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3:10 To Yuma
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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In keeping with the Western Theme, this 2007 film with Christian Bale and Russell Crowe was excellent. Really excellent. Well paced, superbly acted, the most despicable of villains, it has it all. If it had a flaw - it might be the general amorality of the piece - other than a couple of central characters (no spoilers) almost all of the Bandits, Bad Guys and Lawmen were - well, a little too deeply flawed for my taste. I think I need to find something a little more affirming to watch...
The Role of Luck ...
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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An excellent long read via Scientific American: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/the-role-of-luck-in-life-success-is-far-greater-than-we-realized/
It should be noted that while I don't question the research or the results I don't view it as an "enabling" worldview - I generally prefer to take agency for ones actions and outcomes, but that is an "outlook" and the article deals with facts.
Leave No Trace
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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Very good, well written, slowly paced, about a Vet and his daughter living homeless off the land near Portland, a sort of the tale of those countless people broken and tossed aside by the system.
I enjoyed this, and it was a different sort of story-telling. Expect a lot more movies like it when the Pandemic has passed.
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