Outstanding score, picture-perfect sets and an underdog atmosphere set the stage for one of the greatest endings in sports movie history. This is one of my personal favorite sports films, ever. RIP Gene Hackman
It follows the story of a small town, underdog school basketball team in Indiana, who through grit, perseverance and sheer will – and thanks to the coaching of Gene Hackman - turns into championship contenders.
Hackman’s acting as coach Dale is exceptional, and showcases some emotional…
A movie as American as apple pie, and the film that shot Sylvester Stalone in to the limelight. Rocky is the classic underdog story.
Personifies Americana and really reminds us the beauty of grit and hard work (and pain) that is (or was) needed to become a legend. Yes - the ability to “go the distance” where no fighter has gone before, but more importantly to earn the respect of the mirror first and foremost is what makes this such a killer film. Always worth a rewatch.
This movie was so incredibly boring and choppily constructed, while going in my expectations were virtually through the roof. Basically a recipe for disaster.
Beautiful scenes and camerawork, good acting for the most part, but damn this story could not have been more distractingly bland. Jude Law would make a killer addition to the next Alan Wake though, got to love that man and his fine work as always.
I really enjoyed this totally unique, trippy, horror fairytale. Nosferatu combines a gothic setting with Victorian-era chic and form, rounding it out with the visual brutality and demonic, cult-themes that we find in modern horror films like The Witch or Hereditary.
Like other Eggers films, this is a visual masterpiece where it feels like he extracts every drop of light and every ounce of tension from small, low-lit and uncomfortably-filled spaces. To name a few that really grabbed me: the…
