BETTER EVERY DAY: AN ACTION PLAN FOR A FULL LIFE by Arnold Schwarzenegger is Coming!

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Arnold Schwarzenegger fans are going to love this.  His book BETTER EVERY DAY: AN ACTION PLAN FOR A FULL LIFE drops on January 12, 2027.  Here’s the lowdown…

From the global icon and number one New York Times-bestselling author of BE USEFUL, a candid and practical set of lessons for building a flywheel for endless growth and deepening purpose

Success is not an outcome; it’s a way of being. Arnold Schwarzenegger learned long ago that joy does not come from making it to the winner’s circle, and that’s not entirely in our control anyway. Happiness comes from the work it takes to get there. It comes from what we do when we’re hungry, not when we’re full. Happiness is about today.

BETTER EVERY DAY, Arnold shares what he’s learned about the path of continual improvement. It starts with simply beginning—the small steps that lead to momentum, the foundation for everything that follows. From there, habit formation and identity building follow. Then deeper challenges strengthen durable willpower and resilience. As we build, we find community, strengthening connection, which refines meaning and purpose and forges an indestructible engine of success.BETTER EVERY DAY breaks it down into twelve building blocks; they can be thought of as steps on a twelve-month journey, but the time span is flexible. These are universal rules for life.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has surpassed every goal he has set for himself in his epic journey through the highest realms of sports, entertainment, politics, and philanthropy. Now the goal is to help people achieve a growth mindset, bring them back into balance, and help them to flourish. There has never been a best that didn’t start with better. Better starts today.

Pre-orders are available now.

Brad Bird’s “Ray Gunn” – The Poster and Trailer are Here!

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Brad Bird’s Ray Gunn is coming soon.  Today we have the poster and trailer.

Deal me in.

Academy Award winner Brad Bird, the visionary director of The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and The Iron Giant, brings you a whole new world to investigate…

In Metropia, a gigantic city in an alternate future as seen from 1939, private eye Raymond Gunn (Sam Rockwell) is drawn into a case involving aliens, murder and a multimedia star named Venus Nova (Scarlett Johansson).

Watch Ray Gunn – in select theaters December 4 and on Netflix December 18.

“The Crash” (2026) / Z-View

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The Crash (2026)

Director: Gareth Johnson

Tagline: Was it an accident?

The Plot…

Mackenzie Shirilla was behind the wheel when the car she was driving plowed into a brick wall at high speed. The car accelerated without ever hitting the brakes or attempting to swerve. Her boyfriend Dominic Russo and his friend Davion Flanagan were killed in the crash.  Mackenzie survived, was charged and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.

Mackenzie’s defense was that she suffered a medical blackout that caused the crash.

The Crash covers the case through interviews with Mackenzie, her parents, Dominic’s father and sister, Davion Flanagan’s father and sister, friends who were with the group the night of the incident, as well as the prosecutor and defense attorney.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

MacKenzie comes off as an entitled spoiled narcissist.  It’s hard to imagine her boyfriend putting up with her for as long as he did.  Sadly it’s not hard to see how she turned out this way.  Her parents are interviewed.  She could do no wrong in their eyes. They had no guardrails for her behavior and made (and continue to make) excuses for all of her bad decisions.


The Crash (2026) rates 4 of 5 stars.

“The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare” (2026) / Z-View

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The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare (2026)

Director: Skye Borgman

Tagline: None.

The Plot…

On November 13, 2022, a 911 call was made in the small college town of Moscow, Idaho.  Police arrived to the off-campus house and found a quadruple homicide.  Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, and Xana Kernodle had all be brutally stabbed to death.

This is the story of the investigation, widespread speculation that ran rampant until a suspect was caught and ultimately sentenced to four consecutive terms of life imprisonment in prison without the possibility of parole.  The story is told through news clips, interviews with law enforcement, as well as family and friends of the victims.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

Moscow, Idaho hadn’t had a murder since 2015.  They weren’t experienced in dealing with homicides — especially four at one time.  When news of the murders was released it rocked the nation.

The series does an excellent job of presenting the victims as real people.  Many of the theories that appeared once the murders were public knowledge are covered.  If you followed the case as it unfolded, you know this story.

The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare (2026) rates 3 of 5 stars.

“Asphalt City” (2023) starring Sean Penn & Tye Sheridan / Z-View

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Asphalt City (2023)

Director: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire

Screenplay:  Ryan King, Ben Mac Brown; based on BLACK FLIES by Shannon Burke.

Stars:  Tye Sheridan, Sean Penn, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Raquel Nave, Kali Reis, Michael Pitt, Katherine Waterston and Mike Tyson.

Tagline: Welcome to the frontlines.

The Plot…

Ollie Cross is a rookie paramedic teamed with veteran E.M.T. Gene Rutkovsky on the night shift in New York City.  On each call one or more people’s lives are on the line, sometimes including Ollie and Gene themselves.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

I tapped out after about thirty minutes.  I didn’t care for any of the characters.  If the intent was to show EMT’s face dangers on every call, that the public can be difficut to serve and death is always near.  Mission accomplished.  I didn’t need another hour and a half of unrelenting bleak drama.  Of course your mileage may vary.

Asphalt City (2023) rates 1 of 5 stars.

“A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant” (2025) / Z-View

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A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant (2025)

Director: Bill Banowsky

Writers:  Dean Alioto, Bill Banowsky, Paul O’Bryan

Tagline: None.

The Plot…

Pat Oliphant was a Pulitzer prize winning politcal cartoonist.  His career spanned 50 years and his style influenced generations of cartoonists.  Oliphant felt creating political cartoons wasn’t a job, it was a cause to criticize all political perspectives.  And he was extremely successful in that regard.

In addition to his success as a politcal cartoonist, Oliphant was also an accomplished sculptor.

Even if you don’t know Pat Oliphant’s name, my guess is you would recognize some of his cartoons.  This is his story.

A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant (2025) rates 4 of 5 stars.

THE ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH by Quentin Tarantino

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Before we see the return of Cliff Booth* at our local theater (or a few weeks later on Netflix), THE ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH by Quentin Tarantino will hit bookstores everywhere.  Here’s the scoop…

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

From Quentin Tarantino, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOODO and CINEMA SPECULATION, comes a new novel featuring one of his most iconic creations, Mr. Cliff Booth.

Hollywood, 1977. The Swinging Sixties are long gone — but Clifford Booth keeps on keeping on…War hero, stuntman, bartender, cinema projectionist . . . with the occasional “clandestine services” for his friends. . . .

Pre-orders for the December 8th release are available now.

* The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth written by Quentin Tarantino, directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt will debut globally in IMAX theaters for an exclusive two-week run on November 25, 2026, followed by its streaming release on Netflix on December 23, 2026.

 

“Reacher”: Season 4 (2026) starring Alan Ritchson / Z-View

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Reacher: Season 4 (2026)

Based on: Jack Reacher by Lee Child

Developed by: Nick Santora

Directors: Sam Hill (Eps.1–3; 7-8); Gary Fleder (Eps. 4–6)

Teleplay: Nick Santora (Ep. 1); Scott Sullivan (Ep. 2; 7-8); Seth Cohen & Amy Pocha (Ep. 3); Penny Cox (Ep. 4); Cait Duffy (Ep. 5); Mick Betancourt & Seth Cohen & Amy Pocha (Ep. 6)

Starring: Alan Ritchson, Sydelle Noel, Agnez Mo, Anggun, Christopher Marquette, Kevin Corrigan.

The Overview:  Beware of Spoilers…

Jack Reacher, an ex-Military Police Investigator, while riding the Philadelphia subway spots a lone woman displaying all the signs of a terrorist.  When Reacher approaches her she pulls out a handgun and kills herself.

The woman wasn’t a terrorist, but she had something on a flashdrive worth killing for.  Professional killers and the C.I.A. want the drive and believe that Reacher knows where it is.  He doesn’t but is determined to find it.   Even if it costs him his life.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

Season 4 contains more of a mystery than previous seasons, but doesn’t let up on the action.

I thought season 3’s fight between Reacher and the giant Paulie would be near impossible to top, but season 4 did it.

Sydelle Noel as Tamara Green is excellent.

Bring on Season 5.

SATORI by Don Winslow / Z-View

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SATORI by Don Winslow

First sentence…

Nicholai Hel watched the maple leaf drop from the branch, flutter in the slight breeze, then fall gently to the ground.

The Overview:  Beware of Spoilers…

1951.  The Korean War rages.

Nicholai Hel, perhaps the most dangerous man in the world, has spent the last three years in solitary confinement in an American prison.  Hel is twenty-six, has a genius-level IQ, is fluent in seven languages and is a master of the martial art hoda korosu (“naked kill”).

The C.I.A. offers Hel a chance at freedom.  It’s a suicide mission.  Hel will pose as an arms dealer, travel to Beijing and kill the Soviet Union’s commissioner to China.  If Hel is successful, and if he survives, he will be given a full pardon and enough money to live anywhere he wants.

Hel accepts.  What the C.I.A. doesn’t know is Hel has an additional reason to accept besides a chance at freedom.  What Hel doesn’t know is that someone in the C.I.A. doesn’t want him to succeed.

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SATORI is a prequel to SHIBUMI by by Trevanian, a pseudonym of Rodney William Whitaker.

I had never read SHIBUMI (and plan to correct that), but it didn’t affect my love of SATORI.

A movie adaptation of SHIBUMI is in the works with Chad Stahelski (director of the John Wick movies) set to produce and direct.  Stahelski is obviously a fan of the book.  In two of his movies (John Wick and Bullet Train) characters are shown reading the novel.

Nicholai Hel is a great protagonist.  I would love to see more of his adventures.

Don Winslow’s SATORI gets my highest recommendation.

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