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Troy Kinney
Jan 1, 20191 min read
Transformers Prequel - Bumblebee (2018) PG-13
I had the great pleasure of talking this movie over with Steve Norton on his podcast https://screenfish.net . Check out our discussion...
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Troy Kinney
Dec 19, 20182 min read
THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD (2018) R
We went to see They Shall Not Grow Old the other afternoon. It was 4 o'clock on a Monday and I figured the theater would be empty. It...
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Troy Kinney
Dec 14, 20182 min read
Westworld (1973) PG
In 2016, HBO decided to make a long running adult-themed series called Westworld, based on the ideas of Michael Crichton. In fact,...
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Troy Kinney
Dec 11, 20181 min read
Ordinary People (1980) R
Currently Streaming on Amazon Prime. As far as dramas go, Robert Redford’s first foray into movie directing should not be missed. It was...
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Troy Kinney
Dec 6, 20181 min read
Network (1976) R
If you believe yourself to be a cinephile, one who loves movies, then you should definitely spend some time and watch this one. Currently...
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Troy Kinney
Nov 27, 20181 min read
Two Ways to Read?
I think there are some interesting things in this piece by Zat Rana: There Are Two Ways to Read — One Is Useless My immediate problem as...
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Troy Kinney
Nov 24, 20182 min read
The Yahoos are Here! And they are Us.
As I watched that video and others like it, I again sat in wonderment of the craziness that overcomes some folks on “Black Friday.” Much...
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Troy Kinney
Nov 11, 20181 min read
Poem: My Bunk
I wrote this one back in college. It is in honor of my dad's service and all those who defend our freedoms. Thank you. I was encouraged...
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Troy Kinney
Nov 7, 20182 min read
Poems: Reformation Festival
-I- Fortunes At Our Feet Arriving under leafy eucalyptus branches Snowy tent tops like a tiny cathedral in the grass Folks mingling,...
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Troy Kinney
Nov 7, 20181 min read
Poem: Rest Home?
Icy air creeping out of vents, pumping the smell of aging flesh. Nurse, attention caught by accident, a whisper perhaps. He materialized...
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Troy Kinney
Nov 5, 20181 min read
Wonder (2017)
We watched Wonder (2017) as a family the other night. It truly was full of wonder and wonderful. It is about Auggie who was born with...
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Troy Kinney
Oct 24, 20182 min read
Captain America - Winter Soldier
I found the two following excerpts from the dialogue of the movie quite interesting. I thought they might be worth some discussion,...
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Troy Kinney
Aug 20, 20181 min read
No More Bible Stories
In teaching public high school literature there are very often ideas writers share and connect that are allusions to other literary...
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Troy Kinney
Aug 20, 20181 min read
Michael Pollan's COOKED: Fire (on Netflix)
“For is there any practice less selfish, any labor less alienated, any time less wasted, than preparing something delicious and...
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Troy Kinney
Aug 20, 20182 min read
Michael Pollan's COOKED: Water (on Netflix)
In the second episode of Netflix’s Cooked Series, "Water" by Michael Pollan, we are reminded that, “Nowadays cooking is optional. It’s...
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Troy Kinney
Aug 20, 20184 min read
Michael Pollan's COOKED: Air (on Netflix)
I felt like this episode was kneading my mind, expanding my understanding of the importance of another aspect of cooking. It really hit...
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Troy Kinney
Aug 20, 20185 min read
Mr. Anderson, English 102
The second semester of my freshman year in college I had an interesting English prof. His name was Mr. Anderson. He loved to pick on the...
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Troy Kinney
Jul 24, 20182 min read
Movie review: Turbo Kid (2015)
Remember when your parents had a cable movie channel like HBO in the 80’s and you got to watch those campy post-apocalyptic, dystopian...
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Troy Kinney
Jun 15, 20182 min read
HBO films Fahrenheit 451 (2018) - Movie review
I was excited to see what HBO cooked up when I saw the initial preview to their film based on the novel Fahrenheit 451...
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Troy Kinney
Apr 21, 201813 min read
Book Review: The Great Gatsby
People also believe that George Wilson kills Gatsby out of jealousy and revenge. But this is not what really happens.
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