Last Tango in Paris (1972): A Film Review
Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris (1972) is far from a typical love story. It’s about two people using sex to confront emptiness to feel something real in a world that’s otherwise numb.
Quiet Defiance: Rebellion and presence in The Wild One
The Wild One (1953) stands as a defining early exploration of rebellion in American cinema. Directed by László Benedek and anchored by a magnetic performance from Marlon Brando, the film presents a deceptively simple story: a motorcycle gang, led by Johnny Strabler, rides into a quiet town and disrupts its fragile sense of order.
The Fugitive Kind: The Women in Val Xavier’s Mind
In The Fugitive Kind (1960), Tennessee Williams and Sidney Lumet strip human longing down to its bare, smoky essence. It’s not a love story, not really. It’s the anatomy of one man’s loneliness. Val Xavier, played with quiet fire by Marlon Brando, is a drifter and a man trying to escape himself.
The Department Game
The department called it professionalism. Detectives called it politics. I called it the game. For years I thought the institution was measuring my value. Maybe all it ever measured was usefulness. Shauna Killian became a symbol. I became a witness.
The View From The Top
The elevator doors slid open like the curtain on a play I wasn’t supposed to be in. No hallway, no vestibule, no warning—just a direct step into the billionaire’s living room. Floor-to-ceiling windows framed the Pacific like a movie still, sunlight spilling across marble floors polished enough to make you dizzy.
Crimes & Conduct: MPI Unit
In the military justice system, crimes are governed by both civilian law and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Investigations are conducted by service members trained to operate across jurisdictions, institutions, and chains of command. These are their stories. Dun Dun.
