Directed by Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz At first The Peanut Butter Falcon is almost nauseatingly quirky... characters set up in adorable but rushed ways until their heavily telegraphed first 'meet cute.' Once the story gets going, however, it settles into a nice dreamy rhythm and whether despite or because of certain plot shortcuts the story harkens … Continue reading The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
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Fighting With My Family (2019)
Directed by Stephen Merchant Fighting With My Family lets you know right up front that it's based on a true story, something I promptly forgot until we see footage of those real people alongside the end credits. It's the story of a working class family from Norwich, England who loves wrestling. Brother and sister Zak … Continue reading Fighting With My Family (2019)
Vision Quest (1985)
Directed by Harold Becker In Vision Quest a young wrestler risks his own health and sanity to lose enough weight in order to wrestle the Nazi youth-looking wrestler from a rival high school. This very, very 80s film is a blend of traditional 80s tropes and a subtextual message about seizing the day before it seizes … Continue reading Vision Quest (1985)
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