<h1>Mark Sommer</h1>

Mark Sommer

Mark received an Associates degree in Pastoral Ministries in 1989 and was licensed to the Gospel Ministry in 1997. He has been married over 35 years (to the same woman), is a father of four adult children, and grandfather to six. Besides his "real" job as a production welder, he has written online news articles, reviews, and editorials since 2007.

Posts by Mark Sommer:

Tolkien: Should You Watch … or Not?

The filmmakers have admitted the new Tolkien movie uses some poetic license to capture a glimpse of the now-famous author of The Lord of the Rings. But did they use too much license and make him into something other than what he was? This a difficult question?one...

Ocean?s 8:  Win or Washout for Women?

Ocean?s 8: Win or Washout for Women?

In my review of Ocean?s Thirteen, I opined, ?The role of women in the Ocean?s movies is, at best, problematic.? I wondered if Ocean?s 8 would ?redeem the legacy from its sexist past.? After watching, I?m not sure I know the answer to that. Unlike the recent remake of...

Solo: A Star Wars Fan War Continues

Solo: A Star Wars Fan War Continues

Has the Star Wars franchise peaked? Is it running out of steam? If you listen to some of the voices in the fan base, or certain critics, you begin to get that impression. I don?t think so. On FilmRejects.com, Max Covill states the film ?didn?t connect with audiences.?...

Ocean?s Thirteen: Shaking Sinatra?s Hand

Near the beginning of Ocean?s Thirteen, Willie Banks (Al Pacino) muscles Reuben Tishkoff out of his share of a casino, offering Reuben a pittance for his half. Reuben responds: Everybody said that you would try to screw me. That you done it to every one of your...

Ocean?s Twelve: The Greatest Don?t Always Win

Ocean?s Twelve: The Greatest Don?t Always Win

In Ocean?s Eleven, Danny Ocean gets back the wife who had left him. (For a list of actors playing ?the eleven,? see my previous review, Ocean?s Eleven: Danny?s Perfect Hand.) In Ocean?s Twelve, it?s Rusty Ryan?s turn to get back the girl. At the beginning of the...