(spoiler warning – this review may contain slight spoilers) If there was to be one word to describe Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson it would be this: addict. He is an intense abuser of alcohol and several different kinds of drugs, both recreational and otherwise, but that is not what I am talking about here. Robin Ramzinski, which is The Ram’s real name in the movie, … Continue reading The Wrestler Review
Daniel Evans (Bale) is a poor rancher trying to make it out West with his wife and two sons, and having a hard time making it work. Evans is figuratively and almost literally a one legged man in an ass-kicking contest (he lost one of his feet in the Civil War). His youngest boy has tuberculosis, and in order to pay for medicine, he had … Continue reading 3:10 to Yuma Review
“Ever notice how you come across somebody once in a while that you shouldn’t have fucked with? That’s me.” – Clint Eastwood as Walt Kowalski Clint Eastwood is not just an actor, he is an American institution. If they ever make a place on Mount Rushmore for iconic badasses his mug should be the first one etched up there, that is, if they can find … Continue reading Gran Torino Review
Frank Darabont’s The Green Mile is one of the finest films of the 1990s. Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan deliver performances that follow you home and sit down at the kitchen table. Continue reading The Green Mile Review (1999)
