<h1>Jacob Sahms</h1>

Jacob Sahms

Jacob serves as a United Methodist pastor in Virginia, where he spends his downtime in a theater or playing sports

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Tomb Raider: What We Pursue

Tomb Raider: What We Pursue

Jun 12, 2018

Tomb Raider may end up best being known for Geneva Robertson-Dworet's film before?Captain Marvel, Silver & Black?(the Spider-man universe), and?Gotham City Sirens?(the Batman universe). That's not to say that the film isn't entertaining - or that Alicia Vikander...

Gringo: Are We Missing Something?

Gringo: Are We Missing Something?

Jun 8, 2018

Gringo is a black comedy - a dark exploration of the baser instincts of human nature mixed with a wry, ironic take on what it all means through a laser sharp lens of humor. Apparently, I am one of the approximately 43% of people (per Rotten Tomatoes) who appreciates...

Annihilation: Into the Shimmer

Annihilation: Into the Shimmer

May 30, 2018

Annihilation?is a strange, head-scratching film for those longing for another?Arrival?or?Sunshine. Alex Garland (who actually wrote?Sunshine) adapted the first of Jeff VanDermeer's novels into the film starring Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and...

The 15:17 to Paris: Know Why You’re Here

The 15:17 to Paris: Know Why You’re Here

May 25, 2018

The 15:17 to Paris made news for two reasons. The first was that Clint Eastwood cast the real-life trio of young men who stopped a terrorist attack aboard a train while on vacation as themselves. The second was that unlike many films that document recent real-life...

Den of Thieves: The Crowd You Run With

Den of Thieves: The Crowd You Run With

May 1, 2018

Den of Thieves?is a gritty crime thriller about a gang of violent criminals and the cops who pursue them. Ray Merriman (Pablo Schreiber, half-brother to Liev) has been leading a gang in forcibly executed thefts of armored truck loads and plans to rob the Federal...