The Seven Five is a Microcosm of America’s Police Problem

The Seven Five. 2014. Directed by Tiller Russell. Starring (as themselves) Michael Dowd, Ken Eurell, Walter Yurkiw, Chickie, Dori Eurell. ★★★★★ To start this review, I wanted to give a bit of personal insight into my view on police. Firstly, I have two family members, close cousins, who are both officers here in St. John's, …

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True Detective – Season 2, Episode 6: “Church in Ruins”

HBO's True Detective Season 2, Episode 6: "Church in Ruins" Directed by Miguel Sapochnik (Banshee, Game of Thrones) Written by Nic Pizzolatto * For a review of the next episode, "Black Maps and Motels Rooms" - click here * For a review of the previous episode, "Other Lives" - click here Beginning where we left off, the tense …

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Stretch Tries But Stretches Too Thin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StLOfuVjCQE Stretch. 2014.  Dir. Joe Carnahan. Screenplay by Carnahan from a story by himself, Jerry Corley & Rob Rose. Starring Patrick Wilson, Chris Pine, Brooklyn Decker, Ed Helms, Jessica Alba, and James Badge Dale. Universal Pictures. Rated R. 94 minutes. Action/Comedy/Thriller ★★★ When Stretch opens up, you see Patrick Wilson, playing the titular character Stretch (get it? …

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