The Fighter (2010); Or, why Boxing Movies make for great stories

Recently I watched 2010’s “The Fighter”, starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, and Amy Adams. If you haven’t seen it, drop everything and find a copy. It is great. As I will go into here shortly, I am partial to boxing films anyway, but this one is well acted by all parties involved and tells aContinue reading “The Fighter (2010); Or, why Boxing Movies make for great stories”

The “Has Fallen” Franchise (2013, 2016 & 2019)

OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN At the time of writing this blog, we are about 2 weeks away from Election Day in a Presidential election year. We are also about a week or so away from Halloween. So, in my mind, this could go either way; I could either watch a semi-patriotic franchise or a scary movieContinue reading “The “Has Fallen” Franchise (2013, 2016 & 2019)”

Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020)

At some point I want to do a full retrospective on this franchise, but that wont be for a while. This one just came out, so rather than watch a legitimate movie or what is almost certain to be an unbearable presidential debate, I’m watching this movie. Honestly, I’ve enjoyed pretty much every Tremors movieContinue reading “Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020)”

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is the first true western I’ve decided to review on my blog. I am disregarding Cowboys & Aliens in this consideration because while that is really more of a sci-fi movie with a western setting as opposed to a true western. Some may find that to be a bitContinue reading “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)”

Point Break (1991)

Here on the A.T.B. blog, regular readers (of which, at the time of writing this post, there are zero) will know that I have a particular affinity towards dumb action films from the 80’s and 90’s. Well, today we get to go to one of the more particularly enjoyable films of the genre… 1991’s POINTContinue reading “Point Break (1991)”

Assassin’s Creed (2016)

Ah, Assassin’s Creed… The movie tie-in to a video game franchise I have enjoyed from time-to-time, and starring Michael Fassbender, no less. At the time, I was shocked to see Fassbender, an actor who is definitely above this material, starring in this type of movie. My thought is he must’ve received oodles of cash… ifContinue reading “Assassin’s Creed (2016)”

War Games (1983)

Tonight’s movie is going to be War Games from 1983. This movie is about as 80s as they come… Matthew Broderick & Ally Sheedy are the leads, to start. Computer games are all text based, and they are virtually indistinguishable from actual applications. The trailer is essentially just a voiceover. And in 2020, the factContinue reading “War Games (1983)”