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Was she asked about the criminal issues you mentioned (domestic assault and driving drunk)? If she was and dismissed criticism then I agree that's not a good look.  

As for the lawsuit I didn't know any of the details so I did a short search. Looks like she lost 'solo', but a collective similar suit filed by other players won. She took a stand and imho nothing wrong with that. But agree to disagree. 🍻 

https://justwomenssports.com/reads/hope-solo-uswnt-equal-pay-settlement-objection/

 

 

 

The domestic was glossed over. The DUI was not mentioned. The team chemistry, as far as personal relations, that is what intrigues me, also. Megan Rapinoe, who given a mic, is ALL about it, I'll leave it at that, and a few others declined to participate in this special. I understand there probably are a million reasons for declining, I wish I knew them. There are so many, one cannot fairly speculate. 

 

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Rebel Ridge:
An ex-Marine grapples his way through a web of small-town corruption when an attempt to post bail for his cousin escalates into a violent standoff with the local police chief.

 

Very taut writing, I was more than pleased with this movie. Nitpick: did it HAVE to be white cops and a black dude? Used a sledgehammer when a regular hammer would have delivered the same message. That being said, lots of procedure to make illegal things legal, and that is what really drives the movie. It's not just payoffs and wink-winks. It's THOROUGH. Very intellectual, and that's why I loved it. Highly recommend. 

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James Earl Jones has died.

https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1833244746426241295

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Well that’s a bummer. 


   
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One of, if not the most, recognizable voice in Hollywood history.  RIP

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Aloha:
A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and reconnects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog assigned to him.

 

ALL STAR cast, came out in 2015, dunno how I missed it. Part rom-com, part scathing criticism of US/Hawai'i relations (as per natives and mainlanders). I found it to be really good. Emma Stone's character almost made me shut it off at first, but as that character developed, ok, I see where this is going. One scene at the end was absolutely phenomenal, has to do with "guy communication." Yeah, that's how we work at times. 

Don't let the rom-com part scare you off. It's worth seeing. 

 

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Going Marching In Mariachi: 
In the world high school mariachi, musicians from South Texas reigns supreme. Under guidance of coach Abel Acuña, the Edinburg North High School team must turn shoestring and diverse inexperienced musicians into state champions.

First off, those kids are gooooood. Second off, this is a world that I didn't know that existed. I know of mariachi, but not at the high school level. Yes, it's "band" but mariachi style. Whoa. That's awesome. Showed successes and failures, it's just a year in the life. Love those docs that don't really point out a bias or anything, we're just going to show what happens. 

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@the-rube 

Its Going Varsity in Mariachi

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Its Going Varsity in Mariachi

 

My bad. 🙁 

 

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Rube, have you ever seen The Red Violin?  I recently rewatched it.  Samuel L Jackson plays a violin appraisal expert! It’s good. And he doesn’t say motherf#&*$er once! 🤣

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I own it. Smile Awesome movie. 

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I own it. Smile Awesome movie. 

LOL!  

 

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Also own "Bad Motherfu**er" autobiography from Sam L. Great read. He's super-serious on acting. Anal, even. 

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Uglies:
A world in which a compulsory operation wipes out physical differences and makes everyone pretty.

Comes in hot'n'heavy with forewarnings about what is to come for the main characters, and then it's rebels/government, hippies/establishment, etc etc. Then they completely waste the ending, despite the viewer knowing what they intended to do/say. 

I did like the meat of the movie, and the action overall is superb. The ending negated all of that. I still give it a thumbs up overall, but it was a half-assed thumbs up, instead of an enthusiastic one. 

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The Deliverance:
An Indiana family discovers strange, demonic occurrences that convince them and their community that the house is a portal to hell.

Based on a true story. Going into it, thought it was a pure horror/suspense movie, and it wasn't. Delved into some social aspects, sometimes TOO hard, but it didn't distract from the story itself. I thought the acting was good, the buildup a little too long, but the payoff was grand. 

There was a bit of controversy over a line Glenn Close's character said, that it was a little too racial, and frankly, no big deal in my opinion. Let's just say Ice Cube had a song whose title had the term as part of the title. (Hint: it was on the Death Certificate album). 

Good watch. 

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Brawl In Cell Block 99:
A former boxer-turned-drug runner lands in a prison battleground after a deal gets deadly.

Stars Vince Vaughn. I had my doubts at his chops as a character like this, as he is bald and a big-ass cross tattoo on the back of his skull. As the movie went on, I became convinced. He does do the trademark VV wink, I laughed at that, I admit. 

Don Johnson has a role in here, too, and he plays his usual bad-ass/no mercy self, which has been common in the last few years. 

There are a LOT of scenes where "limbs shouldn't bend that way" and some graphic violence in short spurts, so fair warning. 

All in all, VV's character is the focus of this movie. Where do you draw the line, when do you accept responsibility, and what are the consequences? 

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