This month is “No Theme November” at Catching Up On Cinema!Every week this month we’re going to be having special guest hosts that will be selecting the movies we’ll be reviewing, for whatever reason they see fit. This week, Trevor is joined by friend and frequent collaborator, Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast, to review Brian De…
Tag: Boxing
Catching Up On Cinema: Theatrical Edition – Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago The Ultimate Director’s Cut (2021)
In this very special Theatrical Edition of Catching Up On Cinema, Trevor sits down for a solo review of Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago The Ultimate Director’s Cut (2021)! Released in theaters as a one night only Fathom event, the film is a revised edition of Rocky IV (1985). Cut together with a…
Episode 119 – Warrior (2011)
In the final installment of Catching Up On Cinema’s Sports Movie Month, Kyle and Trevor get in the cage to review Gavin O’Connor’s, Warrior (2011)! Starring Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, and Nick Nolte in an Academy Award nominated performance, the film tells the gritty tale of a broken family that is inexplicably reunited during the…
Episode 118 – Crying Fist (2005)
In this week’s installment of Catching Up On Cinema’s Sports Movie Month, Trevor introduces Kyle to Ryoo Seung-wan’s boxing drama, Crying Fist (2005)! A hitting hitting, dual perspective narrative following the exploits of a washed up amateur boxer (Choi Min-sik) and young, hardscrabble street tough (Ryoo Seung-bum), the film is an exceptional and unconventional sports…
Episode 24 – The Big Man/Crossing the Line (1990)
This March is Irish films month at Catching Up On Cinema! Trevor kicks things off our survey of the cinema of the Emerald Isle with a not-quite-Irish film (it’s technically Scottish), The Big Man/Crossing the Line! Starring Liam Neeson, the film is perhaps most noteworthy for featuring a protracted and brutal bare knuckle boxing sequence…
Creed II (2018) Review
*WARNING! This podcast contains spoilers for Creed II. WARNING!* Matt once again guest stars on the show, as both he and Trevor venture out to the theater to Catch Up On the 8th installment in Rocky franchise, Creed II!What follows is a lengthy discussion about not just the newest film in the series, but the…
Episode 7 – Diggstown (1992)
In this episode, Trevor has Kyle catch up on the 1992 boxing/gambling flick, Diggstown!James Woods and Bruce Dern trying to out-sleaze each other!Oliver Platt drinking 10 pitchers of beer! Jesus calling someone the “N” word! Inappropriate, 3rd act tone shifts!