To some the game of chess has died with the advent of computers, but I believe that chess set is not dead. Machines will never replace humans, because we care more about what fellow humans do than what machines can do.

Sometimes a movie comes along that just makes you sit up and take notice. And leave the theater wondering how in the world the writers and directors convinced the actors to star in the movie, and the producers to pay for the movie. Sometimes these movies are a flop, but sometimes they are fantastic masterpieces that otherwise never would have been made had it not been for the visionary writers. “Crank: High Voltage,” starring Jason Statham is such a film.