Boxer “Irish” Micky Ward’s unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO’d by drugs and crime.
David O. Russell’s The Fighter is arguably the director’s most acclaimed movie (certain more so than the recent Amsterdam). It tells the true story of boxer Mickey Ward and his older brother, Dicky Eklund, played by Mark Wahlberg and (in...
Rapper/model/actor/producer Mark Wahlberg can do it all. Marky Mark has delivered us many hilarious comedies, emotional dramas and blockbuster action films for decades now. But some don’t know about his violent criminal past and how he overcame his struggles by...
Real men know much more about footy-ball than yours truly, but I do know one thing about the game: to some people Tom Brady, quarterback of the New England Patriots, is a god among men. That’s not a figurative statement...
This is Movie Jail, a unique maximum security prison that houses some of the worst writers, directors, actors and producers from Hollywood and beyond. Their crimes? The offenses vary from convict to convict but most of these inmates have contributed...
It was an all-superhero Face-Off last week as we had the movies THOR and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER battle one another for the victory. It was a close race but in the end Cap was the victor just edging...
Eric Johnson and Paul Tamasy, the Oscar-nominated screenwriters behind David O. Russell's THE FIGHTER, have just optioned the book "Boston Strong" by Casey Sherman and Boston Herald reporter Dave Wedge with an eye towards adapting it for the big screen....
Alex THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We’re hoping this column...
Seeing as the 2012 Summer Olympics was the most watched TV event in US history, there’s obviously more than a little interest in seeing people perform some really cool (and really weird) athletic feats. For the first time in my...
Of all the movies I never expected a sequel to, put THE FIGHTER on the list. The movie tells a pretty convincing tale of boxer Micky Ward’s rise, fall, and second chance. If anyone think there was any real reason...
Really want more Dicky and Mickey? THE FIGHTER star Mark Wahlberg has mentioned interest in doing a sequel to his acclaimed boxing drama, recently stating he doesn’t want it to get carried away like a ROCKY franchise, but do “one...
This outrageous drag-fueled spoof delivers big laughs, lovable leads, and classic Airplane!-style comedy, making it one of the funniest parody movies in years.