Peacemaker – A Whole New Whirled

/ / Television Reviews
  • Title: Peacemaker – A Whole New Whirled
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Set five months after the events of The Suicide Squad, a recovered Peacemaker (John Cena) is pulled back into Task Force X albeit a few steps down from his previous position involving the fate of the world overseas. The opening episode of the series, written and directed by James Gunn, fits the tone and humor of the film while exploring the character in more detail. Cena is certainly having fun here as the clueless would-be-hero who loves peace so much he’ll kill everyone to achieve it, and the opener has some nice moments (my favorite being the reunion between Peacemaker and his sidekick Eagly).

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Entering Red

/ / Short Films

Created to market the Italian liqueur Campari, here’s the 2019 short film Entering Red featuring Ana de Armas on the streets of Milan searching for a mysterious stranger (Lorenzo Richelmy) which leads to her own journey of self-discovery. Also included is fan edit of the closing musical number for the short film, expanded based on the available soundtrack of the song and using footage from the film.

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Hands of Stone

/ / Home Video
  • Title: Hands of Stone
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2016’s Hands of Stone is your typical biopic offering highlights of the life and career of professional boxer Roberto Durán (Edgar Ramírez). Writer/director Jonathan Jakubowicz‘s by-the-numbers approach doesn’t offer much in the way of surprises or insight into Durán, but the film’s cast is solid beginning with a strong performance from Ramírez with some effective boxing sequences covering some of the biggest fights of the first-half of Durán’s career.

Robert De Niro as Durán’s trainer, Ana de Armas as his wife, and Usher in some inspired casting as Sugar Ray Leonard, highlight the supporting cast. De Niro is in grumpy old manger mode butting heads with his fighter for most of the film while Ana de Armas steals some scenes into Durán’s personal life. While at times the film seems to think of her as an afterthought, she’s stunning here often beautifully framed by cinematographer M.I. Littin-Menz.

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