By AN INSPIRING (YET FORMULAIC) CROWD-PLEASING SPORTS DRAMA Underdog tales are the stuff of excellence in the classic “human connections”, tugging at an intangible (yet instrumental) cord of emotions and of “feel good” revelations. Outmatched heroes, difficult challenges, going against the odds, and defying expectations are the hallmarks of what
Episode 881: Sundance 2024 Wrap-Up
The post Episode 881: Sundance 2024 Wrap-Up appeared first on Battleship Pretension. In this episode, David discusses the movies he saw in Park City this year in the Sundance 2024 Wrap-Up. Movies discussed in the Sundance 2024 Wrap-Up include India Donaldson’s Good One and more! Battleship Pretension is a movie
Blu-ray Review: The Shaolin Plot
What more do I need to say about The Shaolin Plot beyond: Sammo Hung, a Flying Guillotine and the Shaolin Temple. Are you not already eager to see the head lopping action? There’s a bit more that can be said about the movie as you wait for it to show
The Weekly Round-Up #739 w/ Somna #2, Titans Beast World #6, Dead X-Men #1, and more!
Best Comic of the Week: Somna #2 – This book is a true work of art. Becky Cloonan and Tula Lotay trade off on art duties, and I can’t decide whose pages I like more. In this period piece, Ingrid is becoming lost to the passionate dreams she has of
Blu-ray Review: Goodbye & Amen (Limited Edition)
Director Damiano Damiani’s is getting quite the retrospective thanks to Radiance Films. Last summer the label released Cosa Nostra: Franco Nero In Three Mafia Tales. The boxset featured his Scillian films that starred Franco Nero taking on the mob in three different roles. In the mid-70s, the director found an
