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The Cards I Carried
(in memory of summers, Shea, and childhood heartache) Baseball ruled the world back then, At least the world I wandered in— The cracked gray walks of 812, The bark of trees, the sky so blue. Me and Anthony made a pact, The kind of thing kids swear intact: First card you pull becomes your guy— Your team, your soul, your reason why. Ten cents a pack, the wax was thin, We cracked them open, grinning grins. His? Ron Cey in Dodger blue, Mine? Duffy Dyer, tried and true. And just like that, my heart was sold, To Shea’s green grass and orange-gold. T…
The Snowman (2017)
Soon the First Snow Will Fall The Snowman has a pretty good cast stars Michael Fassbender , Rebecca Ferguson , Charlotte Gainsbourg (one of my favorites), Val Kilmer , and J. K. Simmons . This movie follows a detective in pursuit of the eponymous Snowman serial killer who, and in case you couldn't guess, uses snowmen as his calling card. Stunning Scenery This isn't a very well written screenplay, but I've heard good things about the book. Of the many serial killer movies out there, this one is particularly predictable, maki…
The Homesman (2014)
The Untold Story of The West This was a very interesting movie, and as I was watching I didn't know what to make of it. However, by the end I was sure of this - I had watched a strange, but very good, film! Obviously, with Tommy Lee Jones , Hilary Swank , and Grace Gummer , the cast was stellar. The Homesman was weird at places, and much of of it filled with either desperation or dread, but it was riveting. The pioneer life Essentially, three pioneer women go a bit crazy from the hardships of the pioneer life. Out of a sense of dut…
