Unstoppable might be an overly generic title for a film, but the story of wrestler Anthony Robles, an American wrestler who was born without a right leg is anything but. The story is lifted straight out of his autobiography, Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated Champion, and this is very much an underdog sports story just …
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AUGUST viewing recap + Mini Reviews + Movie Of the Month
Happy August, everyone, and say buh-bye to Summer! We're in the 'ber' month already, which means Summer is pretty much done even though we'll likely still have warm temps for another month or so here in Minnesota. Even today, we have a touch of Fall with temps in the early 60s F. I love it …
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FlixChatter Review: The Instigators (2024) – Matt Damon + Casey Affleck star in an amusing but forgettable heist action comedy
Heist action comedy is one of my favorite sub-genres, and it is pretty much in Doug Liman’s wheelhouse. He’s directed The Bourne Identity, Mr & Mrs. Smith, and one of my fave action sci-fi The Edge of Tomorrow, so naturally I was intrigued by this one. There’s a bit of a buddy-comedy theme here with …
FlixChatter Review: OPPENHEIMER (2023) – a majestic, haunting, thought-provoking piece of cinema that further cements Nolan’s auteur status
Christopher Nolan is back with his sixth feature, 25 years after his feature debut Following. He’s reached a point where his films are regarded as motion picture events, as is the case with this one. Nolan has been rather obsessed with this subject matter for a long time, even his previous film Tenet deals with …
AIR (2023) review – Affleck + Damon hit the bullseye with a riveting Air Jordan origin story
I can't imagine a time when Nike wasn't such a sports brand juggernaut, but AIR's insightful exposition that double as an homage to the 80s reveals how Nike was an underdog shoe company back in 1984. Converse, which is now owned by Nike, had the largest market share, followed by Adidas with 29% and Nike …
FlixChatter Review: The Last Duel (2021)
I have a thing for Medieval stories. In fact, a few years ago, I was quite obsessed with the Wars of the Roses after seeing The White Queen miniseries. So when the first trailer of The Last Duel first came out, naturally I was intrigued! As a big fan of Gladiator, I know Ridley Scott …
This Just In! Ridley Scott’s THE LAST DUEL trailer
Oohhh, what have we here? It's been a while since I heard news about this medieval drama directed by Ridley Scott. Production was delayed in the Spring of 2020 due to what else, the Coronavirus pandemic. What's most notable about it is that it features the reunion of Oscar-winning BFFs Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, …
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