R | 1h 43m | Comedy | June 23, 2023 Why on God’s green earth did Jennifer Lawrence choose the low, low bar R-rated sex farce “No Hard Feelings” to do full-frontal nudity in is beyond me. A classy, artsy movie, ok, but a comedy about a 32-year-old woman who seduces a nerdy high school boy in order…
The Latest vs. the Greatest: ‘No Hard Feelings’ (2023) and ‘The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer’ (1947)
Commentary The modern film industry has a talent for taking a basic story concept and distorting it with extraneous vulgarity until its main theme is hardly recognizable. You can counteract this, however, by foregoing the latest releases in favor of movies made during Hollywood’s good old days (1934-1954), when storytelling was uncomplicated by computer generated…
Remains Found in California Mountains Where Actor Julian Sands Went Missing
Hikers have found human remains in Southern California’s Mount Baldy wilderness, the mountainous area where British-born film actor Julian Sands went missing in January, local authorities said late on Saturday. The hikers contacted Fontana Station officials at about 10 a.m. on Saturday to report the discovery of the body, which was taken to the coroner’s…
Film Review: ‘Sound of Freedom’: A Must-See
2023 | PG-13 | 2h 15m | Action, Biography, Drama As an admitted cinephile and a film reviewer who’s seen thousands of films, I recall only one about child trafficking: 2019’s actioner “Rambo: Last Blood,” starring Sylvester Stallone. But now, there’s a much more powerful and much more realistic film on the topic: the July…
Did Woodrow Wilson Go Insane After the Great War? With Patrick Weil | Sons of History, Ep. 5
Patrick Weil joins the podcast to discuss Woodrow Wilson’s sanity during the process of trying to ratify the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. His book, “The Madman in the White House,” addresses the psychobiography of Wilson written by ambassador William Bullitt and Dr. Sigmund Freud and how they came to their conclusion—based on the testimony…
Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for June 23–29
This week, we feature a real-life story about the dream of an eccentric motorcyclist and a rousing drama about a boxer making a comeback. New Release ‘Warhorse One’ Navy SEAL Master Chief Richard Mirko (Johnny Strong) is conducting a rescue operation in Afghanistan when his helicopter is shot down by insurgents. Mirko is the only…
Los Angeles Filmmaker Films at War-Torn Thailand-Burma Border to Tell an Untold Story
As Los Angeles filmmaker Dylan Chow and his film crew of 30 worked in the mine-riddled jungles of the Thailand-Burma border in 102-degree heat this past April, occasional gunfire could be heard in the distance as forces of Burma’s military dictatorship fought rebel groups. “I went there to make a film and be a witness…
‘No One Is Telling the Story’: Los Angeles Filmmaker Returns From War-Torn Thailand-Burma Border
As Los Angeles filmmaker Dylan Chow and his film crew of 30 worked in the mine-riddled jungles of the Thailand-Burma border in 102-degree heat this past April, occasional gunfire could be heard in the distance as forces of Burma’s military dictatorship fought rebel groups. “I went there to make a film and be a witness…
Moments of Movie Wisdom: The Clothes Make the Man
Commentary Some movies are very inspiring and uplifting, obviously full of good messages. We expect Frank Capra movies to teach valuable moral lessons. However, many less serious movies can contain inspiring scenes. Even comedies may include one or two moments of movie wisdom which can be applied to our lives today. Today’s moment of movie…
Is America Conducting a National Suicide? | Sons of History, Ep. 3
The most efficient way of creating a monopoly is to secure government assistance that blocks competition from entering a specific economic arena. This can lead to a lack of economic opportunity and growth individually and corporately, but what happens when private industry and the government coordinate against the people’s liberty—the liberties enshrined in the Constitution?…
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