The Wrestler (2008)
The Wrestler is the type of film that makes movies the special part of life that they are. The ability of an actor, script, music and cinematography to pull at our emotional strings and force us to feel remorse or happiness for a fictional character is amazing. It is amazing but unfortunately a rarity in the hundreds of movies pumped out every year, but once in awhile you stumble on a gem,... [Read more]
Rocky Balboa
When I saw the trailers to Rocky Balboa, there was something that told me it wasn’t going to be another flop attempt at bringing the Italian Stallion back… there was something that felt good about it. I think it was the scene where they show Rocky in his corner, apparently tired and beat and his son begs him to stop and he says “I gotta go out the way I go out”. I’m not sure what... [Read more]
Coach Carter
Coach Carter is a movie about a coach who is willing to place respect and character above the game and the ego it brings, he is fought by everyone for sticking to his principles but is able to help a basketball team rise from the dark future and into one of self-discipline and success. Of course we all knew that this movie was not going to provide any surprises… well can any sports movie... [Read more]
