My always-cry movie. So this is about Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke). He is a professional wrestler who is in the twilight of his career. This is the story of him trying to adjust to what his life now … Continue reading Ram Jam – The Wrestler (2008)
Artsy fartsy. Simply put, this is about Vincent van Gogh (Willem Dafoe) and his life painting in or around France. Now this is coming a mere year after we just got Loving Vincent, a movie that I enjoyed less than … Continue reading Watching Paint Dry – At Eternity’s Gate (2018)
Two loud comedians. So this is about a high school dropout (Kevin Hart). He’s got decent employment all things considered, but when that literally goes up in flames, he has to figure out where he is going to go next … Continue reading Workin’ on Our – Night School (2018)
One more flight. So all is not well on the island of Berk. They have taken in so many dragons that they are extremely close to capacity. Not only that, a dragon hunter by the name of Grimmel (F. Murray … Continue reading Dragons in Love – How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
The other Captain. So this is about fighter pilot Carol Danvers (Brie Larson). She is very good at what she does, but like most women, she has to work twice at hard to succeed in her field. So what is … Continue reading Her Turn – Captain Marvel (2019)
Dedicated to the cause. So based on a Vanity Fair article, this is about war correspondent Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike). This is the story about her working in the field, and how exactly she musters up the courage to get … Continue reading Gone Girl with an Eyepatch – A Private War (2019)
Back for more. So back in 2017, there were a bunch of millennials stranded on island with promises of a luxury music festival, but getting FEMA tents and cheese sandwiches instead. This is the other documentary about those events. Now … Continue reading No Apologies – Fyre Fraud (2019)
Crime with a smile. Based on a true story, this is about an older gentleman (Robert Redford) whose favorite pastime is holding up banks. He doesn’t do it violently, he just flashes his gun, has a small conversation, and walks … Continue reading The Polite Bank Robber – The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
Back to yesterday. So after the events of Happy Death Day, our group of students that have really only know each other for a day are back. It turns out that they aren’t completely out of the water, because there … Continue reading Return of the Rewind – Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
Chase your dream. So this is about a sister (Florence Pugh) and a brother (Jack Lowden). Their family eats, sleeps and breathes wrestling, and the two of them both share the same aspiration of one day competing in the WWE. … Continue reading Soap Opera in Spandex – Fighting with My Family (2019)
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