“Dog” (2022) – U.S. Army Ranger Jackson Briggs (Channing Tatum) is struggling. He needs a job. Briggs served in the Middle East for years and lives stateside now but suffers from concussions and post-traumatic stress. The man searches for a purpose and – hopefully – another military assignment. However, he deals with more rejection than a ticketless, penniless football fan negotiating with pricey scalpers outside a Super Bowl venue. Well, finally, an old colleague grants him a chance. It’s a weekend job but a valuable, salient one. Sadly, a fellow…
Day: February 18, 2022
‘Uncharted’ is lost
“Uncharted” (2022) – “There are places out there you can’t find on any map. They’re not gone. They’re just lost.” – Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) “The weather started getting rough. The tiny ship was tossed. If not for the courage of the fearless crew, the Minnow would be lost.” – “The Ballad of ‘Gilligan’s Island’” “Gillian’s Island” (1964 – 1967), an amusing, silly sitcom of seven castaways stuck on an uncharted island, was joyful candy – 22 minutes every weekday minus the ads – for this latchkey kid during the…