A Tom Hanks Kick

Lately I seem to be on a bit of a Tom Hanks kick.

Sunday I went to see his new movie News of the World - at a movie theater! This was probably the first time I'd been in a movie theater since maybe last February. It was a bit strange. I went with my girlfriend and there was only one other couple there. It was almost like having the place to ourselves.

The movie itself was entertaining. My girlfriend liked it but if I'm honest it was a bit predictable and if Tom Hanks wasn't the star - I probably would not have gone to see it.  IMDB has it rated as 6.8 Stars out of 10 and that seems about right.

Last week I re-watched Charlie Wilson's War - the 2007 Hanks vehicle which is similarly rated by IMDB (7 out of 10 Stars) but to me that movie had better pacing and dialog. 

Recently I also read the C.S. Forester novel The Good Shepard mainly because Tom Hanks just did a movie based on the book called Greyhound (which I have not seen). I had heard Hanks describe the book/movie on a Dan Carlin podcast. 

Strangely enough, of the movies and the book - it was probably the podcast I most enjoyed. Anyway - been on a bit of a Tom Hanks kick lately.  

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Serious question - if the Democrats use the 25th Amendment on the basis of President Biden being non compos mentis to make Kamala Harris the President - would that invalidate all of Biden's Executive Orders? Some of them? Need a ruling on this... Very cool... Would 100% support any baseball writer who submits a blank Hall of Fame ballot permanently losing their voting rights... Re-watched Charlie Wilson's War and it holds up pretty well which should not be surprising since it stars Tom Hanks and Phillip Seymour-Hoffman, and was directed by Mike Nichols with the screenplay by Aaron Sorkin. This was the last movie Mike Nichols directed before he passed... Every pitcher with 3,000 or more strikeouts who is eligible has been elected to the Hall of Fame except Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling. Clemens is being kept out because of steroids but there's no valid reason to keep Schilling out - and no because you don't like his politics is not a valid reason...