This is my third year of doing a most anticipated list and I have to say it is a lot of fun. It always gets me excited about what is to come and lets me reflect on how expectation lived up to reality. Of my Top 10 films last year two have been postponed into … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2025
Ex-Ultimate Fighting Champion (UFC) fighter, Elwood Dalton (Jake Gyllenhaal) takes a job as the bouncer of a Road House in the Florida Keys at the request of its desperate owner Frankie (Jessica Williams). After months of harassment from violent biker gangs she needs someone to fight back. Full disclosure, there will be no comparisons to … Continue reading Road House (2024)
Master Sergeant John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) and his squad are completing routine searches of vehicles at a checkpoint in Afghanistan when an Improvised Explosive Device claims the life of his interpreter. When asked to choose a replacement he selects Ahmed Abdullah (Dar Salim) who turns out to be a huge asset to the team. Ahmed … Continue reading The Covenant (2023)
Jaeger Clade (Dennis Quaid) is a legendary explorer whose lifelong quest is to see what is beyond the mountains of Avalonia. His son Searcher (Jake Gyllenhaal) does not share his father’s exploring aspirations though and when they have a difference of opinion whilst on an expedition they go their separate ways. Jaeger disappears in search … Continue reading Strange World
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