I watched Fighting with my Family and thought it was really good. The family in the film reminded me of the Hart family and I have to admit I stopped watching WWE when Paige was wrestling but I still found it interesting. I noticed Vince Vaughn's character was a mix of wrestlers one of them being Mick Foley, loved that they gave him a nod.
I would love to see a Brett Hart biopic but I imagine the WWE doesn't want to portray themselves as the bad guys and how they screwed over their biggest star so I will just have to stick with my Wrestling with Shadows DVD which is excellent.
The world is long overdue for a Hart Family/Stampede Wrestling documentary series.
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We watched the acclaimed Marriage Story on Netflix. I found it depressing due to the subject content. 5/10
Agreed that this was a pretty depressing movie. Not sure why you would title a film "Marriage Story" and have it entirely focus on a couple's divorce. I was also disappointed that the film revolved around a couple that was in show business. I think it would have been so much more interesting if it was about a middle American family that weren't the cliched Hollywood couple. The ending also bothered me:
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It is presented like Charlie and Nicole have come to an amicable place in their relationship and both are now happy with where their lives are. I can see how this could be the case for Nicole since she now gets to pursue her dream career while living in LA like she always wanted to. Charlie, on the other hand, was forced to move to a city that he hated and lost the opportunity of his lifetime when his broadway show in New York was cancelled due to him having to be in LA so much. Just bugged me how a man's life being torn apart (whether he deserved it or not is another story) is passed off like a happy ending.
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We watched the acclaimed Marriage Story on Netflix. I found it depressing due to the subject content. 5/10
I have been curious about this film as it will no doubt be a big player at Oscar time. But maybe wait until after the holidays as it just sounds like a bummer.
James Corden is a terrible unfunny guy, but I wouldn’t care so much if he didn’t replace the greatest late show host of all time.
Ferguson was a cut above, made even better by sticking to a simple, laid back style in an American entertainment world that pressures you to take things to a higher (often fake) level.
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There was something so excellent and skilled about a non-American dominating a late night spot while literally making fun of the lack of adequate lighting and crappy studio, while going on to get way more out of guests than the other late night guys.
The Two Popes was phenomenal. Great performances by Pryce and Hopkins. I can’t help but think some will feel it whitewashes the church, even glorifies it.
Rarely do I describe a movie that’s mostly two old religious dudes talking for two hours as engrossing but it really was.
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Knives out seems like something that I would like to see, but TWISTS! SUBVERSION! MASS HYSTERIA!
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I quite liked it. Mindy Kaling is funny and she wrote it too. Emma Thompson is hilarious and wickedly mean. For my money she’s the greatest living actress. Meryl is overrated.
Enjoyed the Upside. Not as good as the original but had heart. Some structural issues, especially with the conflict and resolution. I was surprised to see the reviews were so poor. Kevin Hart was charming and not over the top. Cranston was good as usual.
Enjoyed the Upside. Not as good as the original but had heart. Some structural issues, especially with the conflict and resolution. I was surprised to see the reviews were so poor. Kevin Hart was charming and not over the top. Cranston was good as usual.
Yes, but what about the cultural appropriation of disabled people? Could they not have cast someone who is actually disabled for the character in a wheelchair?
Seriously though, I loved that movie. I'm not a huge fan of Kevin Hart because hes usually just very high-energy but I thought the chemistry (see what I did there?) between him and Cranston was fantastic.
Overall very enjoyable.
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Hidden Life is worth a watch. A little long, but I really liked the message. Nice locations in the Dolomites, one of the most scenic mountain ranges IMO.
