Masterminds
David Ghantt (Zach Galifianakis) is stuck in the monotony of driving an armored truck day in and day out, so when his work crush lures him into the heist of a lifetime, David's all in. Despite a pack of harebrained bandits and an absurdly flawed plan, David manages to steal $17 million, and promptly hands it over to the gang -- who just as promptly double-cross him. Forced to go on the lam, David must dodge the authorities and a hit man, and try to turn the tables on his untrustworthy comrades.
Patriots Day
Tragedy strikes on April 15, 2013, when two bombs explode during the Boston Marathon. In the aftermath of the attack, police Sgt. Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg), FBI Special Agent Richard DesLauriers (Kevin Bacon) and Commissioner Ed Davis (John Goodman) join courageous survivors, first responders and other investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the suspects and bring them to justice.
For obvious reasons, I was going to watch them in the reverse order.
I sat in traffic for a while on the way home due to the weather and I had to run two errands prior to picking the movies up at the kiosk outside the local supermarket. The minute I walked into my condo, I made my way to the TV.
I reached down to my VCR / DVD combo and took out The Simpsons Movie. Yes, I said VCR / DVD combo. Well, it seems my lack of technology has finally caught up with me. I initially thought that the DVD was defective. Then, I tried the second one...same thing. (So glad I wasted $3.22 for the rentals.)
Then, I put The Simpsons Movie back in the machine and still nothing. Say what? It's not a Redbox DVDs...it's...me?
Perhaps it's time to upgrade?
Well, good thing I have a backup plan. Library books it is.
