You’ve got a Crab, a bunch of Frogs, and covering the high ground, some Foxes.
“We see our role as essentially defensive in nature. While our armies are advancing so fast and everyone’s knocking themselves out to be heroes, we are holding ourselves in reserve in case the Krauts mount a counteroffensive which threatens Paris… or maybe even New York. Then we can move in and stop them. But for 1.6 million dollars, we could become heroes for three days.” Oddball from Kelly’s Heroes
Writing in the Land&Sea™ series is incredibly fun. The universe is new and fresh. The depth of potential character stories is almost unlimited. There’s not 35+ years of canon overburden. Creatively, it is invigorating.
When we were working through the universe, this was a story that I wanted to write from the start. Let’s face it, there are tropes in military sci fi. I wanted to break away from a lot of those, tell a story that was different.
I was inspired by watching Kelly’s Heroes and several episodes of Band of Brothers. The tradition of soldiers confiscating the spoils of war is longstanding in the United States. I wanted to tell that kind of story in our universe—only with ASHURs and aliens.
Seriously, what could go wrong?
Ratchet’s Runelevates a common theme in our series; that the worst enemy of mankind is often mankind. Everyone thinks that the aliens are the threat, but ultimately humans will act as humans. In other words, they will attempt to screw each other over. The pressures of war and the greed of men will always emerge.
The Fish are generating some serious negative waves…
Like all of the books I work on now, the focus is the characters. You have private military contractors (PMCs), militia, and regular army characters. Their interactions are fun and in some scenes, priceless.
True story. Originally this was called Rizzo’s Run. Brent said, “That sounds too much like Lizzo.” I had no idea who she was so I Googled her. Some shuffling of the names allowed us to move onto a different name so that people wouldn’t accidentally make that connection. Before you chide me for not knowing who Lizzo is, remember, I’m busy writing books, not watching TMZ.
True story part two. Brent called me one day saying, “I wanted this chapter to be named, the Battle of the California Pizza Kitchen. I thought you made it up, so I went on Google—and it’s right there, just as you described it.” Yeah, my son lives in LA and I walked the battlezone on my last visit. While you may think that kind of accuracy is not needed, I think it will be great once the tabletop/RPG is released.
One interesting aspect about this book is it is stand alone. It really helps to read the first three books of the series, but I wanted this to be a novel that readers could pick up and read without having to digest a lot of prior work. Obviously I encourage folks to read the prior novels to get the full effect.
Will you see some of the characters from the original trilogy in Ratchet’s Run? Well, it IS in Los Angeles. One fan engaged me and asked why I wasn’t writing about the original cast of characters? Because the universe of Land&Sea is bigger than those characters. Having said that, some of our familiar friends will return in book six of the series.
Are there other Easter Eggs? Yes!
Are there new ASHURs? Of course. On the cover is a Rattlesnake piloted by Staff Sergeant Sutherland MacLeod. The placement of the stuff obscures the tartan pattern on the rig, but trust me, it’s there. There’s another ASHUR in the novel as well that plays a pretty key role—so yes, you will get your Mecha fix.
So go out and buy this book and enjoy the hell out of it!
I took my grandson to see the Flash and found myself only moderately entertained. What I liked about the movie had nothing to do with the main character, but seeing Michael Keaton once more putting on the cowl of Batman. The nostalgia of the film was easily the parts I enjoyed the most but nostalgia alone cannot carry a film.
It is strange because the Flashpoint story in comic form is easily one of the best done in the DC universe (topped only by Identity Crisis in my mind). So the writers had rich, loved, and robust content to work with. So how did they fail so abysmally?
Fiction, be it comics, novels, or films, is about characters. Plots are simple, noble characters are complicated to craft. The DC film universe never understood the character of the Flash nor did they reflect it on screen. Barry Allen in the comics is bright, intelligent, inquisitive, and always positive. The Ezra Miller character is none of those. He whines, is bumbling, and has been made into a comic standee of the hero that the comics portray of the Flash. He has no redeeming qualities on film. As viewers, we don’t identify with him at all. He’s awkward to the point of annoying. Since we have zero connection with this character, we really don’t care about what happens in the course of the film.
Comics are filled with great characters that we identify with. This rendition of Barry Allen is not someone we like or aspire to. He’s not witty, cunning, or demonstrative of any positive traits. He’s needy, he feels he deserves more participation trophies from his Justice League buddies. Barry barely holds down his job. He is the epitome of a generation that believes they deserve something but are unwilling to work for it. That doesn’t make him a hero, it makes him pathetic.
So you must turn to the other characters to help prop him up. Supporting characters are important. They exist to help the hero on his/her journey and eventually grow. The Flash fails here as well, managing to make them either inconsequential or even more annoying.
The writer’s attempted to provide us with two additional characters to help bondo the many character and plot holes in the film. First was young Barry. He actually proved worse than the original character. At the risk of this being a nod to Miller identifying as “They,” this character doesn’t make us like either incarnation of Barry any more. In fact, shoving that bit of social message in our faces never plays well. He is a fool, a person who has squandered his life, who still has his mother clean his clothes, who lives in a sty, and who appears through most of the film with food on his face. It isn’t even really clear why Barry has brought him along on this journey at all. Even as a comedy sidekick, he fails miserably.
I’m sure the writer’s sensed that young Barry would not work, so they dipped into the DC mythos and extracted Supergirl. As a viewer, I knew very little about this version of the character, nor did I care. The film squanders precious character development time with just breaking her out of a Russian prison. Somehow, younger Barry is infatuated with her, after only knowing her for a short time, which weirdly becomes a major plot point. We are given no reason to care about her other than she is a Kal El surrogate. Her presence and the codex being Kryptonian implanted in her actually opens more holes than single ply toilet paper. Her death, which seems so idiotically important to young Barry, is forced and fraudulent. When she died, I didn’t care. No one watching the movie did. Why? We didn’t know or get to like her. If we didn’t, there’s no way young Barry, who did not even have dialogue with her, should have cared.
Writer’s can salvage even a marginal script with a good villain. So who is the bad guy? Actually, it’s Barry—the boy/man that ignored every warning conceivable and traveled back in time to get some mommy-time; all of which was wasted on young Barry. Oh sure, General Zod showed up, but is he really the bad guy or merely a well-cast rerun from Man of Steel? Consider this; who killed Nora Allen, Barry’s mom? We don’t know. Are we to believe that someone randomly walked in and stabbed her? The writer’s avoided the whole Reverse Flash villain which would have explained it, and simply ignored her murderer. Rather than actually use the Flashpoint villain as the foil for Barry, they make Barry the bad guy in a backhanded way. As the antagonist of the film, Barry Allen falls flat as well.
Was it great to see the different incarnations of Superman? Yes. Was it fantastic to see Michael Keaton as Batman? Absolutely. But even here, the writer’s bumbled. Killing off Keaton was wasteful and prevented us from ever experiencing him in that role again. I know you are going to argue that in the multiverse he’s probably alive somewhere. Please don’t spoil my rant.
The film’s deliberately shoving Back to the Future references in our face was sloppy and borderline insulting. This is not a cohesive story that takes us on a hero’s journey. It feels as if it was a script written and rewritten several times over, then rushed into production.
Fiction is both simple and complicated. Forging good characters in the right combinations is hard, but ultimately rewarding. The current state of Marvel and DC shows that the editorial staffs are more interested in political agendas than simply embracing the genre and its roots to tell great stories. That’s why so many indie efforts have emerged and why they are so great. It is sad that this mentality has bled onto the screen and ruined what could have been a brilliant film.
No Greater Tyranny will launch on August 8. The ebook is available for presale right now. The paperback will be available by August 8. I do not have a date on the audiobook.
The title of this book comes from one of my favorite quotes. “There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.” Montesquieu
When we last left our characters in Confederacy of Fear, Maddie’s family had begun the road of vengeance by going after those responsible for her death. Raul had been broken out of the Supermax prison; something that I’m sure will keep me on the no-fly list for years to come. General Reager had fought the battle of Stone Mountain, breaking the siege of Atlanta. In New Hampshire, the Defiance has started a campaign to liberate the state. In the District, kangaroo social justice courts are whittling down the internal opponents of the Newmerican government.
This book picks up from there.
I won’t spoil the book, but will drop some hints. New Hampshire is about to get hotter in terms of the conflict as the Sons of Liberty fight on against the occupation forces. In the south, the Newmericans are girding for a knockout punch, one that will crush the hope of America being rebooted. To the west, separatists in several counties of Texas have formed their own Texas Republic and threaten to take down the Americans from within. Worse yet, it shows the role of China for the first time. It’s not all bad news, there’s a stunning military raid that hopes to dramatically shift one front of the war.
The cover shows the battle in a well-known city in Tennessee. Look close enough and you’ll figure it out.
As with the rest of the series, you’ll get a few new characters introduced and see the existing characters continue on their arcs and journeys. Civil wars are bloody and ugly, and this one is no different. At any moment, America’s hopes could be squashed. This series is a mix of political and military thriller. It is written with conservatives in mind. The books are designed to present the readers with an alternate reality where the Progressives have gotten everything they want—right down to putting their opposition in Social Quarantine camps. It’s dark, gritty, frustrating, and entertaining.
As a writer, I always enjoy planting little pieces in my work for the gaming crowd—specifically for those that like painting miniatures. The devil is in the details, and I think readers enjoy these little snippets. While we don’t have out all the ASHUR and Trident rigs in miniature yet, there will come a time when people want to recreate the covers in miniature.
Thus was the case with Storm Surge, book three of LAND&SEA™. There are two bits of iconography in the art worth noting.
First was the Trident logo. The Trident program was created to make underwater fighting rigs, to take the fight to the Fish. We could have used the ASHUR wings logo to cheat, but we all felt that it was better to give the underwater warriors their own logo.
While it is a little hard to see on the cover, here’s the close-up of the logo: The interior of the logo will change with each class of rig. This image reflects the Tigershark Class. The background will be consistent.
The other was the pilot’s personal logo. This one is for Lieutenant Axel “Smoked Lightning” Paskin. With this one, we let the artist have some outright fun.
I just thought I’d share these for the fans out there. Now, back the grindstone on book six.
Saddle up pilots, this mission may look like a cakewalk—because it is…
Fans and friends, a little contest for you. We are a new IP. Our books are still riding the Amazon bestseller lists, but we could be doing more. So, how about a contest to help us get some more new readers?
How do you enter? Refer five or more people to read the LAND&SEA™ series on your social media accounts. You can do this easily on Twitter and Facebook simply by putting up a post recommending folks read the books (assuming you have five friends/followers). Or you can target specific friends with an email or direct message them in social media. It really is that easy. Obviously we recommend you shoot them a link at least Splashdown in your post, but we’re pretty flexible on that. If you’ve already proactively promoted the books, all you have to do is find that post.
We will toss all of the names in a hat and draw the two winners.
What’s the prize? How about a prototype Rhino ASHUR rig? I did a two test prints that will be awarded as prizes. You will get them before anyone else, along with the bragging rights about getting the first ones. Two winners will get these shipped to them.
Make Adam Cain proud!
The deadline for this is June 6th.
Are you qualified for ASHUR duty? Let’s see what you’ve got.
So much has been written about what a screaming wokefest this series is, that I held off on watching it. I hate what Disney has done with Marvel along these lines, giving us such delicacies as She Hulk. Also, the memories of the last season of Game of Thrones are still a scabbed over wound on my heart. I had to mentally brace myself for The Rings of Power; girding my loins for what was coming.
As a preface, I read The Silmarillion when it came out. Better said, I attempted to digest the book. While I got through it, I wasn’t really sold on the concept. It was not an easy read. I didn’t find the stories particularly inspiring or exciting. It was a lot like reading the background notes for someone’s brilliant D&D campaign.
What the writers did to The Rings of Power, was take the kernels of story that J. R. R. Tolkien provided, and attempted to weave a narrative around those plot points. We’ve seen it done before and done well. We have also experienced what it is like when it is done horribly. The Rings of Power falls somewhere in the murky middle in terms of storylines. But, much like the corruption of the One Ring, the writers became seduced with the thought that they have to wage war on all males.
Much like Disney and the MCU, this was all about women and box-checking for marginalized people. Galadriel, the main character of the series, has been retooled into some Middle Earth version of Xena Warrior Princess. It makes little sense and comes across for what it is, forced. Some roles were cast with actors of color, which is fine, but clearly a departure from Tolkien’s (and Peter Jackson’s) work. Fortunately the actors deliver with the roles that the writers and producers have thrust upon them. We have a key female Hobbit character, Nori, the queen regent of Númenor, and so-on. Then there is Bronwyn of the Southlands, a supposedly natural leader in a society where women are not leaders. Pandering against the perceived matriarchy pushes aside half of the potential watchers. Worse, the writers simply ignored Tolkien’s universe and superimposed their wokeness upon his work, out the thought that they are clearly smarter than the rest of us.
I want to either identify with the characters of a series, or at least like them. I have found no characters in The Rings of Power that I even remotely connect with.
I found the series entertaining enough to watch all of it, though by the end, I didn’t care. It was like being the end of a package of Oreos. The last few ones are stale and a little moist, but you eat them regardless.
This series reminded me of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit films. It wandered from the original book so much, that the movies don’t really reflect the original source material. Things were added to The Rings of Power that were unnecessary or worse, forced plot points. For example: The whole subplot of mithril serves only to allow the fans to see dwarves. We get a bit of Isildur’s background, but ultimately, that is unsatisfying (almost as much as his character). The entire mysterious hilt/key that unlocks the dam that causes the eruption of Mount Doom is so overthought, that is borders on ridiculous. Even the forging of the Elven Rings, we are supposed to believe that their greatest smith does not know how to combine metals without help of a person that simply wanders into his forge.
On the plus side, the visual effects are spectacular. Seeing Númenor, right out of legend, is great. The eruption of Mount Doom is stunning. Seeing the Elves and Dwarves at their peak is heartwarming. Visually, the show is almost worth watching for these elements. You can always just put it on mute and enjoy the eye candy.
In some respects, this series suffers with the problems that plagued the Star Wars prequels. We know how this is going to end. Much like Anakin, Sauron is going to lose a hand over this. We know the rings are going to be forged and how this is going to play out. Ultimately, this is about Sauron’s rise to power and he is the bad guy of Middle Earth…Darth Vader sans the Death Star. So did they make him interesting as a character? No. In fact, so far, he’s little more than a plot ploy. The only good news is he doesn’t whine and bitch like Anakin did. Is the series worth watching? That depends on your sensibilities. If you are looking for a strict (or even ballpark adherence to Tolkien’s work, you will be frustrated with this interpretation of it. If you believe that what makes a great female character is the fact that she is female – this is likely your fare. If you have never read The Silmarillion then you may just find this enjoyable. Who knows, it could happen?
The short version is, this is a wonderful film – bordering on very good. It’s a story about friends undertaking a quest to save the life of another friend. Honestly, what could be more heroic than that? Along the way, we get Rocket’s origin story. This is a film that brings together the huge cast introduced in the previous movies (and the Christmas special) which was nice.
There wasn’t a lot of woke BS in the film, which made it even nicer. There are moments when you genuinely laugh out loud, and others where tears will form in your eyes. Overall, it was satisfying, right down to the soundtrack, always a staple element to these films. There are some guest stars that were great to see dipping their toe in to the MCU.
My minor nits about the film start with the over-the-top fight scenes. It wasn’t necessary to have such extensive scenes. The language was also more adult than the previous films. That didn’t bother me as much as I want to warn you if you were taking little kids to this.
Finally, we close out almost all the character arcs for the Guardians and their vast supporting cast. While they did well it, it was not something we needed or any of the fans desired. Why the producers felt that this was necessary escapes me. I hope it is feeding into something bigger in the MCU, but as of late, we haven’t seen that level of brilliance applied to the universe.
This is a movie well worth your time and money. There are two post-credit scenes that had their own Easter Eggs in them—one of which made me laugh.
The paperback and ebook of Flotsam of War is now available. The hardcover should be up shortly as well.
When we planned on launching LAND&SEA ™ as a Kickstarter, I had prepared a lot of fiction that would have been opened at reward levels, including a pretty lengthy novella, The Toll. Once I laid it all out, there was almost enough for an anthology. There would need to be a few more stories that had to be added, but ultimately here we are – Flotsam of War.
Waiter: “Which one of you ordered the crab dinner?”
The underlying theme with this compilation is to tell stories from some different perspectives we haven’t seen thus far. So, you’ll get a tank crew, GRD operators, a medic, militia groups, technicians, and some other views that are new and a lot of fun. We will take a Trident suit or two down in one story as well. Most of the tales are set after Storm Surge and takes place all across the country. I’ve always felt that this was a strength of LAND&SEA, having a variety of points of view of a much larger conflict.
There’s new aliens in here, some new tech, and we get to see some Air Force action as well.
The characters in the kickoff trilogy don’t show up in this book, but there is a visit with a few of them in book five, Ratchet’s Run. The LAND&SEA universe is much larger than that ensemble of characters, as you will see in Flotsam of War.
The cover was something Brent and I talked about – the desire to give fans their first view of the aliens, starting with the Crabs. In this case, the view is from the cockpit of an ASHUR rig. One of the things I loved about my former franchise was the art from the old school – especially the MechWarrior RPG first edition cover. Brent ran with that idea and he and the artist produced something that was awesome.
What is my favorite story? That is tough. I love the techs story, Technical Difficulties. It answers the age old story; what would a bunch of techs do with spare time and enough parts to build an ASHUR do? I think we all know the answer to that – you make a Frankenrig. The tank crew in Open at Your Own Risk, are just fun characters and let me enjoy some dialogue writing that was a blast to execute. I have a fondness for tank crews, having talked to a number of vets that served in that capacity. There’s a healthy number of Easter Eggs sprinkled throughout the book too.
Flotsam of Waris meant to be fun. There’s a section of the snippets that you’d usually see in the Cycle sections which are just entertaining to read. Some of the characters in these short stories will reappear in later fiction as well. One small group of characters actually got their first cameo in Storm Surge.
Book five is done and edited and will be out in June, mostly to give people a chance to get caught up. Book five is awesome – different than most of your mainstream military sci fi. I’ve plotted out book six, and that will be this fall. Then next year, we begin season two with a whole new ensemble cast in an explosive trilogy.
The pacing here is deliberate. We have delivered four books in the series in four months – that is a rarity in publishing. By the end of June, you’ll have five books in your hands. Some authors trickle out a book or two a year – but that’s not the way we do it. The folks at WarGate are helping us making this a dynamic experience for the readers and fans out there. FYI – some fans have set up a LAND&SEA fan group already in Facebook, so check that out when you get a chance.
Well, I’ve got to saddle up. I’m finishing up a Galaxy’s Edge novel, then jumping in on book six in LAND&SEA. In the meantime, enjoy Flotsam of War!
Blue Dawn is the first book in a series by the same name. It’s about a violent progressive overthrow of the government and the second American civil war to take the country back five years later. Blue Dawn was written (first draft) two years before the 2020 election. While a work of alternate history, there are a lot of things in the series that I have written about that have or are about to come to pass. I don’t claim to be clairvoyant. What I do claim is that the radical progressive movement is relatively easy to predict.
I saw one reviewer say that I merely flipped the events of January 6th in terms of the players. That is incorrect. I wrote this book before January 6th. I was just ahead of the curve.
Granted, some things I have in the books have not come to pass yet, such as Social Quarantine Camps or the mass roundup of all firearms, or outright civil war, but there are overtones of coming tensions out there, we’ve all felt them. Let’s hope that the rest of what is in the series, doesn’t come to pass. Here are a few of the things I called out that are true.
The Truth Reconciliation Committee (TRC). In Newmerica (the rebranded United States) censorship is done by the Truth Reconciliation Committee, a government censorship bureau that works with Big Tech to control the narratives and smother opposing viewpoints. President Biden proposed a “Misinformation Governance Board,” to do exactly that. If you read the series, you see just how insidious the TRC is, mostly by their slogans at the start of each chapter.
The Systematic Removal or Renaming of Confederate or Other Undesirable Entities. In Blue Dawn, the banned statues, including Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and a myriad of Confederates and all parked in The Graveyard – left to rot. While that hasn’t happened, we have seen mobs and even governments taking down and destroying statues. The renaming and rebranding of streets, military bases, etc is happening daily.
One Political Party Completely Demonizing the Other. You want to believe deep down that things like this couldn’t happen in the US, but they do. With President Biden declaring that MAGA Republicans and the MAGA movement are existential threats to democracy, he has done something that only Hillary Clinton did – target the supporters of a political candidate. In my novels, nothing good comes from this; and I’m fairly certain this isn’t going to play out well in real life either.
“Can I get a Sieg Heil from the audience? Aw, come on man…”
The Weaponization of the Federal Government. Our current AG went so far as to direct the DoJ to investigate parents protesting at school boards as domestic terrorists. I will grant you, in the books, I go much farther with the government’s abuse of power, but the seeds for that are in place right now. At the core of the series is that the federal government becomes a tool of oppression. It sure feels that way during tax season.
Government Involvement in Medical Care. While the Tribunals are not in place just yet in America, the government is now attempting to set up boards to control pricing and access to drugs. The current American President pushes for more government control of health care, as if that is a solution.
The Deep State (the Military) Turning On the President. In the opening scenes of Blue Dawn, we have the military refusing orders of their Commander in Chief. When the book first came out, people scoffed at that. Then we learned General Milley said he would reach out to China if the President were to order an attack. In the Blue Dawnseries the military operates independent from the civilian government – which isn’t such a stretch of the imagination.
Reparations and Social Credit. In the series, Reparations and Social Credit manipulation are ingrained in the citizens in the Blue Dawnseries. They are given points for disparity, turning in their neighbors, etc., which can be cashed in. China has already started a Social Credit rewards (and punishment) system. California is exploring Reparations.
The Ruining of the Economy. Throughout the series the characters are exposed to an economy that is in the toilet, ruined to meet the Administration’s goals. We see this happening right now with layoffs, runaway gas prices, etc., all to meet green goals, etc.
Using “Incidents” as a Justification to Crack Down on Citizens. In A Most Uncivil War, a false flag attack is executed, a bomb at the US Capitol. This allows the government to start rounding up suspected dissenters. We see this right now with “MAGA Republicans” being painted as threats to democracy.
Mount Rushmore Targeted. USA Today ran an editorial calling for the destruction of the Mt. Rushmore memorial in 2020 – after the release of Blue Dawn. As you can see on the cover of the book, the Newmerican regime has been successful in fulfilling that twisted dream.
The Criminalization of Anything Patriotic. In the last three years there has been a twisting of our society to paint people who are patriotic as domestic terrorists. In the Blue Dawn series, the flag is gone, the National Anthem is changed, even the currency is altered to fit a political agenda.
Big Tech Being an Extension of the Left to Censor Americans. Two words – Twitter Files. Thanks to Elon Musk, we now know that our government and official conspired with Big Tech to censor the American people. I called this in Blue Dawn. One of my favorite parts of the book is when the characters strike back, and blow up the Big Tech headquarters.
Changes to the Constitution to Fit the Agenda. In the series, there are calls to throw out the Constitution and have a new Constitutional Convention. We see hints of this already with the cries to pack the Supreme Court, or to limit the terms of the Justices when the Progressives don’t get their way.
The Persecution of Conservative College Students. In A Most Uncivil Warand Confederacy of Fear, readers are exposed to the violence and intimidation of college students. I based this on actual conversations with college students, and merely amplified it in the series. This is happening right now.
Tiny Homes For the Homeless. I called this in the series, in California, and it is an abysmal failure. The problems of many homeless people is not that they lack a roof over their heads, but that they are suffering from a number of other issues such as drug addiction or mental problems. So what happened a few weeks ago? Gavin Newscom wants to do exactly what I called out in the series in California. I appreciate him reading the book, but I think he shouldn’t just cull it for bad ideas.
Renaming the Homeless. The left loves renaming homeless people, as if changing the name solves some problem. I heard on a Washington DC news radio program the use of the phrase, Living Disenfranchised. It was VERY close to one of the names I used in the series. In the Confederacy of Fearseries I refer to them as Housing Disenfranchised, Economically Displaced, Permanent Resident Estranged, and a few other nicknames. Is it hard to believe that progressives would adopt such names in the near future?
The Opening of the Southern Border. When I wrote Blue Dawnin 2019, it was hard to picture the crisis at our southern border, especially that it was caused by the government. Yet here we are. Raul Lopez’s (one of the key characters) migrated over the open southern border.
The Progressives Turn on Themselves. One of the underlying tales in the series is that eventually the progressive liberals turn on each other. Anyone even hinting at breaking the faith is a target. Does that happen now? Two words, Joe Manchin. Have you observed how members of his own party turned on him?
I’m not saying I’m channeling any special powers here to predict this stuff. Frankly, just watching CNN during my workouts the gym gives me a fairly decent roadmap to bad behavior by the left. They are far from secretive in what they intend to do. I merely observe, amplify, and weave stories around their ideas. The fact that I’m as accurate as I am should be chilling all on its own.
I’m not a sports fan in general, mostly because I am writing a lot and simply don’t have time to follow sports. If you had told me that I would love a movie about a sports shoe six weeks ago, I would have laughed at you. I would have been horrible wrong.
Air – however, is not about sports or shoes – it is about great characters. It is about believing in yourself when the world tells you not to. It is about having a winning attitude and risking everything. It is about having a vision far beyond those around you. Air is a movie that deserves your attention.
There’s no woke messaging, no pushing of a political agenda – it is pure entertainment. I liked this the way I liked Argo when it came out. True stories captivate and inspire me, and this film does just that. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon deliver the goods with outstanding performances. This movie oozes with nostalgia of the 80’s and even has a killer soundtrack.
While you think you know how this story ends, trust me, the journey alone is worth the price of admission.
Go see Air. Take a date and savor what it is like when Hollywood actually delivers. This is a film that is worthy of Oscar attention.
Notes From The Bunker 