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Review – The Wrestler

Review – The Wrestler

The Wrestler Release Date: April 21, 2009 Own it on Blu-ray and DVD Director: Darren Aronofsky Writer: Robert D. Siegel Stars: Mickey Rourke , Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood MPAA Rating: R HoboTrashcan’s Rating: In February, after being somewhat skeptical about all of the acclaim The Wrestler had …
Murphy’s Law – Grappling with The Wrestler

Murphy’s Law – Grappling with The Wrestler

Joel Murphy To say that I was skeptical about all of the critical acclaim The Wrestler has been receiving would be a vast understatement. The idea that there was a critically-acclaimed pro wrestling film starring Mickey Rourke, written by a former editor of The Onion and directed by …
Overrated – Sports movies

Overrated – Sports movies

Ned Bitters This week’s inductee into the “Overrated Hall of Fame” is … sports movies. This weekend I experienced the very rare sensation of enjoying a sports movie. The Wrestler, starring the formerly handsome and now stunningly strange-looking Mickey Rourke, is as close to Rocky as any sports …