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Lance Heard

Lance Heard

was born into a military family in Virginia with both mother and father having careers in the U.S. Navy. He carried on the military tradition after graduating from West Point. His Army Officer travels included duty in New York, Texas, New Mexico, Korea, and Europe. In addition to writing mystery novels, he has patrolled the streets of L.A. as a police officer and headed the criminal investigations unit of a suburban police department. He is currently a tenured professor of Criminal Justice in Southern California.

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    Film Review – The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)

    by Lance Heard August 18, 2018
    by Lance Heard August 18, 2018

    Netflix will have hits and misses in its quest to master the process of providing quality original content.  As Calibre (2018), Sunday’s Illness (2018) and other European offerings demonstrate, Europe will be a well tapped…

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    Top 10 Movies That Take On Race Relations

    by Lance Heard August 16, 2018
    by Lance Heard August 16, 2018

    In his review of BlackKklansman (2018), starring John David Washington and Adam Driver, Collin Willis notes that recent films Get Out (2107) and Sorry to Bother You (2018) also address racial conflict past and present. …

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    Film Review – Puzzle (2018)

    by Lance Heard August 9, 2018
    by Lance Heard August 9, 2018

    Puzzle (2018) might be a rare gem.  A foreign-born story that successfully migrates in to the U.S. One of the least tapped sources for American screenwriting material is foreign language films.  Popular American culture favors…

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    Film Review – Whitney (2018)

    by Lance Heard August 7, 2018
    by Lance Heard August 7, 2018

    Whitney Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was one of the most successful professional singers in history.  She found fame and fortune beyond a level that very few people ever experience.  The fame…

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    Film Review – Calibre (2018)

    by Lance Heard July 27, 2018
    by Lance Heard July 27, 2018

    Calibre (2018) follows the fate of vacationing hunters, and arrives this summer amid a steady flow of independent films on the festival circuit that find their way into the Netflix fold.  This English language production hails…

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    After 10 Years, are We Ready for a ‘Step Brothers’ Sequel?

    by Lance Heard July 25, 2018
    by Lance Heard July 25, 2018

    Adam McKay’s Step Brothers (2008), like a fine Catalina Wine Mixer, gets better with age.  Therefore, my way to celebrate its 10-year anniversary is to suggest my best ideas for the plot of a possible sequel.…

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    Heat (1995): The Realistic Film that Ruined the Crime Genre

    by Lance Heard July 24, 2018
    by Lance Heard July 24, 2018

    Heat (1995), the famous first pairing of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, was so well made, with such high quality on both sides of the camera, that it was too good

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    What to Look for in ‘The Equalizer 2’: A Familiar Story Perfect for Comparisons

    by Lance Heard July 22, 2018
    by Lance Heard July 22, 2018

    If The Equalizer 2 (2018) seems familiar, let’s figure out why.  A fun game to play is to see how many other films you can identify in this movie — and there’s a lot of…

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    Adam Sandler’s Most Underrated Performances

    by Lance Heard July 15, 2018
    by Lance Heard July 15, 2018

    Adam Sandler underrated film roles ranked

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    ‘Die Hard’ at 30: When Casting Against Type Works

    by Lance Heard July 14, 2018
    by Lance Heard July 14, 2018

    Die Hard (1988) is 30 years old.  Imagine that.  Three decades represent solid proof that it has passed the test of time as an enduring action movie classic.  Thank you, Die Hard, for so many…

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    The Curse of the Black Pearl 15 Years Later: What’s the Next Disney Ride that Deserves a Movie?

    by Lance Heard July 9, 2018
    by Lance Heard July 9, 2018

    On the anniversary of  Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), we address a familiar question.  Which should come first, the Disney movie or the Disney Park attraction? July 9th marks 15…

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    Top Ten 2018 Oscar Buzz Movies So Far

    by Lance Heard July 3, 2018
    by Lance Heard July 3, 2018

    Here we are at the halfway point of 2018. I know, already? You know what recent trends reveal. Most Oscar Awards quality films come out in the last month of the year.  A number appear…

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