A Brief History On October 24, 2025, American black comedy thriller film Bugonia was released in theaters in the United States by Focus Features. Digging Deeper Starring the two time Oscar and two time Golden Globe winning actress, Emma Stone, this black comedy dives deep into the conspiracy theory world of one apparently delusional man (played by Jesse Plemons) assisted by his somewhat pathetic autistic cousin in a seemingly idiotic plot to kidnap a big pharma CEO believed by the conspiracy addled men to be an alien with evil intentions. With their suspected alien abductee firmly in their grasp, the…
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Major Dan
Major Daniel Zar is a retired veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He served during the Cold War and has traveled to many countries around the world. Prior to his military service, he graduated from Cleveland State University, having majored in sociology. Following his military service, he worked as a police officer eventually earning the rank of captain prior to his retirement.
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A Brief History On December 5, 2025, American martial arts film Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair was released in theaters in the United States by Lionsgate. Digging Deeper A highly credible mash up of Quentin Tarantino’s first class films, Kill Bill: Volume 1 and Kill Bill: Volume 2, this reimagining of the gory story runs 253 minutes of pure martial arts and tongue in cheek one liners and features Quentin’s own take on the amalgamation of the two films. Not surprisingly to Tarantino fans, this re-issue of sorts is a worthy part of the story of The Bride (Uma Thurman…
A Brief History On November 7, 2025, American science fiction action film Predator: Badlands was released in theaters in the United States by 20th Century Studios. Digging Deeper If you can believe it, this is the seventh film in the Predator franchise, and one that takes a serious turn from the others! Unlike the more serious, general horror film genre of the other films, Badlands has a decidedly different mood for the film, something evident from the first time the title killer alien meets the femme fatale of the film, a cyborg (or synthetic as the movie calls “her”), a…
A Brief History On August 31, 2019, a sightseeing tourist helicopter crashed in Norway, killing the pilot and all five passengers. Sadly, the thrill of taking a helicopter tour of Hawaii, The Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, New York City, Hoover Dam, and any of a number of tourist sites is often marred by a jarring crash that too often kills the occupants of the chopper. Digging Deeper The military are not strangers to massive use of helicopters, and during the Vietnam War, the US lost 5,607 of their military whirlybirds. While helicopters are useful for troop and gear transport, medevac,…
A Brief History On August 24, 2016, the European Southern Observatory discovered the closest planet to Earth that is not in our solar system, calling this newfound planet Proxima Centauri b. Digging Deeper Located in the tri-star system known as Alpha Centauri, our new planet orbits the red dwarf star, Proxima Centauri. Not only is it the closest known exoplanet, it is also believed to exist in the “habitable zone,” meaning it is just the right distance from its star to support life. Also intriguing, its size is nearly identical to that of Earth. Before you start making a reservation…