Tag: Mickey Rourke

Introduction The A-Team/The Expendables/The Losers Die Hard, Anchorman and Zoolander sequels Lindsay Lohan Contractually-obligated Batman discussion “Ramble On” by Benjamin McCarthy Week 130 Spotlight: A team of expendable losers Hollywood’s lack of original ideas is something Joel Murphy and Lars have discussed at length before, but it seems …

Sin City (Blu-ray) Release Date: April 21, 2009 Own it on Blu-ray Directors: Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez Writer: Frank Miller Stars: Jessica Alba, Benico Del Toro, Brittany Murphy, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Elijah Wood MPAA Rating: R HoboTrashcan’s Rating: Sin City is a dark place …

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 …

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 …

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 …