I’m not a huge fan of Westerns. I find the genre quite mundane and often quite pretentious. Maybe it’s the time period that doesn’t appeal to me or perhaps the predictability of the characters. I haven’t really figured it out yet, as there are some which I have greatly enjoyed, but many, many more that I would rather just skip …

If the name Mario Puzo is unfamiliar to you, I’ve got two words for ya – The Godfather. Do I have your attention now? Deadline are reporting that Stallone is set to star in the adaption and Antoine “Training Day” Fuqua is on board to direct, backed by The Weinstein Company. The pilot script and show bible have already been …

Wow, it seems like only yesterday that I was posting the first images to director ‘s version of the classic 1960s western Magnificent Seven. Wait just a darn minute, it WAS just yesterday! And now there’s already a first trailer out! Two things about said trailer though: Firstly we get so see the now over-used ‘bang/change shot/bang/in time with music/this is Suicide Squad trailer …

No more remakes, dammit! I’d usually scream this from the rooftops but in this instance I am actually rather excited because CHRIS PRATT and any screenplay by Nic Pizzolatto, the brains behind the first season of True Detective, is sure to be tighter than a dolphins blowhole. I am of course talking about the Magnificent Seven, a movie that deserves its place in …

Training Day, directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Ayer (Fury), is a damn good movie. Released way back in the mists of time (2001 to be precise) the crime thriller starred Denzel Washington as a seasoned and somewhat shady LAPD narcotics detective assigned to take a rookie cop, played by Ethan Hawke, under his wing for a 24-hour …

Southpaw is a boxing drama that could go Toe-To-Toe with the best of them, probably landing even more jabs than most. There have been plenty of famous boxing movies made over the years, none more popular than Rocky, and they mostly follow the same recipe. The hero goes on a journey to greatness, then falls from greatness, ensues a strenuous …

Boxing movies use a well-honed formula. I suppose we can credit Raging Bull for establishing much of that, but a great deal should also go to Rocky. Nearly every other film about pugilism (even the more recent run of MMA-themed releases) worked that blueprint to the bone. Last Updated: September 3, 2015

I like to think of myself as decently built. I go to gym, I work out, and I eat reasonably well in an effort to never turn into Kervyn’s final form. So when I watch a trailer like the one for Southpaw my mind is blown by the discipline and dedication an actor like Jake Gyllenhaal must obviously have. If you just …