Tag: Russell Crowe

  • The Weight: Desperation or manifestation?

    The Weight: Desperation or manifestation?

    THE WEIGHT (2026) We all have dreams. And with having dreams comes, of course, adversities and choices, and all the natural variables and people in between. Ethan Hawke seemed an odd choice to play a depression-era father condemned to a work camp. The actor is explicably modern. It’s in the way speaks and holds himself.…

  • Oscars 2026: And the nominees should be…

    Oscars 2026: And the nominees should be…

    THE OSCARS (2026) For a while now, I’ve wondered: what does an Oscar winner win exactly? Is it just a trophy? Is it an unbreakable and unspoken contract with the wizards and string-pullers of Hollywood? One that states, you are and were one of us, if even just for a moment. Is it a collective…

  • Gladiator 2 Review: Little boy lost

    Gladiator 2 Review: Little boy lost

    GLADIATOR 2 (2024) Why? Well here we are, answering the question: Why was this film made? And why is it titled Gladiator 2? Alas, it is the official sequel to one of the most universally loved films of all time. A film that exuded so much confidence it boastfully roared at its audience: “Are you…

  • 5 Underrated Russell Crowe Films

    5 Underrated Russell Crowe Films

    Most of us are familiar with contenders for the top 5 best Russel Crowe movies: Gladiator (2000), L.A. Confidential (1997), A Beautiful Mind (2001), The Insider (1999), 3:10 To Yuma ( (2007), Cinderella Man (2005), American Gangster (2007), the list deservedly goes on. One of the greatest actors living today has a plethora of acclaimed…