James Zaworski

Terence Malick's "The Thin Red Line" is an outstanding introspective film about war. Set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, various aspects, feelings, and emotions experienced by those engaged in such conflict are brought to vivid and emotive life. The setting is immaterial. It could be anywhere and any time. Life is fleeting and life is fragile. Death comes easily. Taking life, sparing life, helping each other, acting selfishly, acting selflessly, attacking and defending, showing bravery or cowardice, protecting one's soldiers or destroying the enemy's soldiers, being betrayed or betraying, confronting fear or running away, and holding on with a thin, red line of hope that you will make it out alive, be allowed to go home, and have a life free of war are just some aspects this film examines. It is visually one of the most beautiful movies you will see, and this is very characteristic of Terence Malick's films. One of my favorite scenes in the film is when one of the main characters encounters another soldier who has been shot in the leg, and he offers to help him back to the base camp, the injured soldier says "Somebody will be along. I'll just hold you up. Somebody will be by." It's philosophical and profound in its apparent simplicity. I think it is a great movie and was overshadowed by the other war movie of that year.

Jack Ryan, season 1, is an action packed and in depth program which takes into account the geopolitical realities which could potentially be facing us today. It sets the context well, and is sufficiently dramatic to keep one watching until the season concludes. Binge watching is kind of how I watched it, and it is worth going back to watch each episode again. Season 1 is great. Season 2 is not as good as the first season, but still above average.

This has to be one of the worst movies I've ever seen in the theater. I did not choose to see it, but was dragged there by family and was obligated to go. A certain nephew had seen it and loved it, and I will forever question his judgment in quality films. It was simply atrocious.

This has to be one of the worst movies I've ever seen, and I've seen many. So many things are terrible about this movie, not the least of which is the acting. I like Arnold and enjoy most of the films he is in, such as The Terminator, Running Man, Total Recall, etc. He is terrible in this film and Rae Dawn Chong also puts in a very artificial and contrived performance. The plot line is awful as well, and it seems like this film was made to attract fans of Rambo, but Stallone does a much better job in those films than Arnold in this one. The directing is, therefore, also awful.

This remake of Lonesome Dove is an adequate western with reasonably good acting and directing (just kidding, it isn't a remake of Lonesome Dove but has a lot of parallels in that regard)It's good to see Sam get some top billing.

It's pure magic for Beatles fans to see the creative process and how some songs evolved and were crafted and polished into their final version. I marvel at the "diamond in the rough" as it were, and the process and variation and disagreement and consensus which goes along hand in glove with the process. It's great what Peter Jackson has done with the vast amount of footage and how the whole production is so crisp and clear, both in terms of visuals and sounds. For non-Beatles fans, they may find it a bit confusing or tedious, but for Beatles fans this is a must. I loved it.

This has to be the worst World War II movie I've ever seen. It is poorly acted, poorly directed, and the script is corny, contrived, and the whole thing is a flop. I watched it on Tubi and should have turned it off after the first ten minutes.