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If you find yourself driven to distraction waiting for new Viggo Mortensen movies to come out, watch Fresh Horses. If you’ve ever cursed Hollywood for not recognizing Viggo’s talent and good looks until he was in his late 30’s, watch Fresh Horses. If you’ve ever spent an entire afternoon...
Rocky is a film so iconic, so ingrained into our collective consciousness that it feels like we’ve seen it whether we have or not. Who doesn’t recognize the classic theme song “Gonna Fly Now”, know the origin of “Yo Adrian!”, or remember Rocky’s triumphant run up the steps at...
As Rocky movies go, Rocky Balboa is most like Rocky II. You wind up laughing at parts of it, but also find yourself genuinely moved by it. Though it’s impossible to recapture the magic of the original, this is a fitting swan song for our beloved hero, and it...
When Rocky says that he’s a dumb guy in the first movie, you’re inclined to go, “Aww, you are not.” He may be uneducated, and he may be a little simple, but he’s intelligent in all the ways that count. He’s a good person who knows how to survive....
As Rocky III begins, we get a taste of the excess that defines Rocky IV. Years after taking the heavyweight championship from Apollo Creed, Rocky Balboa is on top of the world. He’s mastered the world of endorsements, appeared in countless magazines, and now resides in a mega-mansion with...
Rocky IV embodies the best and worst qualities of the Rocky series. As such, it’s as fun to make fun of as it is genuinely enjoyable. The movie is wrapped around the soundtrack like an elaborate music video, but with songs this good and villains this bad, it’s impossible...
After reliving the fight against Ivan Drago, we meet up with Rocky in the locker room. He’s showering by himself, and can’t seem to stop shaking. Finally he sits down on a bench, and sends for Adrian. Drifting in and out of coherence, occasionally calling Adrian “Mick”, he says...
Because I’m a sap, I’ll basically watch any sort of Christmas movie that makes a modicum of sense. I don’t tend to have a lot of standards as long as Christmas is happening, and if you’re the same way, I’m sure you’ll enjoy 12 Dog Days Till Christmas. Though...
If Christmas Angel and Lost Christmas are any indication, the Brits have a slightly different take on Christmas movies than Americans. They seem to embrace the “everybody dies” school of movie-making and then work their way back to a happy ending from there. There’s nothing wrong with this style,...
Nothing about the death of Robin Williams seems real. It happened so suddenly, so out of the blue, that somehow it seems more like a headline than a reality. Surely someone so full of life, so familiar, so ever-present, has to be out there somewhere, right? Watching the PBS...
Every movie faces the challenge of engaging and immersing its audience, but comic book movies have two groups to satisfy; the devoted fans and the casual viewer. Ideally the film will be detailed enough to honor the source material, but accessible enough to appeal to those who don’t know...
Oliver and June are two sweet kids eagerly anticipating the Christmas season. Their mom is diligently working on a Christmas pageant, but their father, EB, has lost the Christmas spirit. He is utterly unmoved by the holiday, and instead sees it as an interruption in his relentless work schedule....
