Reason # 6043 Why John Cusack Is Great

There aren't many actors of his generation that are profound, honest, and masters of their craft. Cusack is one of those rare creatures that comes along once in a lifetime and embodies each and every role with truth, compassion, and poignancy that each of us can relate to on some level.

Also, Cusack is a powerful speaker in his own right, outside the realm of the movie business.

War Inc. - New Video Clip

John Cusack is one of my favorite actors of all time ( next to Robert Downey Jr. ) and he's still in top form in the new film War Inc.

click to watch "redband" clip


The film provides timely social commentary on how wars are becoming fantastic profit centers for large corporations like Halliburton and Blackwater Securities.

If you haven't made it out to your local theatre to check it out, i highly recommend it.

.....and speaking of Blackwater, here's a piece that The Nation's Jeremy Scahill did on the rise of the world's most powerful mercenary army.