Posts tagged David Leitch
MOVIE REVIEW: The Fall Guy
MOVIE REVIEW: The Fall Guy

Through a cavalcade of creatively designed set pieces, Leitch and The Fall Guy put the bang in “the whole shebang” with this kinetic crowd pleaser positioned to open the 2024 summer movie season with that very sound effect. After years of development hell, Universal Pictures found their perfect stewards with David Leitch and Ryan Gosling and indulged their pyrotechnic and brawny dreams to bust every block in sight. The TV show’s awareness and appreciation for these behind-the-scenes champions has now become Leitch’s own. 

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2024, 3 STARS, Media Appearance, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanThe Fall Guy, Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, David Leitch, Winston DukeComment
MOVIE CLASSROOM: Atomic Blonde
MOVIE CLASSROOM: Atomic Blonde

There are not enough loud writing colors on the ShowMe app to give the splashy neon of Atomic Blonde the rub it deserves, but, hopefully, my words do the trick.  Come and bow at the altar of Charlize Theron, as I did for this review.  The film may not be anything special in the spy department, but the Monster Oscar winner deserves the fist-pumps for the toughness and guile she put on display.

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Social Media, SPECIAL, VIDEO REVIEWDon Shanahan2017, Atomic Blonde, Movie Classroom, ShowMe, movie review, film review, video review, film commentary, movie commentary, video commentary, Windows MovieMaker, Charlize Theron, David Leitch, James McAvoy, strong female character, strong female protagonists, badass women, Ranker, life lessons, life lessons from movies, life lessons from film, Donald Shanahan, Don Shanahan, Every Movie Has a Lesson, CIFCC, Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle, YouTube, YouTube channel, social commentary, Berlin WallComment