Who is your favorite James Bond? It matters more to some people than is reasonable — like, it’s get-into-a-bar-fight serious for them. That may sound absurd, but there’s a very definable reason for such allegiances. While the earliest Bond movies ...
Why ‘Point Break’ Is the Perfect Action Fantasy Movie
There is absolutely no logical reason Point Break (1991) should have become a classic. The plot is absurd. The dialogue is goofy. Almost every frame is over the top. Yet many, many people list it as a favorite movie of all time. Or at least one of ...
Tarantino Envisions a New Version of ‘First Blood’ With Adam Driver as Rambo
Quentin Tarantino is arguably one of the greatest directors to ever work in Hollywood, and he made an unusual promise to the world several years ago that he has given no indication of breaking. He pledged to direct just 10 feature films before ...
Meeting God: Powerful Psychedelic Therapy Is Helping Some Wounded Vets Heal
A bed in white linens sits in the center of a wood floor, lit by soft daylight streaming through large windows. Outside is a still desert landscape pockmarked with scrub brush and cactus. A veteran is on the bed, tattooed, laying still as a ...
‘Predator’ Prequel Will Be More Akin to ‘The Revenant,’ Producer Says
Last year, word began circulating online that a Predator prequel was in the works. Producers announced last week that the movie was nearly done filming, and they shared a few scant details. It’s an origin story and a period piece, and it has a female ...
‘Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse’ Is Action Packed and Kind of Boring
Some of the hallmarks of a good Tom Clancy story include international espionage, a stout-hearted and patriotic protagonist, a good mystery that runs throughout, and cool details of military or government inner workings that can only come from deep ...
PBS Hemingway Documentary Gets to The Man Behind the Legend
This article was originally published April 5, 2021, on Free Range American. An ordinary man has many limitations, especially in the way of ability and longevity. A legend, however, continues to grow and reshape itself, uncaring of the passage of ...
Desert Vets Racing: Healing With Adrenaline
Transitioning to civilian life after years of serving in the military can be difficult, especially for those in combat roles. Many veterans look for something to focus on that can mesh with their everyday life — a new mission. If that hobby or ...
Trick Shooter Ed McGivern Used His Legendary Skills To Train Law Enforcement Officers
The names Elmer Keith, Jeff Cooper, and Jack O’Connor are legend in the shooting world. If you Google “famous gun writers,” they’re among the top results. If you scroll a good ways, you’ll come to a fella named Ed McGivern. The only thing he ever ...
How You Can Become a California Wildfire Warrior
This past year was, by the numbers, the worst fire season the state of California has seen in recorded history. Doing battle with incomprehensibly huge blazes that claimed 4,257,863 acres in California alone are brave firefighters like Pranay ...
Mentally Bouncing Back from a Traumatic Injury
Omar “Crispy” Avila is a popular figure on social media, especially among military veterans and wounded warriors. People respect him for his positive messages, love of bowhunting, Paralympic powerlifting, and overall inspirational persona. He’s also ...
How Vets Pushed Prosthetics Industry To Make Better Products
Omar “Crispy” Avila is well known among military veterans on social media for his motivational messaging, love of bowhunting, Paralympic powerlifting, and overall inspirational persona. He’s also one of the biggest badasses you’re ever likely to ...
What It’s Like in a Navy Brig Full of Pedophiles and Rapists, According to Eddie Gallagher
If you’ve been paying attention to the news for the past few years, you should be familiar with the story of former US Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher. In September 2018, he was charged with 10 offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice over ...
What Hunting People Teaches You About Business and Life
Jariko Denman knows a bit about learning from and adapting to the heat of stressful situations. The Hollywood military technical advisor served as a US Army Ranger for more than 15 years and deployed to combat 15 times in Iraq and Afghanistan from ...
High-Pressure Gig: The High Price of Mistakes as a Combat Controller
The price for mistakes when you are a Joint Terminal Attack Controller, or JTAC, is exceptionally high. A JTAC’s job is to direct the action of combat aircraft engaged in close air support and other offensive air operations from a forward position. ...