Seriously, are there any heroes left? We think so…
On this episode of Adjust Your Tracking, Joe and I fall in to a more free-flowing, long form discussion about the gnarly reality of an ever-changing Hollywood that seems to have finally been woken up to its own awful history, and may even be heading to a better future (we can only hope). Though, of course, we can’t help but reference, and champion, three new films out in the world that make a great argument, even in this troubled current movie landscape, that heroes do still exist.
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One of them, “Jane,” a fantastic documentary about legendary Chimp researcher Jane Goodall that’s also an utterly beautiful cinematic experience, shows us a real-life hero that followed her dreams into life — and scienc e —altering success. The other two films we discuss exist online, both heavy-on-action genre pieces that are well worth catching up with soon: “Brawl In Cell Block 99” available on most VOD services and “Wheelman,” a Netflix original.
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Just a heads up listeners, my choice for our special segment HOLD UP, in which we look back at a movie to see if it, in fact, holds up, is coming on next week’s planned episode. We’re still going to discuss David O. Russell‘s 2004 misfire (or masterwork?), “I Heart Huckabees,” so watch it if you want to follow along with us.
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