Ep. 035 - Southpaw (2015)

Published: Dec. 21, 2020, 1 p.m.

You know how Fuqua likes to fit a little pathos and emotional weight to his action films? Think of that, but instead he’s given the opportunity to fit a little action into an emotionally heavy film. Everyone deserves a classic boxing movie role, and this is Jake Gyllenhaal’s. It’s not so much Gyllenhaal’s southpaw (metaphor intended), as it is his foray into showcasing his brilliance in a movie that arguably stands strong against 2015’s favorite boxing flick, Creed. Also, this movie has the best child-acting since Michael B. Jordan in season one of The Wire. Shoutout to Oona Laurence for killing it. Also, screenwriting...this movie has it......yeah....it’s got it....soooo.....enjoy. PSA: There is an announcement at the end of the episode about the content that is slated to be released in the coming weeks, so look out for that.