3:10 To Yuma

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...

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Created: 31 March 2020

True Grit

On a western theme at the moment. This, the remake with Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon, and (I was surprised to notice) directed by The Coen Brothers, good, enjoyable, careful attention to speech and details. A good movie. Enjoyable.

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Category: Film

Created: 01 April 2020

The Role of Luck ...

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. 

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Created: 29 March 2020

Leave No Trace

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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Created: 28 March 2020