Episode 451 - Fighting With My Family (2019) 03/27/2019 Hi everyone! We’re continuing Certified Fresh cleanup with an unlikely film about entering the world of professional wrestling. Our good friend Garrett Wright of Two Views Movies will be up in a moment to raise his arms from the top turnbuckle before delivering a crushing elbow of a review. OH YEAH! Really shouldn’t be doing that recovering from a sore throat. For another film about wrestling, in the Greco-Roman style, check out our review for “First Match” (Episode #093). And if you have any
Hi everyone! We’re continuing Certified Fresh cleanup with an unlikely film about entering the world of professional wrestling. Our good friend Garrett Wright of Two Views Movies will be up in a moment to raise his arms from the top turnbuckle before delivering a crushing elbow of a review. OH YEAH! Really shouldn’t be doing that recovering from a sore throat. For another film about wrestling, in the Greco-Roman style, check out our review for “First Match” (Episode #093). And if you have any
Episode 315 - A Prayer Before Dawn (2017) 11/22/2018 Hi everyone! Here’s a bonus episode for today, as I work to get caught up. If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, go back and download my review for “Outlaw King” (Episode #314), where I spoke about having to be evacuated due to the wildfires in California, and how it puts a lot of things into perspective. It’s actually the second time we have had to evacuate, the first time being five years ago during the Springs Fire, where I could actually see the fire burning down the hill right out our
Hi everyone! Here’s a bonus episode for today, as I work to get caught up. If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, go back and download my review for “Outlaw King” (Episode #314), where I spoke about having to be evacuated due to the wildfires in California, and how it puts a lot of things into perspective. It’s actually the second time we have had to evacuate, the first time being five years ago during the Springs Fire, where I could actually see the fire burning down the hill right out our
Episode 278 - The Karate Kid (1984) 10/05/2018 Hi everyone! Welcome back to Film Buff Fridays! I had a lot of questions when I first heard that “Cobra Kai” was going to be an actual show, and then a lot more questions when it became such a hit. So, it makes sense to check out the source material, and I’ve been looking for an excuse for a re-watch anyway. For other films from the early 1980s, check out “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8thDimension” (Episode #194), “Stripes” (Episode #236), and “Escape from New York” (Episode
Hi everyone! Welcome back to Film Buff Fridays! I had a lot of questions when I first heard that “Cobra Kai” was going to be an actual show, and then a lot more questions when it became such a hit. So, it makes sense to check out the source material, and I’ve been looking for an excuse for a re-watch anyway. For other films from the early 1980s, check out “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8thDimension” (Episode #194), “Stripes” (Episode #236), and “Escape from New York” (Episode
Episode 093 - First Match (2018) 04/03/2018 Today’s movie is “First Match” (2018), the debut feature-length film from Olivia Newman based on her short of the same title. The film follows Monique (Elvire Emanuelle), a foster girl who joins the boys wrestling team under Coach Castile (Colman Domingo), with her friend Omari (Jharrel Jerome), as a means of attempting to reconnect with her father, Darrell (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II). Monique is a tough girl to like and a harder girl to respect. Emanuelle’s performance is simultaneously raw and
Today’s movie is “First Match” (2018), the debut feature-length film from Olivia Newman based on her short of the same title. The film follows Monique (Elvire Emanuelle), a foster girl who joins the boys wrestling team under Coach Castile (Colman Domingo), with her friend Omari (Jharrel Jerome), as a means of attempting to reconnect with her father, Darrell (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II). Monique is a tough girl to like and a harder girl to respect. Emanuelle’s performance is simultaneously raw and
