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Hoosiers is usually used as the benchmark for best movies about basketball. Since its release in 1986 every movie about high school sports is compared to it in some fashion, but especially basketball and rightfully so. It is the quintessential movie about overcoming the odds while becoming a team in order to win it all, […]
Space has long been the final frontier in TV, movies, and even in documentaries. The human fascination with space is a long one with some being more interested than others, but we all wonder what it will take to get further and learn more. In the 1960s the dream was a reality with the Apollo […]
When I saw the title for Netflix’s newest movie pop up I had to determine if it was a comedy or a horror story. Turns out that Uglies is neither and is, in fact a young adult (YA) teen drama based on a book akin to the “Divergent” book series that became movies as well. […]
“I’ll be your huckleberry.” … “You tell ’em I’m coming! And Hell’s coming with me!” … You know you’ve said it and thought you were super cool. Maybe you’ve said quotes from the hit 1993 movie Tombstone starring Kurt Russel and Val Kilmer when the situation called for it or just to be funny. Either […]
Last year Netflix came out with a one-of-a-kind documentary that took the sports world by storm. Quarterback looked into the lives of NFL players at the most scrutinized position and how they dealt with their time on and off the field. The subjects of the series were a mix of stars and struggling players. Patrick […]
Nostalgia is a big thing no matter how old you are. When we see something that reminds of “the good old days” it warms our hearts and makes us long for a time long gone. Movies and certain characters can have that affect when they presented properly. Recently, Ghostbusters and Top Gun brought us back […]
There are certain actors that transcend their careers with stand out characters and actions. Pick one of the legendary actors and you know the role or roles they are known best for. Usually when their life is reviewed fully there are flaws found within them and a scandal is always part of their story. It’s […]
Terminator. I, Robot. The Matrix. These are all movies where robots become sentient and begin to think for themselves to the point that the only way to survive is to destroy or subdue all humans. The movie Atlas on Netflix starring Jennifer Lopez is a direct descendant of these films. Where the fear that Artificial […]
There are two types of superhero movie fans: those that read all the comic books they spawn from and those that only love the movies. The comic book fans have a much deeper understanding of the characters and their backstory while those that only watch the movies only know the stories that are presented on […]
When I saw there was going to be a movie on Netflix about the creation of Kellogg’s Pop Tarts, I thought it might be kind of a funny premise for a movie. Jerry Seinfeld obviously had the same thought. He was creating the film and putting together a stellar cast of comedic minds that I […]