spent much if not most of my life rooting for the underdog. This movie nourishes my never-ending "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" life theme. At the end, witnessing the U.S. winning the Gold, I burst into tears. Could not help that, even though I knew from numerous televised interviews the U.S. would win. "The Boys in the Boat" is wholesome, refreshing and endearing. Thank you Daniel James Brown for writing the book. Thank you George Clooney for bringing this book to life. The film olffers a richness of spirit that words alone cannot fully captivate. It must to see to be understood.

Despite the fact I came upon this Series on Netflex several years after its release and ending, I enyoyed it immensely. While the Series is historically "loose", its entertaining factor is excellent. I binge watched the entire Series. The actors are excellent. Simcoe, played by Samuel Roukin, is easy to despise from the outset of this Series. The challenges of intrigue and espionage are well played. The settings are magnificent. I will learn where most of these settings took place, because the country side and the mansions are stunning.

Despite the fact I was not in combat theater (I served in remote site Intel with USAFSS), this book and its personal vignettes speaks to me loudly. Some stories take me back many years to a time when I was a very young Staff Sergeant/E5. I treasure those memories. The grit and guts of our Military deserves the highest level of respect. No matter our Branch of Service or our Specialty, we serve(d) with honor and integrity. "Yours is not to question how or why. Yours is but to do or die." That mantra has stayed with me lo these many years.

WHY is this Series not available in the U.S.? It is promoted as such, but it is not. Finally, this film arrived! I have watched it 2x at this point. The film is well scripted and crafted. Adam Palsson, Linda Zillacus, Karolina Gruszka and George Nikoloff are superbly cast. Other actors are equally exellent. I became a huge fan of Palsson when he starred in "Young Wallander", and I follow him with fan enthusiasm. "Moscow Noir" offers a delightful array of love, intrigue, violence and tension to keep it exciting episode to episode.

When I first started to read "Out of the Clouds", I thought that with all the emphasis on this young boy, Hirsch Jacobs, and his pigoens. I had made a mistake. I actually set the book aside. Then one night, I dived into the book again. It is my habit to read a portion of a book I have latched onto before retiring for the day. As I delved further into "Out of the Clouds", the more I "got hooked". I also learned a LOT about horse racing the U.S. in its earlier stages. The book became my evening partner each night for a couple weeks. Although we did not have horses on our family farm, some neighbors had horses. I love horses. They are so majestic. Without spoiling it for anyone who might read my review, I can say there were moments when I was moved to tears. The legacy of Hirsch Jacobs has, I belief, an eternal life of its own. If you enjoy horse stories, histories of horse racing and those who breed and raise these magnificent giants, I encourage you to read it. All the best! Vincent T.

It touches on an issue very close to my heart and soul. Being gay is natural and normal to the gay person. It is homonormative, just as being straight is heteronormative. After many years of trying to decipher why certain heterosexuals are so intolerant of and hostile toward homosexuals, I conclude that the gay orientation touches something with that straight person that morphs into internalized fear. This movie really touches on hot button issues and does it well. The ending is disappointing, but the movie overall is a worthy viewing.

I gave a 5-Star rating to "The Night Agent"; it hovers between a 4 and a 5. The initial start was slow, but then the film got its momentum. Basso gives an excellent performance as FBI Agent Sutherland. I enjoyed equally the performance by Hong Chau as Diane Farr. What at twist that was! At some point, I began to become very suspicious of Farr. I hope, fingers crossed, there is sequel. The intensity is gripping.

I await this film enthusiastically. It is not yet available here in the U.S. for online streaming. From the summaries and the reviews I have read, I will approach this film with care and caution. I often have said that the worst thing about childhood is that we become adults. The beauty and the innocence most often associated with youth and adolescence is ruptured and tainted by adulthood. Affection, sensitivity, openness and deep bonding -- at least among boys -- are made sordid.

For now, I give this series 4 Stars. I do that, however, with reservation. Episode 4 was a bit "off the wall" as Paddy Mayne (played by Jack O'Connell) goes looking for Eoin McGonigal who has become buried in the sand. Paddy says he can feel Eoin's spirit, thereby believing he has "found" him buried somewhere in the nearby surrounding sand. Okay. I can live with that. But, Episode 5 is way over the top. Paddy Mayne is portrayed as the stereotypical drunken Irish brawler who erupts into a vicious fight that results in a major brawl. There is an interesting part where the German members (2) of the SAS force "the Jew" to play the piano with his butt. That sets off Paddy, big time. One of the French officers, part of the SAS, is aghast at Paddy Mayne's barbaric behavior. No wonder. I really do not see how any of the foregoing tells any real story about the SAS in its beginnings. If the SAS started out as an undisciplined, wildcat group of marauding brawlers, it is a wonder the SAS survived at all -- especially with its treasured history. Hopefully, E6 will see some redeeming features.