Monday, May 31, 2021
Dolemite is my name (2019): Movie Review
Felon (2008):Movie Review
Shadowboxer (2005): Movie Review
Jim's Revi Rose (Helen Mirren) and Mikey (Cuba Gooding J.R) are contract killers with a job that forfiling for both of them. The job they take gets them tangled in deceit with a ruthless drug lord and his pregnant wife
7 out of 10 stars
about film
Rose (Helen Mirren) is a highly efficient contract killer, and her stepson, Mikey (Cuba Gooding Jr.), shares her profession and her bed. Learning she has terminal cancer, she determines to carry out one last hit, but her plans go awry when she discovers her next target is her latest employer's (Stephen Dorff) pregnant wife (Vanessa Ferlito).
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Ultimate Warrion A&E: Movie Review
Monday, May 24, 2021
Oxygen (2021): Movie Review (NETFLIX)
Ragnarok (2020): Movie Review (NETFLIX)
Jim's Review
Terrific film with the origins of Ragnarok. Spectacular cast who played the roles so well.
10 out of 10 stars
Movie Plot:
A small Norwegian town experiencing warm winters and violent downpours seems to be headed for another Ragnarok -- unless somebody intervenes in time.
Army of the Dead (2021): Movie Review (NETFLIX)
Jim's Review
In this terrific Zack Snyder film a group is put together to get back 200 Million dollars that is in Las Vegas. The problems it's surrounding by some really mean and tough zombies
10 out of 10 stars
Movie plot:
After a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries takes the ultimate gamble by venturing into the quarantine zone for the greatest heist ever.
Monday, May 17, 2021
The terrible and wonderful reasons why I run long distances: Book Review
Jim's Review
Terrific and funny read
10 out of 10 stars
About book
This is not just a book about running. It's a book about cupcakes. It's a book about suffering.
It's a book about gluttony, vanity, bliss, electrical storms, ranch dressing, and Godzilla. It's a book about all the terrible and wonderful reasons we wake up each day and propel our bodies through rain, shine, heaven, and hell.
From #1 New York Times best-selling author, Matthew Inman, AKA The Oatmeal, comes this hilarious, beautiful, poignant collection of comics and stories about running, eating, and one cartoonist's reasons for jogging across mountains until his toenails fall off.
Containing over 70 pages of never-before-seen material, including "A Lazy Cartoonist's Guide to Becoming a Runner" and "The Blerch's Guide to Dieting," this book also comes with Blerch race stickers.learn more and buy book
Too much and not enough: Book Review
Mary Trump spent much of her childhood in her grandparents’ large, imposing house in the heart of Queens, New York, where Donald and his four siblings grew up. She describes a nightmare of traumas, destructive relationships, and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse. She explains how specific events and general family patterns created the damaged man who currently occupies the Oval Office, including the strange and harmful relationship between Fred Trump and his two oldest sons, Fred Jr. and Donald.
A firsthand witness to countless holiday meals and interactions, Mary brings an incisive wit and unexpected humor to sometimes grim, often confounding family events. She recounts in unsparing detail everything from her uncle Donald’s place in the family spotlight and Ivana’s penchant for regifting to her grandmother’s frequent injuries and illnesses and the appalling way Donald, Fred Trump’s favorite son, dismissed and derided him when he began to succumb to Alzheimer’s.
Numerous pundits, armchair psychologists, and journalists have sought to parse Donald J. Trump’s lethal flaws. Mary L. Trump has the education, insight, and intimate familiarity needed to reveal what makes Donald, and the rest of her clan, tick. She alone can recount this fascinating, unnerving saga, not just because of her insider’s perspective but also because she is the only Trump willing to tell the truth about one of the world’s most powerful and dysfunctional families.
Synchronic (2019): Movie Review (NETFLIX)
The New Mutants (2020): Movie Review
Sunday, May 16, 2021
Anatomy of Cyclist: Book Review
Avid cyclists ride on average 150-200 days per year for up to 3-4 hours a day.
With its low impact on the joints and high caloric burn rate, cycling is a great choice for anyone wanting to get (and stay) in shape. It is accessible to all fitness levels and allows for easy progression. At all levels, cycling demands extreme physical effort and stamina to power the bicycle and to maintain correct form and speed, especially if for an extended time. Most of the work is in pushing down on the pedal, which uses all of the muscles in the leg. Equally important are the supporting muscles, which support the upper body, provide balance, reduce fatigue and increase endurance.
Anatomy of Cycling addresses all of these needs. The exercises are designed to work the wide range of muscles that come into play when cycling. All of them can be done at home using just seven items: a mat, a chair, a "Bosu ball," a small medicine ball, a large Swiss Ball, a small roller and a large roller.
The exercises are organized into four units:
- Flexibility Exercises: Mostly stretches, these help to counteract stiffness and increase blood flow.
- Leg-Strengthening Exercises: Legs power the bicycle and by pedaling faster, gain speed. Strength is essential to sprinting and hill-climbing skills. These weight-bearing exercises are also beneficial to bones, a benefit that a cycling-only regimen lacks.
- Core-Strengthening Exercises: A strong core contributes to a fluid pedal stroke, energy efficiency and overall stability.
- Balance and Posture Exercises: These exercises, including swimming, help to build back strength and improve stability, both helpful in counteracting the shoulder and lower back problems that trouble cyclists.
Anatomy of Cycling also includes three pre-designed workouts -- Beginner's, Intermediate and Advanced -- as well as seven specific workouts: Quadriceps-Strengthening, Healthy Back, Core-Stabilizing, Low-Impact, Stamina, Balancing and Postural.
This is an essential reference for road cyclists and triathletes.learn and buy
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Brightburn (2019): Movie Review (NETFLIX)
Game of Thrones Season 7: Movie Review
Jim's Review
The story of the thrones begins to unravel and unification of the kingdoms is happening to fight the upcoming battles with the walkers
10 out of 10 stars
Movie plot:
After she lost her Dornish allies, her fleet, and House Tyrell, Daenerys, her Dothraki bloodriders, and a dragon went to battle with Jaime Lannister and his men on an open field. She torched some Tarlys, and went to rescue Jon Snow when he and her longtime lieutenant, Jorah Mormont, got stranded north of the Wall
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Law of Connection: Book Review
There is a simple solution to improving your communication and building better, healthier relationships. It's called Law of Connection. Make it work for you!
Are there certain people you cannot seem to communicate with--at home, at work, or in your community? You say one thing, they hear something different. You simply do not understand one another, and you cannot explain why. The only thing you are certain of is that the lack of connection leads to disappointment, frustration, and conflict.
Now in LAW OF CONNECTION, Michael J. Losier gives you the key to successful communication. Using the principles of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), you will soon master the few simple skills needed to create better understanding with people in every aspect of your life.
With tips, tools, exercises, and scripts to guide you, you will discover:
--the three conditions for connecting
--techniques for calibrating your conversations
--four easy methods for effective communication
--tips for creating positive rapport in all kinds of situations
--a special section for teachers, trainers, and anyone who makes group presentations.
Bring LAW OF CONNECTION home to your family and introduce it into your workplace. Watch and listen as communication improves wherever you are, and your relationships become fuller, richer, and free of conflict. learn more and buy book
Jupiter's Legacy (2021): Movie Review (NETFLIX)
Monday, May 10, 2021
Podcast Special: The Pro on the Go: S1 Episode 5 The Power of Networking in the 21st Century
Topic: Power of Networking in the 21st Century: In this episode I share insights on the PAR strategy and how to become an effective networker to create a community that has interest in what you offer.
Bombshell (2019): Movie Review
Fight with my Family (2019): Movie Review
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Money Heist (2017):Series Review -Season 1
Love and Monsters (2020): Movie Review (NETFLIX)
Jim's Review
Joel Dawson (Dylan O'Brien) is on the run from all kinds of monster in search of his girlfriend
6 out of 10 stars
Movie plot:
Seven years after the Monsterpocalypse, Joel Dawson, along with the rest of humanity, has been living underground ever since giant creatures took control of the land. After reconnecting over the radio with his high school girlfriend, Aimee, who is now 80 miles away at a coastal colony, Joel begins to fall for her again. As Joel realizes that there's nothing left for him underground, he decides to venture out to Aimee, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way.
Monday, May 3, 2021
Distant Strangers (2020): Movie Review (Netflix)
Three Ring Circus: Book Review
In the history of modern sport, there have never been two high-level teammates who loathed each other the way Shaquille O’Neal loathed Kobe Bryant, and Kobe Bryant loathed Shaquille O’Neal. From public sniping and sparring, to physical altercations and the repeated threats of trade, it was warfare. And yet, despite eight years of infighting and hostility, by turns mediated and encouraged by coach Phil Jackson, the Shaq-Kobe duo resulted in one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history. Together, the two led the Lakers to three straight championships and returned glory and excitement to Los Angeles.
In the tradition of Jeff Pearlman’s bestsellers Showtime, Boys Will Be Boys, and The Bad Guys Won, Three-Ring Circus is a rollicking deep dive into one of sports’ most fraught yet successful pairings. learn more and buy book