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3 Body Problem: Countdown – Season 01 – Episode 01 – RECAP

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Its only episode one and a lot of things going on although not much since everything surrounds a single mystery, ever since I saw the trailer this TV series got my attention since it has to be related with some sort of alien tech although I was not sure if its also time travel related or both??

I feel the story is a little bit crowded to start with a lot of characters, there is the main character so far Ye whose daughter killed herself after probably watching a count down same as other scientist who have been going through the same trauma but in the case of Ye she is a survivor from a revolution in China during the 60’s, a revolution mainly about science, I’m still not clear what were their demands but their leaders were after something big, trying to communicate with something out there, do they mean space? or future?

A group of friends, all scientist suffer the death of her teacher Vera, most of their projects are been shut down due to lack of results a common denominator across many Particle Colliders around the world and now one of the them is starting to see the count down everywhere she goes, the question is how, when and why would it stop or what it means?? certain only sci-fi events happen like the universe wink at you, like the starts start to Morse code all at once.

– IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13016388/
– Platform: Netflix

3 Body Problem: Countdown – Season 01 – Episode 01 – RECAP

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Revolution during the 60’s going on in China, looks like a witch hunt, they hunting scientist but I’m not sure if its because they teaching or believe in certain not proven or wrong theories? Ye Wenjie father is on stage accuse, he refuse to accept there is space for God in any of the theories he teach so is this revolution about God? come one people make up your mind.

It seems that this was the young ones only, the puppets, Ye after loosing her father got recruited by higher ranks because they needed scientist like her with lot of talent to help with their communications experiments, makes me think then why kill her father? well probably he was at the wrong place at wrong time, a bit confusing this part of the story and this is not good for viewers.

3 Body Problem: Countdown – Season 01 – Episode 01 – RECAP

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Benedict Wong from Avengers show up this time as an investigator, his name Da Shi; working on a case where different scientist kill themself for unknown reasons, this last one had high possibilities of getting the novel prize on physics, Vera experiment also discover something they could not explain so is there something or someone killing all this scientist on purpose before they get to close to a big discovery?? this is the part that starts to get interesting, there is a connection between all this dead scientist.

3 Body Problem: Countdown – Season 01 – Episode 01 – RECAP

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Continue with introducing characters, Saul was working with Vera on her experiment and its the last day the Collider will remain functional after they were shut down because their experiment was going no where, Saul is very irrelevant at this point but he still alive that’s what matters because what if this is a type of The Ring effect where everyone one of them start to see the count down at some point? Different than others Vera look very calm and cool before she kill herself jumping into a pool of some sort of fluid, probably deadly, her last question to Saul was about God.

3 Body Problem: Countdown – Season 01 – Episode 01 – RECAP

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Next in the group of friends, Jin and Auggie; at a bar having a drink were notified by Saul about Vera’s death, they were discussing the anomalies on Vera’s experiment and how physics and science over all have got to a dead end but I think they were talking about physics mostly, there are other parts of science probably making discoveries and working on things, it was at this moment that Auggie start to see the count down, it started as a Matrix glitch effect until numbers came up in front of her eyes making what ever was behind them look blurry.

3 Body Problem: Countdown – Season 01 – Episode 01 – RECAP

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After Vera’s funeral all five friends gather to have a drink and talk about how weird all this was. John Bradley play the role of Jack Rooney but he is not a scientist, I like he is not playing a nerdy shy role as he usually does, this time a kind of ass hole all about money guy, as usual he is very funny. Auggie has been feeling off after constantly watching this count down even visit a Neurologist to figure out whats wrong with her, only Jin knows at the moment, that night she step out of the bar for a smoke and a young women offers to light up her cigarette with a very devilish smile on her, she tells Auggie she knows about the countdown and the only way to stop it is if she shuts down her lab, Auggie has a nano tech lab; its like some one is trying to stop different experiments going on that could probably lead to new tech? or the end of the world? again this is the part, the idea, that is interesting.

3 Body Problem: Countdown – Season 01 – Episode 01 – RECAP

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Jin visits Vera’s mother, Ye; after a few days to help her and get some clues of why Vera would kill herself and Ye mention everything look normal with her, nothing strange, nothing out of the ordinary except a video game that Vera would play none stop, thats when Ye gave Jin the headset, looks like a piece of metal no lenses or headphones. I wonder why Ye been a scientist too didn’t put it on after Vera die, trying to figure out the death of her daughter?

It seems critics and audience are in sync about this series, solid 7/10 on IMDB and RTT, I agree on this after watching the first episode I would say solid 7.5 for me, the mystery about why this scientist can see this countdown and why the women who talk to Auggie ask her to shut down her lab only tells me that either she will make a big discovery or could turn out very bad for humans, Aliens in movies usually want to help humans from eradicating themself although its not clear who is making this scientist watch this count down. The headset I want to see more of that and find out if it is really a game or a simulation of whats going to happen, the story about the China revolution not so interesting to me unless this series is about time travel and they have discover a way to send messages through time, lots of questions, I’ll definitely continue to watch this series but on the traditional one episode a week since I don’t like watching them all at once Netflix release style.

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Asphalt City (2024) : Raw Realities of New York City’s Emergency Services

March 23, 2024 SkipTvAds

The movie follow Ollie Cross in his new life as a paramedic, he decided to do this job because is going to help him in paying his studies, he want to be a doctor and to gained experience. Cross is presenting with Gene Rutkovsky that man that is going to be his partner in the night shift, Rutkovsky better know as Rut is a veteran paramedic that has seen everything and nothing can surprise him anymore for that reason Rut decided to say to Cross “Beware of black flies, they the first to smell death”, Cross didn’t quite understand what was Rut trying to say to him but life is going to show him that lesson. The first call of the night was received and the team of paramedics prepared to attend the call, a moments late they arrived in a abandoned apartment where unfortunately they couldn’t do much because the person was already dead, they then start the process of removed the movie and take it to the morgue in the ambulance Rut asked to Cross if that was the first time that he ever watched someone he knew actually die and Cross replies yes, his own mother that committed suicide when he was a child. The story will continue showing the colleagues in his job every night trying to do the best they can in situation such as the abused and beaten wives, the drug addicted, the ignored immigrants and the though gang members that sometimes make they job more difficult. Cross is living all this during the night but during the day he is struggle to commit with his studies and the exams that he has to present. Every night for Cross is apparently a challenge but Rut is there to guide the newbie in hardly job, something things can escalated and touch deeply in Cross like a badly beaten wife that is still threatened by her husband even thought the paramedics try to take her to the hospital or an scene were apparently a pregnant heroin user gave birth but the baby born dead, this case of scenarios continue every night making Cross realized the New York is not what is seems in the surface in the darker halls exist a different world, a world full of cruelty, suffering, people trying to survive and two paramedics trying to save the most people the can. Also the movie will show a little of the personal life of each character Cross with his girlfriend and Rut struggling with the decision of his ex wife of moving to another city with his daughter.

Asphalt City is an intense movie that is going to show scenarios one after another of chaos, lost, pain and cruelty of society, director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire want to show a different perspective of a big city that is glorify for many but is a hell for others and a perspective from a paramedic that work in the night shift is the way that he decided to show the audience that New York is not perfect and that reality could be cruel. Asphalt City premiered on March 29th in theaters.

– IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18177528/
– Platform: Theaters
– Release: March 29, 2024

Critics: Too much exaggerated

The movie Asphalt City was premiered in the Cannes Film Festival in 2023 with the name of Black Flies for the adaptation of Shannon Burke’s 2008 novel Black Flies. Critics have acclaimed the performance of Sean Penn and Tye Sheridan, giving emotion and reality to their characters but critics has also dislike for the cruelty and the exaggeration of the job that a real paramedic has to do mention that in the movie they seems to be more like two cops in every crime scene, despite all that the director vision is accepted and the movie is side of a city that also needs to be known.

Director’s Vision: Reality at the big screen

Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire is a French filmmaker, producer and screenwriter that is best known for the films Johnny Mad Dog 2008, A Prayer Before Dawn 2017 and now Asphalt City 2024. The career of the director started in 1991 as a first assistant director of the film Les Nuits Fauves By Cyril Collard and continue doing that job until 2000, after gained experience he decided to give a step on his directorial career and directed three short films La Mule, A Dios and Matalo later in 2008 he made the movie Johnny Mad Dog which one that was presented in the Cannes Film Festival winning the Prix de L’Espoir. Sauvaire is a director that is not afraid to show the dark side of society and dig into the characters psyche until they reveal their deepest fears and desires.

A veteran and a rookie: Showing the Cast of Asphalt City

The cast of Asphalt city is lead by Sean Penn as Gene Rutkovsky, Penn is an American actor and director, as an actor he won an Academy Award for his roles in the movie Mystic River 2003 and in Milk 2008, Penn has a long filmography that reflect his expertise and great work. Tye Sheridan plays Ollie Cross, Sheridan is an American actor that made his debut in the film The Tree of Life 2001, in 2016 he take the role of Scotter Summer known as Cyclope in X-Mex Apocalypse and In Ready Player One of 2018 he performed Wade Owen. Gbenga Akinnagbe is an American actor and writer, Akinnagbe is known for his role in the series The Wire of 2002 as Chris Partlow and in the series The Deuce of 2017 as Larry Brown. Katherine Waterston as Nancy, Waterson is an British actress that made her debut in the movie Michael Clayton 2007 but she is known for her performance in the movie Inherent Vice 2014, she also portrayed Chrisann Brennan in the movie Steve Jobs 2015 and take the role of Tina Goldstein in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2016. Mike Tyson is in the role of Chief Burroughs, Tyson is a former boxer that make his appearance in this movie.

Production Challenges

The movie Asphalt City at the beginning was titled with the name Black Flies that was because it is an adaptation of Shannon Burke’s Novel with the same name Black Flies, due to it is an adaptation director was more careful in the process of scripting and directing to capture the essence of the original story, despite that the filming process was pleasant with a cast that gave everything to deliver great performances. Asphalt City is a movie that is going to give to the audience many emotions thanks to the great performances and the view of director Jean Stéphane Sauvaire about a dark New York City.

Based on Shannon Burke’s 2008 novel Black Flies, Asphalt City wants to reflect in this movie the vision of a director who has live for many years in the great city of New York, with the story of two paramedics, one as the rookie and the second a veteran that nothing impress him anymore, is a plot of a dark city full of crime, drugs, abuse, gangs members that is reflecting a different and also a real perspective of a city that is glorify by many but as is also a hell for others, at the same is the place were the devil walk between everyone and we don’t if this destiny but Ollie Cross is the person chose in this life that is going to feel all the pain and frustration of every call he received and must attend all this to confirm if he is strong enough to pass through all those challenges and can pass with success all the test that life is going to force him to face.

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Tokyo Vice: The Noble Path – Season 02 – Episode 08 – RECAP

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I believe Tokyo Vice is a very underrated series and not because it has a low rating, reason why is because not many people knows about it or talks about but, at times it can be a bit slow as any other police / journalist tv series who are after the bad guys but then it picks up very quickly.

On season one for me it was always Jake, Samantha and Sato the main characters but on season two things have change a bit but always with Jake in the middle of the storm, Samantha has turn into a disposable character with her moments but not as focus as in first season, Sato has probably remain at the top three but now Tozawa and Katagari next to Jake all the time.

Episode eight was every exiting to watch with a lot of retaliation specially at Chihara-Kai ever since Hayama took over after their Oyabun death, the monster that Tozawa has turn in after he came back is expanding rapidly starting to control not only the streets but high power inside the government and probably the US embassy.

– IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2887954/
– Platform: MAX

Tokyo Vice: The Noble Path – Season 02 – Episode 08 – RECAP

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Episode starts with a Yakuza arrest in the the US while they were having a good time in Hawaii, after they got busted its not known if they are part of Tozawa clan, this arrest seem very random without much details like Yakuza overall is expanding in the US without limits, similar to the wave of violence that is happening in Japan at the moment with Tozawa just watching from the distance like he is promoting all this without been directly involve.

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Jake return from the US early because he found evidence that can tie Tozawa to a case of corruption, how he got to the US and got a liver transplant along with many other charges, Katagiri is now pushing Jake to publish but Meisho won’t allow it mainly because he doesn’t have much proof and besides it seems someone inside is working for Tozawa ever since the evidence tape at Meisho burn down, video tape that involve the Transport Minister in a murder case.

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Samantha as usual hits rock bottom again but she is not alone this time, Sato is back with her out of nothing and it sucks because he was always there for her and only after her club got shut down and she needed a shoulder to cry she let in Sato knowing one of her models was going out with him, what a bitch. Sato also needs a shoulder and some support because he was thrown out of Chihara Kai after Hayama took over, to make things worst his brother join Chihara Kai and most likely will be abuse or end up dead very quick, Sato is looking for a way to get his brother back, there is a lot of revenge going on in this episode because Sato does get what he is looking for and what his Oyabun Ishida wanted all the time if he ever died.

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Jake came early to Japan, at Meisho there were a lot of people mad at him after his last tantrum before he left, the reason he left; brought them some gift and try to make amends although Tin Tin deserve it after acting like a cry baby when he got played by the Minister and blame Jake for it. That story about the Yakuza bust just came up at Meisho, Trendy and Jake are assign to it and this could serve as a piggy back for Jake so he can keep digging although he already got his answers, now he has to some how connect them to hard prove to publish, once again he gets shut down by the corrupt system who latter on will slap everyone on their faces.

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Jake’s boss, Emi; has been instructed to investigate the Meisho current director Baku after the video tape evidence burn down, they are suspecting that Baku is working for Tozawa because if they had publish that story it would connect the Minister of Transport and Tozawa to a murder case and some one would have talk to safe their ass, specially Minister of Transport who already told the truth of what was going on between him and Tozawa after one night Katagiri got tired of playing by the rules and went down ninja style into his place, treating to cut his finger off. After all Tin Tin did found and old article from Tozawa home town where Baku interview him directly so this is a start, some how Baku and Tozawa know each other.

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There is constant humor into this series specially coming from Tozawa, the guy is constantly making fun of people because he can basically do what ever the fuck he wants, this time comes into the room after his wife was trying to sneak around a deal with the Transport Minister behind his back but Tozawa has eyes and ears every where so he got there to remember the Minister of certain video tape that could come back at any moment and destroy his career, he does not want a Transport Minister, he needs the Minister of Justice on his side.

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Tozawa again displaying his power, Katagiri new boss Nagata was making a lot of progress busting Yakuza left and right, now getting closer to Tozawa thanks to Jake and Katagiri but the moment she got too close to the sun her wings burn down, there is a new Justice Minister, Nagata gets replaced, Jake had a meeting with Yabuki, Tozawa’s right hand; to let him know if he continues with his story they going to kill him.

Sato getting back to Chihara Kai does not surprise me I really though he would eventually but how Tozawa start to control everything and kill Ishida shows a lot of power out of him right now, when he left he was very ill and didn’t have this much power on the government and the streets but after killing Ishida and taking over his Wife’s family organization he got stronger than ever been able to pull strings everywhere and cover things up so he doesn’t get involve, even showing up at the police station to proof his innocence, its just ridiculous.

Question at hand is, will Sato retaliate and go after Tozawa? will Jake work with him? its going to be war in the streets and Tozawa has a lot of enemies after him, also those who work for him like Baku and the new Justice Minister are been secretly investigated, there are a lot of twist to this series although it looks very basic from the outside, I give Episode 8 a 7.5/10.

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The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live: What We – Season 1 – Episode 4 – RECAP

March 18, 2024 SkipTvAds

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Rick and Michonne are back at it in the wild, this is good because from now on the series will be more versatile in terms of whats going to happen next, its not anymore about CRM conspiracy but also surviving in the wild so possibilities are infinite. Before they came to an agreement to stay together an entire twenty four hour argument had to happen, this episode made me feel like I was in my 20s again having an argument with my girlfriend, those type of argument that last for days and not even how hard you try can’t come to an agreement, it was exhausting and I was constantly wanting to fast forward but that would ruin the episode for me so I had to stay put with all the bullshit of this episode, I have to say TWD does have a strong fan base because on IMDB this episode got a 9.2 with over 2600+ votes, WTF!

In my opinion this is the worst episode from the last three spin off considering this is the best spin off out of the three, it sounds weird but that’s just how I see it, besides there was nothing special about the ending, I didn’t like it at all but that doesn’t mean its a 1/10 that would be ridiculous just as some people score movies and tv series online, to be fair I would give it a 6/10.

– IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9859436/
– Platform: AMC+

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live: What We - Season 1 - Episode 4 - RECAP — The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live: What We – Season 1 – Episode 4 – RECAP

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live: What We – Season 1 – Episode 4 – RECAP

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On episode three after their mission, the CRM helicopter was heading back to Philadelphia during a storm, Michonne open the helicopter door and take Rick down with her without even knowing where they would land, there is no way she knew they were over water at that point, probably saw something from the front helicopter window but still. Landed in the water, went back to shore and got into a building where the entire argument starts, Rick immediately ask for the PBR (GPS) back since he lost his, to let know the CRM where they are.

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Surprise surprise, Michonne with Rick with, you have another kid his name is Rick too, how about that, she was pregnant when Rick disappear after the bridge incident, his son is the one who call him the Brave Men. Comando, episode reference for Rick jeje; answers back we have to go back

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This is if I’m not mistaken the first 20 minutes of the episode, every argument ends up with give me the PRB we need to go back, doesn’t matter how and how many times Michonne tries to raise the case that they have children back home waiting for them, asking for their father and Rick refuse to go back mainly because he fears Jadis will go looking for them because she is all in for the CRM cause and that implies to keep it a secret.

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live: What We – Season 1 – Episode 4 – RECAP

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The next day after the storm Michonne is over arguing with Rick because he is the one who does not want to go back so she gave him the PRB and notice that the helicopter they were flying in had hit the building next to them, she save Rick by jumping from the helicopter, this means they are “dead” too, minutes after they notice this another CRM helicopter comes in and launch rockets to destroy the helicopter that had crash trying to leave zero evidence of the CRM behind. Another argument about the hole situation starts, my eyes role back thinking here we go again but Michonne this time cut the bullshit and decided to go home without Rick and he finally decided to go with her, wasn’t easy because the first time they try after another big argument there were walkers outside who stop them from leaving.

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Finally after all the arguments and talking Rick explains why he could not go back with her, it was not the fear that the CRM or Jadis will go looking for them, Rick lost his memories, he forgot Carl face first and then fear he would forget Michonne too, that’s why he kept trying to dream about her, there was episode with Rick and Michonne eating in the park, I was like that never happen why this images, well it was Rick forcing himself to not forgetting Michonne face, that is why Rick couldn’t go back with her, at times he totally forgot what he felt for her and now that she is back he remembers but there is some weird confusion going on with him.

If you ask me this is not a confusing episode, its very simple, Rick try everything he could to escape the CRM and go back with Michonne for years, more than eight years trying to escape form the CRM even cut his arm to the point he start forgetting his love ones, like his son Carl and fear he forgets about Michonne too but when he finally took the desicion to go all in the CRM, when the military life suck him in, Okafor gave him a purpose again a life within the CRM by promoting him, days latter Michonne appears again on his life, the decision was easy go back with her but he didn’t he actually made things worst for them by taking Michonne back with him to Philadephia because Jadis now knows they together and I’m sure that most likely she will go after them the main reason for this assumption is because Rick knows way too much about the CRM and Jadis did mention that if they escape would be the first ones to do it, the CRM will lift every stone on earth to find them and finish them.

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Knox Goes Away (2024): When a Hitman Mind Starts to Deteriorate

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Knox Goes Away (2024): When a Hitman Mind Starts to Deteriorate

The story focuses on John Knox, an aging hit man that in one diner with his partner in crime but suddenly start experience memory loss symptoms because at the moment that he asks the waitress for a cup of coffee he forgot that he already made that request and has one cup right in front of him, he realized that something was wrong and decided to confirm what was happening. Knox take a fly to San Francisco for an appointment with a noted neurologist and after administering memory tests and a CT scan the doctor has a diagnosis, Knox has a very rear form of dementia with no cure and with a rapidly progress making him loose his sanity in weeks, this is a devastating new for Knox and force him to do everything he needs and want in a race against time. Knox returned to do a mission with his partner Muncie, getting the target and killing him, Knox noticed that a woman was also there and kills her too because that’s the way these things go but suddenly Knox feel that someone else enters the apartment and just like that he killed his partner because he forgot he was with him, due to that tragic event, he was convinced that it was the sign that he got to call it quits, after he cash out the mission he decided that was everything his mind is deteriorating so he can’t continue but the life or destiny was other because one night his son, a son with which he has no relationship at all knock his door, Miles (Knox son) arrived with his bloody hand wrapped in a towel and requesting for help, he explain to Knox that a statutory predator met his daughter online and got her pregnant, so he decided to paid him a visit to threaten him but ended stabbing and killing him. Knox decided that in fact it will be his last mission, a mission to save his son, like a redemption for all the time that he lost as a father. Knox will start a race against detective Suzy Nakamura that is in charge of both cases and that analyzed that the crimes are connected, a race against his mind to complete the mission struggling with the dementia that is increasing and the life that is losing.

Knox Goes Away premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2023 and will be released on March 15th in theaters, was directed and starring by legendary actor Michael Keaton, he is giving an amazing entertainment movie about dementia that is not only about dementia, show the life of man that is flying away trying to redeem his absent in the life of his son by cleaning all the mess he created and a fight against his own mind that soon will be off but meanwhile he is going to do whatever it takes to force his brain to work until he achieve his plan.

– IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8390476/
– Platform: Theaters
– Release: March 15, 2024

Knox Goes Away (2024): When a Hitman Mind Starts to Deteriorate

Exploring Michael Keaton’s Directorial Style

Michael Keaton is well known for his acting career but know he is also taking the directorial role in the movie Knox Goes Away making this his second time as a director, his first movie as director was The Merry Gentleman in 2008 a movie about a woman who leaves her abusive husband to start a new life in Chicago. Keaton is a multifaceted actor but is demonstrating that is also an amazing director bringing a thriller about a man with a dementia diseases that is struggling to complete his last mission as a hit man by helping his son that has committed a crime. Keaton guide the cast and himself in a good way to deliver a movie that the audience can enjoy and creating with the trailer the interesting to know if at the end Knox complete his task.

Knox Goes Away (2024): When a Hitman Mind Starts to Deteriorate

Old Friends Bringing Characters to Life

With the high-profile cast that this movie possess the expectation of the audience is high, starting with Michael Keaton with the leading role of John Knox, Keaton is an actor that has giving many iconic performances that audience and fans love such as Beetlejuice 1988, Batman 1989, Batman Returns 1992, portrayed Vulture in Spider-Man Homecoming 2017 and Riggan Thomson in Birdman for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. James Marsden take the role of Miles (Knox son), Marsden began his acting career in the TV Series Saved by the Bell: The New Class 1993, he gained fame for his portrayals of Cyclops in the X-Men film series 2000 and for his role in the films The Notebook 2004, Enchanted 2007, 27 Dresses 2008 and the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise 2020. Al Pacino plays Xavier Crane (Knox friend), Al Pacino is renowned for his performances in The Godfather and Scarface, he is a awarded actor and is considered one of the greatest and most influential actor of the 20th century. In this movie has the role of Knox trusted friend with a shady past, adding intrigue to his role. Marcia Gay Harden portrays Knox’s ex-wife, Harden is an actress that has develop her carrier in theater, television and in the big screen, her rise arrived with the film Miller’s Crossing 1990 but in 2000 her portrayal of artist Lee Krasner in the movie Pollock made her win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actrees consolidating her career.

Knox Goes Away (2024): When a Hitman Mind Starts to Deteriorate

Story That Provokes Reflection

The movie directed by Michael Keaton, Knox Goes Away, is a story of reflection, making the audience think in what will be their actions if they are notify that has a short time not of life but of lucidity because the brain is going to stop working, in the case of Knox that is a hit man and a absent father the way that he is going to live against the clock is by trying to redeem his actions helping his son that never met. The topic of the story also submerges in the perspective on family and the challenges to create a bond now the time is running out. Know Goes Away wants to transmit the importance of second chances, forgiveness, family love in extreme situations and the awareness on mental health and brain disease.

Knox Goes Away (2024): When a Hitman Mind Starts to Deteriorate

Critical and Audience Response

The reception of Knox Goes Away has been varied, with diverse opinions from critics, some have mention that the movie has a slow pace and it is rare due to the plot of movie is that the main character has a short time to complete his plans because he has a brain disease, but on the other side some have praised Michael Keaton’s direction and performance, despite the different opinions the expectation about the movie seems to be raised due to original topic and the cast of the movie that include Al Pacino, James Marsden and Marcia Gay Harden.

Smooth Production Process

The filming process of Knox Goes Away took place without delay or controversies. The movie was film entirely in Los Angeles, CA, from October to December 2022. Despite the challenges that can occur during a filming of a movie and especially in the case of Knox Goes Away that include a high profile cast, it doesn’t affect the process of the production, successfully completing it and delivering the movie at scheduled. Also Keaton’s as a lead actor and director and the performance of the cast stand out as a key aspect of this cinematic project.

The movie Knox Goes Away has a particular topic that will make the audience get deep in their thoughts and reflect themselves if what will happen in our live if we have to pass trough a diagnose as John Knox, for the audience to think in how is going to be our lives until we are lost in our own minds, delusional and incapable to have a normal life. Knox take the decision to help his son with whom he has never had a relationship as redemption for all the time that he never expend with him trying to recover all the time that he lost and trying to create bonds with him. Is a movie that have action and fight scenes but also has that sense of humanity watching Knox losing control of his thoughts and his life, it is a good movie and with the cast should be delightful to watch.

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Shogun (2024): Tomorrow Is Tomorrow – Episode 3 – RECAP

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John Blackthorne is moving fast in the ranks but not because of his own means so far but because he as become the perfect obstacle for the Council in favor of Toronaga, Yoshii has use him as a pawn on this, so far; silent war he has against the other four most powerful men in Japan.

What intrigue me the most is how far will Yabushige will remain alive playing the double agent game, for the most part he makes everyone believe he is on Toronaga’s side but behind close doors he constantly talks to Ishido even advice him how to move against Toronaga and tries to make him use John as a pawn on this side too but the truth is that Yabushige intercept John when Ishido send for him, then Yabushige deliever John to Toronaga, this looks like Yabushige is with Toronaga but trying to hustle Ishido, looking for any land or power he can get from him for his personal use, I doubt Yabushige will be able to betray Toronaga before he finds out or kill him.

– IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2788316/
– Platform: FOXNOW

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Episode two had a dramatic ending with for almost everyone on Toronaga’s clan, after John reveal to them that the Portuguese run a gun warehouse Mariko suspect this was used on their war against the Taiko, same war that Toronaga fought meaning they are not their friend but their enemy making all kind of profits under their own noses without even noticing, Yabushige was probably like wtf just happen?

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Toronaga has decided to move out of Osaka, he was able to delay his impeachment but thats not enough and with what John has reveal to him changes everything, before he goes kinda broke relationship between the church and Japan closing the port for them this also got Ishido suspecting and now if the other Catholic members of the Council remain loyal to their faith are they also Ishido’s enemy but in the meantime allies against Toronaga?

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This scene is a very funny one, aside from the mind games there is certain comedy happening specially between Mariko and John, he has no other option since she is his interpreter although he is trying to learn Japanese, he is short on options so they have become some what close and Mariko makes fun of him every time she can regarding how he is a barbarian since he knows nothing about their traditions, in this case the Dr. taking care of his wound suggest they get him a women to calm him down where Mariko translate for him and latter ask if he prefers a male companion.

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I’m following the series episode by episode every week, let me tell you that Chiyo is going to become a very important part of John life, after her husband and baby where killed because her husband insulted Ishido she is now going to serve Toronaga to gain a place on his clan, there is suppose to be a romance relationship between John and a women but I’m not sure yet if its Mariko or Chiyo, both went through the same circumstances, both serving Toronaga to remain on his clan and gain a seat, but I’m still not sure if any of the two will fall in love with John.

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Japanese honor is something very beautiful that in the case of John he knows nothing about, but he does take certain risks specially lie about certain things, in this case he saves Toronaga by making a full of himself trying to stop Ishido’s soldier to look into the case where women where transport, saying how disrespectful is to peek at a women’s quarters, if he didnt do this Toronaga was going to be discover for sure but NONE of the Toronaga clan was going to make a fool of themself like John did because of honor, they just do not behave that way no matter what, in that case they probably prefer Toronaga getting discovered and fight for their lives.

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Once again Toronaga playing mind tricks at the rest of the council, before Taiko died the orders were simple and explicit, there MUST be five Regents to vote if not they cant but now Toronaga quits the Council leaving only four regents, this moves are starting to make Ishido loose his patience, I think its silly that they cant vote if Toronaga quits, first he can’t quit and second if he does then he can be by default declare an enemy of the council.

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This series is just getting better and better, we only on episode four as this week, I’m loving all the mind games Toronaga is playing on everyone not only on the council members but also on Yabushige, it seems that been a hostage as little gave him every advantage he needed to develop this mind state, I think we now get into the stage where John starts to go up in the ranks, learn their culture, their language, handle a sword, this is very familiar….last samurai type of thing, but still interesting to me, I’m sure most people are enjoying this tv series a lot.

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Masters Of The Air: Part Six – E06 – RECAP

March 12, 2024 SkipTvAds

The show is currently on episode 8 about to finish this Friday 15, I have been keeping up with the episodes but had delays as usual to post recaps, it has been a blast for the most part but as any other mini series there are a few slow episodes. Episode six in my opinion doesn’t fall into the full hype episodes and I think from here one the story is about giving some closure to all the characters, specially Crosby, Buck and Bucky. There is something unusual on this mini series, having some other strong characters like Captain Rosie who are so strong but not given enough screen time, the entire problem is that there is too much to the story that does not fit into one season and its a shame AppleTV didn’t think this way, there is so much potential and they decided to make it a mini series.

Episode six is a drama episode but starts with some action, Buck is alive, landed in Germany after he had to jump ship but he was quickly capture by locals and then detain by the Military, this episode is all about Buck. There are other characters who keep developing the story like Crosby and Rosie, both send to rest and clear their minds out of base.

– IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2640044/
– Platform: AppleTV+

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In times of war must be a constant adrenaline rush to be in the middle of enemy territory, alone with just your pistol and trying to stay hidden from any pair of eyes that come across, you have to assume everyone is the enemy but can’t take defense actions because you will be quickly out number, you might take out a few but once their bodies are discover a lot of heat will be after you, in a very short term this is what happen to Buck, he was found by locals and then detain.

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After the last very rough mission some of the personnel were send out to clear their mind, Crosby was send to Oxford for a conference where there would be all kind of members from the Allies Military Forces, he gets letters from his wife and before Bubbles died he was a bit dry when ever talking about her. Rosie and his crew were send out directly to a resting place, not a spa but all kind of activities to relax, as a fact that was the direct order relax, they were the only survivor of their last mission and the scene where all they see were airplane parts falling from the sky must put a lot of weigh on their shoulders, who would want to go up in the sky again after what they saw? but after all they were the only ones who came back so there must be something special about that Rosie and his crew, Co. want them back sharp as fuck but understood they have to calm down and relax after all the carnage they went through.

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Allies are starting to bomb Germany, they going deep and cities are starting to fall, Buck and some other pilots that were capture were been transport by train until they got to a point were the city was destroy and the train had to stop, from there they had to walk but the main problem were the people around them at the moment, the city just got bombarded by the Royal Air Force at night, the minute people saw American Pilots they brought down the hammer, attacking them, stab them, German Soldiers allow all this until it was enough mayhem and started to put them down one by one with a bullet to their heads, I guess it was a dramatic cliche scene but when the German Soldier tries to kill Buck, he ran out of bullets.

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Buck instead got knock out and though dead, the group of pilots were going to be burred in the outsides of the city but Buck was still alive and try to escape, he was just too weak and now military caught him again, this was the best outcome because he was either going to be burred alive or shot before been 7ft under ground.

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There were all kind of spies on both sides during war, we have seen this many times on WWII TV series recently like A Small Light, The New Look, All the Light We Cannot See, spies was a thing, probably not the James Bond type of spies just regular people that were a sell out, Germany had a lot of intel on American pilots and the moment Buck was capture they knew a lot about him, he was brought to interrogation although he as many others refuse to answer any questions other than his name, rank and serial number.

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This last four episodes of Masters of The Air I think will mostly touch on other topics than air battle, they will probably be more about the physical and psychological struggles of pilots and soldiers during war, in the case of Crosby and Rosie who have gone through so much and they are still free and alive, others with less fortune like Buck were send out to camps where all American Soldiers capture went to, on this series the camp was mostly full of Air Force members, they also show a scene how civilians were taken to work camps it was brutal to see all that people asking for help, I always see the educational side of this scenes, many jump the gun into conclusions like its propaganda on any of the two sides although all I can think is that no body should be treated this way but we also have to realize during war times this things are going to happen or worst.

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Part Six brings a now well known actress Bel Powley, from A Small Light, she now plays the role of Sandra Westgate who ends up to be Crosby roommate at the Oxford conference and they build a bond, I do not applaud cheating on your wife just for been out of the country for that long but we can’t denied that the women is a key component of all adult men, some cant be without one at least for closure for a companion, Crosby has gone through so much and probably after a long time he found something of this on Sandra; their moment ended quickly this time since she was called back to HQ and had to go leaving Crosby hanging.

As you can tell from the cover image Bucky is alive, Buck is capture and during an escape attempt re capture but it was the best it could happen to him after locals try to finish him on the streets and German soldiers participate too, the series is starting to fall mainly into drama of what the Pilots, Soldiers and regular people went through during the war, since Bucky and Buck are back together we will see the rest of the episodes leaning more into their release, escape or death, I have keep up with watching the episodes every week but this are the type of posts that takes me the most to write and haven’t had the proper time, I think I might just speed run the next episodes for the rest of the week so I can finish the episode recaps on Saturday.

It has been a blast so far watching this series, I think most people had a good time specially during the first five episodes when it was full of air battle action, sadly NOW that the allies fighters show up they will have very few minutes of screen, I kept asking to watch a battle with fighters as escorts of the bombers but so far never got it, for the ending of the series I’m open for anything, after all a lot of people were send send to death march where they either die marching on the snow or they got killed by soldiers, sad episodes but again that’s how brutal war is and there is nothing we can do about it just avoid it at all costs because there is no good outcome out of war, never is.

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State of Consciousness (2022) – Inception & Matrix influence, blend?

March 12, 2024 SkipTvAds

Stephen’s is a man that live a normal and happy life with his girlfriend Alicia, one day he was accused of murder and entered into a mental facility where he was exposed to an experimental treatment lead by Dr. Fielder. Since that moment Stephen’s began to live a nightmare starting with the information that he can’t remember 18 months of his life, information that was delivered by Dr. Fielder to him and leave him shock and with a bunch of question with no answer, after that shocking new he was sent to his housed and received by his girlfriend Alicia that received him with love and also informing him that he must take a medicine every day, an additional news that Stephens just can comprehend that start to follows until his life collapse by the strange dreams he has making him confuse trying to confirm if what he is dreaming are really just dreams or the memories of those 18 months that he lost. Stephens is determined to find the answer and the truth of what happen in that place, the truth of how affected is his brain and the truth about his identity. This movie is full of intrigue and a disturbing idea that will dig in our minds, the idea that we can loose a long part of our life and try to live it as something that just happen or try to form the puzzle that has our minds to live in peace.

Director Marcus Stokes is the responsible to brings to the big screen State of Consciousness with Emile Hirsch in the main role, is a movie that will keep the audience engage to know the truth about what kind of experiment was the one that Stephen experienced and why him. These types of movies have a lot of audience because is a way to put our minds to work to get the answer previous the ending of the movie.

– IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8390476
– Platform: Theaters
– Release: March 15, 2024

Director: Marcus Stokes

Marcus Stokes is an American director that started his career working as a visual effects artist at George Lucas Industrial Light and Magic after that he began working in different TV Series such as American Horror Stories 2022, The Walking Dead 2022, Criminal Minds 2017, Quantum Leap 2022 and The Flash 2019. Stokes continue working in more series but on 2005 he directed his first short film The Catalyst that was acquired by HBO known in the present as MAX, is a story about a man with a paranormal love seeking help with a stranger for save the life of his fiance, Stokes also worked in major films such as Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace and I, Robot. Stokes is the founder and president of The Working Director a Santa Monica based company specializing in the training aspiring professional directors. State of Consciousness is the director debut in the big screen of director Marcus Stokes. In the trailer we can see a little hint of inspiration for this movie that seems to be related to Matrix, probably the director wants to give a new world not so similar but with the essence of it.

Doubts on the cast, but still good enough?

Emile Hirsch plays the role of Stephen, a man that that was to participate in a clinical trial with an experimental drug, Hirsh is an American actor that start his carrier in the late 1990’s in the TV Series Wild Iris, his first cinematic debut was in the movie The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys 2002, other notable roles include The Girl Next Door 2004, Lords of Dogtown 2005, Milk 2008 and Speed Racer 2008, also he play the role of Chris McCandless in Into The Wild 2007 earning acclaim and multiple nominations. Tatjana Nardone take the role of Alicia, she is an Irish Italian actress and is best known for her work on TV series Medici Masters of Florence, Loro 2 by Paolo Sorrentino and portraying Ladwyss in the TV adaptation of Bernard Cornwell novel The Winter King. Gaia Scodellaro as Monique, she is an Italian actress that debut in Berlin with a Burlesque entitled Ambrosia and work in the Italian television in various roles, her major international production was The Equalizer 3 in which she plays the role of Aminah.

The twisted story of State of Consciousness

Stephen’s is a man that was accused of a mysterious murder and internee in a mental facility where he passed through an experimental treatment and all this supposedly to avoid putting him in jail. Stephen wake up and was informed that passed 18 months and he was shock about that information wondering what happen in his life during that time and more because he can’t remember anything. After the disturbing news he returned to his home with his girlfriend Alicia, she treat him as usual only indicating that he must take a pill every day, a pill he doesn’t know what is for but is the doctor recommendation and must follow it, at home Stephen’s try to recover his memories but he can’t and start something odd in his life, begins to has dreams that he is not sure if in fact are only dreams or events that he lived but can’t remember. Stephens will embark in a journey to reclaim his identity and memories, confronting his darkest corners of his own mind, where everything mix, trying to finally unveil what is real or not.

Behind the Scenes

State of Interest is a movie that filming and production navigated without obstacles. The movie was premiered at a festival in Italy in 2022 and is now is expected to be released in theaters on March 15th. A psychological thriller that promises to linger in the minds of the audience, forcing the audience to engage with the story and try to get the answer about what is really happening with the Stephens a man that is struggling to know the truth. Also invite the audience to enjoy the references about Matrix that can be seen since the trailer released.

Anticipation and Expectations

The story that is giving the director Marcus Stokes is a topic that many people enjoy, topic about the human psyche, a disturbing mind and lies. The trailer is giving information that the movie will be filled with mystery, suspense, psychological intrigue and something really interesting maybe a futuristic touch. The director invite the audience to explore and enjoy a journey of danger, revelations and plot twist all of this until the audience confirm what is true or illusions. Also can be mention the performance that Emile Hirsch is going to deliver on the movie that seems to be perfection as previous performances of this great actor. Something really unexpected but interesting is the reference about Matrix that make us believe that maybe director and screenwriters were huge influenced by the amazing world of Matrix.

From a world were everything is uncertainty State of Consciousness is coming with a story about a man that needs to find 18 months of his life that are just missing, a story where the main character can’t trust no one and where is life is plagued of lies, he is force to fight to recover his memories and live a normal life. Also the audience will see a reference about Matrix with the scene on the trailer where Stephens is hooked to a cable that connects to the back of his head giving that touch in the audience of think that what is watching is something that Stephens is really living or is just hallucination. This movie is perfect for audience that those movies were the mind must work to joined all the pieces of the puzzled and get the answer of the story but is also a good topic for that audience that wants to see something new in the cinematic industry.

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The Walking Dead: Bye – Season 1 – Episode 3 – RECAP

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Right now it feels like a great time for TV series with so many productions, great shows releasing and some about to end or finish their season like Masters of The Air and Halo, last year I felt there were not this many great series like The Ones Who Live and Shogun, 2023 TWD spin off stared a bit weak with Dead City even giving the impression that they were just trying to milk the cow a bit more although towards the end Negan took the wheel and ended very strong in my opinion.

The Ones Who Live is just getting better and this is only the third episode, more mysteries are been reveal on this episode at the same time it starts to make me feel like not trusting Rick or others, like Michonne is the only good one here. It is also confirm that no body has escape so far from the city and Rick has been the only one so far that had that many attempts and almost got off when he cut his arm.

– IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9859436/

– Platform: AMC+

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I still don’t get why if the CRM does’t allow A (strong leaders) in, how Rick, Jadis and Pearl make it because all the CRM wants are sheep they can control and been citizens, Jadis now is high in the ranks of the CRM but then the same question comes up why she was allow inside? she is so higher than Rick that she actually got him by the balls making him take desperate actions asking Pearl for favors and I’m starting to think that Jadis knows about this.

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On episode 3 there were a few scenes with a lot of impact, Jadis been the only knowing about Rick and Michonne puts a lot of weight on him even giving him an ultimatum, if anything happens to her she left all the necessary documentation so they CRM knows about them, Rick beg her not to and let Michonne go but she is right about something, it was Rick to brought her back, she should have stay out, although Rick probably consider her chances to survive the CRM were higher been inside having him looking after her, its just sick how Jadis has total control over Rick to make him beg.

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It was a matter of time and circumstances for Michonne to show off her killing skills, its a natural thing on her knowing how to fight and kill walkers and people too, she had one job; not to let others see this other side of her but she blew it off for the first time during her shift after she had to take actions to safe one of her co workers before a few walkers jump her, it does look like the CRM gathers the sheep only.

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Pearl different than Rick is a soldier, she follows orders, she actually didn’t like him although Major Okafor got them closer before he died, thats the only reason why she help Rick getting Michonne into Philadelphia, before Okafor died Mayor Baele ask Rick if he could trust him and Okafor like he was smelling what they were cooking and its no coincidence that now so quick after Okafor died both Pearl and Rick go higher in the ranks, in my opinion Baele is setting the bait to know what were Okafor plans and if both Pearl and Rick are still on it.

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Rick doesn’t give two shit about the CRM, Pearl didn’t but some how she got brainwash after her debrief when she was giving the Major rank. Rick is still trying to get away but now he needs to help Michonne escape, its better one outside than both inside the CRM, he had everything perfectly lay out, tries to trick Michonne but she could not go alone, lot of people died during her journey to find Rick so there is no way she is going back home empty handed knowing she did find Rick. I think this is very selfish from her knowing she has a kid back home.

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Pearl is going to pull ranks with Rick, the inevitable has happen and now all eyes are on Michonne who was presented as this poor women trying to survive, another survivor that was looking for a community to join, obviously what sold her off were her fighting skills and Pearl did advocate for her at first but now has no other option. She calls Rick and basically told him WTF? what I’m suppose to do or say about her when she is basically showing off all this talent to kill walkers, this force Rick to tell Michonne is over between them but she doesn’t buy it, the most interesting and dramatic scenes happen during a mission they were part off but I better not discuss that scene until next episode, that’s all the action shown during the episode so its better of you to watch the episode.

Since episode one I knew the hole CRM situation had Rick desperate to the point that he cut his arm to escape, this is usually wild animal behavior when they fell its over, when they are cornered with no where to go, this is confirm during his conversation with Jadis how he beg her to let Michonne go, I knew this spin off was going to be great because of the main characters but this is turning out awesome, not that much action between episodes but the drama generates peak dopamine, the best thing about this spin off is that cliff hangers between episodes are not that big of a deal, just enough to make you want to watch another episode and enough not to make you mad because now you have to wait a week for the next episode.

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The Lionheart (2023): A Documentary on the Legacy of Dan Wheldon

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The Lionheart (2023) is a documentary that will be more appealing to motorsports fan only as it tries to explores the legacy of Dan Wheldon, bout anyone who is not into Indy or Formula 1 would consider it a good watch but may be can turn them into a fan, a two time Indianapolis 500 champion who tragically died on the track, the documentary is dedicated to expand the impact of his death on the world of motorsports and the challenges faced by his two sons Sebastian and Oliver in following their father’s same steps and practices on the sport they learn to love since very little. The title “The Lionheart” is a reference to Dan Wheldon’s determination, courage, and passion for motorsports, this documentary also looks to highlight the safety concerns in racing and the importance of remembering the sacrifices made by drivers like Dan Wheldon.

– IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27543996/
– Platform: Max
– Release: March 12, 2024

Key Moments in Dan Wheldon’s Career

The documentary not only describe Dan Wheldon’s carrer, determination, passion and dedication for the sport, it describe the rise of this young pilot from England and his key moments on the sport like wining Indianapolis 500 in 2011, all the numerous challenges to win that race including a last lap pass that is probably still remembered as one of the most exciting ones of his career also lets not forget his previous win at Indianapolis 500 in 2005, this was a very significant victory since he was the first British driver to win the race since 1966.

Safety Concerns in Motorsports Addressed

If we look into motorsports safety now days its probably a puzzle that we have not figure out at 100% yet considering that every three of five years happen certain that no one though it would be possible, very recent the fire on Formula E, Valencia 2023 or the Formula 1 Romain Grosjean accident in 2020 where his fire caught on fire after he crash. I would only think that there were similar safety concerns during the times of Dan Wheldon from track design, protective gear for the drivers, the cars structure and this for sure is a part that the documentary will be touching on, I have only seen Indianapolis 500 a few times since I mostly follow Formula 1 but I have to say the risk is the same, doesn’t matter if you are going at 200 kmph or 300 kmph the result will be the same, very close to death if not, all drivers know this and they still put on their gear and get into their cars.

Director Hannah Storm

The director in charge for this documentary is the well known sports broadcaster and filmmaker Hannah Storm, Hannah has previous work with ESPN, NBC Sports and ABC Sports just to mention a few, she has also directed other documentaries including Unmatched, Rowdy and Swoopes so there is plenty of experience going into the recollection of critical data and putting it all together, so far this documentary has been shown on two Film Festivals, Tribeca Film Festival and Heartland International Film Festival with great feedback and results from what I have found online.

Documentary Cast

During the documentary features interviews with several people who knew Dan Wheldon, including his family, wife, friends and drivers who share the track with him several times, featured in the documentary include Dan Wheldon’s wife, Susie Wheldon, his sons, Sebastian and Oliver Wheldon, and his fellow drivers, including Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan, and Scott Dixon.. From the trailer we can see that it also covers footage of several of the races he was part of, probably from his early beginnings and some of his interviews too.

As mention I’m not into Indy but do love all kind of motorsport so once I saw the trailer I had too look first for the accident one that you only think happen on Lightning McQueen movies where cars where literally flying over 100 meters involving almost half, 14 cars; during the crash with more than three on fire from what I was able to catch during the accident footage, dissecting this scene will be very interesting as I’m sure there will be commentary about the flaws on the cars. There is also the part of how his two sons are now into motorsports starting on Karting and moving forward probably to other divisions of racing trying to achieve what their father did during his career on racing. Documentaries in my opinion are one of the hardest type of film to nail, first you need a great story and then gather all the data to build up the documentary and trying not to make it sound boring, need all this people who are not shy or feel weird about been in front of the camera and keep the viewers interested.

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