In The Spotlight
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A Woman Scorned…
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Arby’s Had the Meats…
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White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch
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Have a Margarita
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It’s Actually Not a Dollar…
National
A Woman Scorned…
This post is about abortion. Viewer discretion is advised… When is abortion NOT controversial, so I felt it was necessary to open with the equivalent of a movie black screen MPAA warning… you’ve been warned… The right to have an abortion was decided via Roe v Wade on January 22, 1973 by a 7-2 vote […]
Consumer
Arby’s Had the Meats…
Why can’t chicken restaurants just sell chicken? To that end, Arby’s is now making burgers. But not just any burger… a wagyu burger. Before I get into what wagyu is, I want to talk about Arby’s… and Burger King… and Dominos Pizza. Everyone is trying to diversify. But is it working? So wagyu beef is […]
Diversity
White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch
This is a documentary more than a film and I’d like to treat it as such with a full feature account of its contents as opposed to a review of the quality of the production. There are no actors with whom a performance needs to be dissected and no story to be told with color. […]
Consumer
Have a Margarita
My introduction to tequila was in a dive college bar in the form of a shot glass. Not a lot of quality attached to that experience… It was more than 10 years later that I took a minute to consider – tequila, like all other spirits has a top shelf too. It happened in New […]
Markets
It’s Actually Not a Dollar…
Did you know that all dollar stores don’t sell item exclusively for a dollar? Like most consumers, it is natural to believe that a store with the word DOLLAR in its name means everything is a dollar. But it really means everything in the store is economical like a dollar… Let me explain… There are […]
The NFL in the 21st Century
The NFL is imploding. It’s latest scandal: Racial discrimination, intimidation and hostile work environment. Parties in question: The Miami Dolphins and linemen Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito. Jonathan Martin is a rooki...
The Hitman’s Bodyguard
Director: Patrick Hughes
Actors: Gary Oldman, Richard E. Grant, Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek, Samuel L. Jackson
Genre: Action/Adventure
Our Review 4 / 5 - Very Good
Actors: Gary Oldman, Richard E. Grant, Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek, Samuel L. Jackson
Genre: Action/Adventure
Our Review 4 / 5 - Very Good
Audi or BMW?
So BA: Audi vs. BMW? RM: The short answer… MERCEDES! Here is some background: Audi, BMW, Porsche, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz are all German automakers. Of the five, only BMW and Mercedes are independently owned; Volkswa...
Allied
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Actors: Brad Pitt, Jared Harris, Lizzy Caplan, Marion Cotillard, Simon McBurney
Genre: Suspense
Our Review 3 / 5 - Above Average
Actors: Brad Pitt, Jared Harris, Lizzy Caplan, Marion Cotillard, Simon McBurney
Genre: Suspense
Our Review 3 / 5 - Above Average
The 90th Academy Awards
In what has become a Communicado standard, it’s time to review The Academy Awards. 90 years of Oscars for 2018. Sit back and relax… First, I want to say that this year was devoid of drama. I didn’t feel like they were try...
