Category: Sport

Review- Rocky (50th Anniversary Screening) (1976)

On By Meathook CinemaIn 70s, Cinema, Cult Film, Film, Film Review, SportLeave a comment

I rewatched Rocky today as there was a 50th anniversary screening. It’s also a great refreshed before next week’s I Play Rocky is released here. It’s such a simple premise but one which clearly struck a chord with audiences. A small-time, part-time boxer who is struggling to survive day to day gets a shot at …

Continue reading Review- Rocky (50th Anniversary Screening) (1976)

Review: ‘I, Tonya’ (2017)

On By Meathook CinemaIn 2010s, America, Entertainment, Film, Hollywood, SportLeave a comment

Like many people the only thing I knew about ice skater Tonya Harding before this film was the incident of violence that she inflicted upon Nancy Kerrigan. This film deals with Tonya's upbringing and her life in general leading up to this point. One striking feature of the film is that it well and truly breaks down …

Continue reading Review: ‘I, Tonya’ (2017)