If this author sounds familiar, you may remember him from one of the best NYPD movies ever made. In our first installment of Weekend Buff, we reviewed the film Prince of the City (1981). The film is a somewhat fictionalized account of the corruption and cooperation of NYPD Detective Robert Leuci. That story was originally told by Robert Daley in the book by the same name.
I don’t watch too many tv shows, usually my intake is limited to movies and sports, but a few weeks ago I started watching the Day of the Jackel series. It’s quite good, and I recommend it for this week’s installment of Weekend Buff.
The streaming series Narcos, detailing the DEA’s pursuit of Colombia’s Medellin cartel and Pablo Escobar, proved so successful that Netflix subsequently launched a follow-on: Narcos Mexico (2018). The three seasons of the latter iteration are, if anything, better than the original, and are made all the more riveting by how close they hew to history.
The shocking truth of how we got America’s “Age of Terror”
The Cell — Inside the 9/11 Plot, and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It – by John Miller, Michael Stone, and Chris Mitchell (2002)
James Coburn and Kris Kristofferson were two of the coolest cats in film. When teamed up with famed director Sam Peckinpah, they create a fantastic movie in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973).
This week we look at a case study in vengeance with Hang ‘em High (1968). This western classic explores revenge and justice, and the blurring of those lines. The law is about justice, or is it?
At the recommendation of one of our readers, I watched Report to the Commissioner this week. Thanks for the advice, it’s a good film, and our recommendation for this installment of Weekend Buff.
The American mafia is exactly that — very American. While its roots are in Sicilian brigands who terrorized that Italian island to varying degrees for centuries, the American version is very much wrapped up in issues of immigration and insularity in the new world.
This is my favorite western of all time. It is not particularly well known or well received by critics, but I thought it was underrated. It is also not a quite a cop film, but here we are.
If this author sounds familiar, you may remember him from one of the best NYPD movies ever made. In our first installment of Weekend Buff, we reviewed the film Prince of the City (1981). The film is a somewhat fictionalized account of the corruption and cooperation of NYPD Detective Robert Leuci. That story was originally told by Robert Daley in the book by the same name.
I don’t watch too many tv shows, usually my intake is limited to movies and sports, but a few weeks ago I started watching the Day of the Jackel series. It’s quite good, and I recommend it for this week’s installment of Weekend Buff.
The streaming series Narcos, detailing the DEA’s pursuit of Colombia’s Medellin cartel and Pablo Escobar, proved so successful that Netflix subsequently launched a follow-on: Narcos Mexico (2018). The three seasons of the latter iteration are, if anything, better than the original, and are made all the more riveting by how close they hew to history.
The shocking truth of how we got America’s “Age of Terror”
The Cell — Inside the 9/11 Plot, and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It – by John Miller, Michael Stone, and Chris Mitchell (2002)
James Coburn and Kris Kristofferson were two of the coolest cats in film. When teamed up with famed director Sam Peckinpah, they create a fantastic movie in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973).
This week we look at a case study in vengeance with Hang ‘em High (1968). This western classic explores revenge and justice, and the blurring of those lines. The law is about justice, or is it?
At the recommendation of one of our readers, I watched Report to the Commissioner this week. Thanks for the advice, it’s a good film, and our recommendation for this installment of Weekend Buff.
The American mafia is exactly that — very American. While its roots are in Sicilian brigands who terrorized that Italian island to varying degrees for centuries, the American version is very much wrapped up in issues of immigration and insularity in the new world.
This is my favorite western of all time. It is not particularly well known or well received by critics, but I thought it was underrated. It is also not a quite a cop film, but here we are.
The future of crime fighting is seeing into the future.
More scare tactics to justify spending money that we don’t have. Why do these people feel the need to drive our country into the ground?
Another politician who has no concept of constitutional rights. No wonder they want to get rid of free speech. #Justice #PoliticalNews
Dem Rep. David Scott unloads on photographer outside Capitol: ‘Who…
Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) went after a photographer outside the Capitol on Wednesday and shouted that he was an "…
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There were many awful media takes in 2024, but @Morning_Joe saying in March of 2024 that Joe Biden 2024 was the best version of Joe he’d ever seen is my take for the worst of all. Yours? Share your nominees below.
10 years ago, Detectives Ramos & Liu from the @NYPD84Pct were targeted for their blue uniforms & were assassinated because of a man’s hatred for police. Today, we remember our two fallen detectives who were killed while protecting NYers & continue our vow to #NeverForget.
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