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Tag: Walton Goggins

Dreamin’ Wild (2022)

Title: Dreamin’ Wild
Rating: PG
Directed by: Bill Pohlad
Written by: Bill Pohlad
Based on the article by: Steven Kurutz
Starring: Casey Affleck, Zooey Deschanel, Noah Jupe, Jack Dylan Grazer, Beau Bridges, Walton Goggins, and Chris Messina
Release Date: 8/4/2023
Running Time: 110 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

The true story of love and redemption, is about what happened to singer/songwriter Donnie Emerson and his family when the album he and his brother recorded as teens was rediscovered after thirty years of obscurity and was suddenly hailed by music critics as a lost masterpiece. While the album’s rediscovery brings hopes of second chances, it also brings long-buried emotions as Donnie, his wife Nancy, brother Joe, and father Don Sr. come to terms with the past and their newly found fame.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Dedication: This movie is dedicated to the strength, faith and quiet dignity of Don Sr., Salina and the entire Emerson family.

Special thanks to Frank, Tony, and Tamas for this submission


Spirit Untamed (2021)

Title: Spirit Untamed
Rating: PG
Directed by: Elaine Bogan and Ennio Torresan
Written by: Kristin Hahn, Katherine Nolfi, and Aury Wallington
Starring: Isabela Merced, Julianne Moore, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marsai Martin, Mckenna Grace, Walton Goggins, Andre Braugher, and Eiza González
Release Date: 6/4/2021
Running Time: 87 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

Lucky Prescott (Isabela Merced) never really knew her late mother, Milagro Navarro (Eiza González), a fearless horse-riding stunt performer from Miradero, a small town on the edge of the wide-open frontier.

Like her mother, Lucky isn’t exactly a fan of rules and restrictions, which has caused her Aunt Cora (Julianne Moore) no small amount of worry. Lucky has grown up in an East Coast city under Cora’s watchful eye, but when Lucky presses her own luck with one too many risky escapades, Cora picks up stakes and moves them both back with Lucky’s father, Jim (Jake Gyllenhaal), in Miradero.

Lucky is decidedly unimpressed with the sleepy little town. She has a change of heart when she meets Spirit, a wild Mustang who shares her independent streak, and befriends two local horseback riders, Abigail Stone (Mckenna Grace) and Pru Granger (Marsai Martin). Pru’s father, stable owner Al Granger (Andre Braugher), is the best friend of Lucky’s father.

When a heartless horse wrangler (Walton Goggins) and his team plan to capture Spirit and his herd and auction them off to a life of captivity and hard labor, Lucky enlists her new friends and bravely embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to rescue the horse who has given her freedom and a sense of purpose, and has helped Lucky discover a connection to her mother’s legacy and to her Mexican heritage that she never expected.


Family Activity Kit PDF
Spirit Untamed Activity Kit


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Dedication: To Kelly Asbury, PALs forever

Special thanks to Frank and Tony for this submission


Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)

Title: Words on Bathroom Walls
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Thor Freudenthal
Written by: Nick Naveda
Based on the novel by: Julia Walton
Starring: Charlie Plummer, Andy Garcia, Taylor Russell, AnnaSophia Robb, Beth Grant, Devin Bostick, Lobo Sebastian, Molly Parker, and Walton Goggins
Release Date: 8/21/2020
Running Time: 111 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

The story of witty and introspective Adam (Charlie Plummer), who appears to be your typical young adult – a little unkempt with raging hormones and excited about a future pursuing his dream of becoming a chef. Expelled halfway through his senior year following an incident in chemistry class, Adam is diagnosed with a mental illness. Sent to a Catholic academy to finish out his term, Adam has little hope of fitting in and just wants to keep his illness secret until he can enroll in culinary school. But when he meets outspoken and fiercely intelligent Maya (Taylor Russell), there is an instant soulful and comforting connection. As their romance deepens, she inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition. Now, with the love and support of his girlfriend and family, Adam is hopeful for the very first time that he can see the light and triumph over the challenges that lie ahead.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission


Three Christs (2017)

Title: Three Christs
Rating: R
Directed by: Jon Avnet
Written by: Eric Nazarian and Jon Avnet
Based on the book by: Milton Rokeach
Starring: Richard Gere, Peter Dinklage, Walton Goggins, and Bradley Whitford
Release Date: 1/3/2020
Running Time: 109 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Three Christs follows Dr. Alan Stone who is treating three paranoid schizophrenic patients at the Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan, each of whom believed they were Jesus Christ. What transpires is both comic and deeply moving.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission


Them That Follow (2019)

Title: Them That Follow
Rating: R
Directed by: Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage
Written by: Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage
Starring: Olivia Colman, Kaitlyn Dever, Alice Englert, Jim Gaffigan, Walton Goggins, Thomas Mann, and Lewis Pullman
Release Date: 8/2/2019
Running Time: 98 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?
In the rugged wilderness of Appalachia, the members of an isolated community of Pentecostal snake handlers led by Pastor Lemuel (Walton Goggins) risk their lives to attest themselves before God. Lemuel’s daughter Mara (Alice Englert) prepares for her upcoming wedding to the young believer her father has singled out for her under the watchful eye of Hope (Olivia Colman), while scrambling to hide a secret that has the potential to drive her father’s church to ruin.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No


Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)*

Title: Ant-Man and the Wasp
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Peyton Reed
Written by: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Paul Rudd, Andrew Barrer, and Gabriel Ferrari
Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Tip “T.I.” Harris, David Dastmalchian, Hannah John-Kamen, Abby Ryder Fortson, Randall Park, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, and Michael Douglas
Release Date: 7/6/2018
Running Time: 118 minutes

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IMDb

What did you think of this film?
As he struggles to rebalance his home life with his responsibilities as a Super Hero, Scott Lang finds himself suiting up as Ant-Man once again when he must join forces with Hope van Dyne, The Wasp, on an urgent mission to uncover secrets from the past.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
Professor Pym, his wife Janet, Hope and Ant-Man are in a parking lot with a quantum tunnel that is in the back of Louis’s van. Ant-Man goes to gather some quantum healing particles for Ghost. Ant-Man gathers the particles and waits for the others to get him out of the Quantum Realm. The camera cuts back to the outside of the van where all the instruments and computers are there, but Professor Pym, Janet and Hope have turned to ash (because of the snap of Thanos). Ant-Man is heard calling for them over the radio to get him out.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits
  • We see Scott’s empty house, the TV displaying an emergency broadcast message but we hear someone playing drums. The camera cuts to the drum set controller Scott Lang used to play throughout the movie and the giant ant that used to imitate him during the movie is playing the drum set controller.
  • At the very end of the credits we see “Ant-man and the Wasp will return” then a question mark appears after the text.


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Memoriam: In loving memory of CG Supervisor
ERIC FERNANDES

Special thanks to Marcus, and Nick for this submission

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Tomb Raider (2018)

Title: Tomb Raider
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Roar Uthaug
Written by: Geneva Robertson-Dworet, and Alastair Siddons, and Evan Daugherty
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, and Daniel Wu
Release Date: 3/16/2018
Running Time: 118 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?
Lara Croft is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished when she was scarcely a teen. Now a young woman of 21 without any real focus or purpose, Lara navigates the chaotic streets of trendy East London as a bike courier, barely making the rent, and takes college courses, rarely making it to class. Determined to forge her own path, she refuses to take the reins of her father¹s global empire just as staunchly as she rejects the idea that he¹s truly gone. Advised to face the facts and move forward after seven years without him, even Lara can¹t understand what drives her to finally solve the puzzle of his mysterious death.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Saran for this submission

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Mojave (2015)

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Title: Mojave
Rating: R
Directed by: William Monahan
Written by: William Monahan
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund and Walton Goggins
Release Date: 12/3/2015
Running Time: 93 minutes

IMDb

A suicidal artist goes into the desert, where he finds his doppelgänger, a homicidal drifter.


What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No


The Hateful Eight Review – 5 out of 5 Stars

THE HATEFUL EIGHT

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Note: This review contains a few hints at what goes on in this movie and if you have any interest in seeing this film, you should probably watch the film first for the best experience.  As I will explain in my review, this is an incredible movie and you should go see it if you can.

The first shots in The Hateful Eight are of quiet, snowy scenery.  This isn’t the last gorgeous shot in the film, but don’t let the beautiful cinematography fool you.  The Hateful Eight is hands down, Quentin Tarantino’s darkest movie to date.  The characters aren’t likable, the violence is unsettling, the ending is bleak and the sense of humor Tarantino is usually known for takes a back seat to conversations that range from intense to grotesque.  And honestly, this is what makes The Hateful Eight one of his best films yet.

In The Hateful Eight, John Ruth (Kurt Russell) is a bounty hunter bringing a wild woman named Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh) to hang in the town of Red Rock in a post-Civil War America.  On their travels by horse carriage, they pick up two hitchhikers trying to escape the heavy snow.  The first person who tags along is Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson), another bounty hunter as well as a killer of hundreds of confederates during the civil war.  The second person they pick up is Chris Mannix (Walton Goggins), the youngest son of a famous confederate soldier claiming to be the new sheriff of Red Rock.  As you can expect, Mannix and Warren instantly begin to verbally attack each other.

The weather forces the four of them to stop at Minnie’s Haberdashery until the snow ends.  There they meet several odd characters including a quiet cowboy named Joe (Michael Madsen), an English hangman named Oswaldo (Tim Roth), an old confederate general named Smithers (Bruce Dern) and a mysterious Mexican named Bob (Demián Bichir).  Though all seems as well as it can be at first, the night quickly takes a turn for the worst and it seems like at least one of these people isn’t telling the truth.

The film is split up into two parts.  In the first part, we get this long build up where the characters are introduced and meet in the cabin.  In the second part, things immediately go crazy for lack of a better term and everything ends in bloody madness.  The story works almost identical to a stage play for most of the film.  Most of the movie takes place in these very confined spaces whether it’s in a tiny horse carriage or in the cabin which all eight main characters end up trapped in.  Much of the explosive action you saw in previous Tarantino films like Kill Bill or Django Unchained is replaced with long, drawn out moments of these characters talking.  In fact, for the first part, there is little to no violence.

This sounds boring, but the way the story is set up and the way its shot produces maybe the most intense film Tarantino has ever made.  The character building in this film is incredible.  Something unique about this movie is just how terrible the people are in this film.  Usually in a Tarantino film, you’ll have at least one person who’s either an anti-hero or a decent person.  All eight of the supposed hateful eight in this movie are shown to be despicable human beings who you wouldn’t want to spend any time with.  Even the people who turn out to the “heroes” at the end of this film are extremely flawed and either racist, misogynistic, just straight up sadistic or even a little bit of both.  Even the people you think you like turn out to be monsters by the second part.

The humor and quick wit Tarantino is usually known for isn’t in the foreground here and is replaced with honest discussions of race and justice or dark, winter scenery set to foreboding music by master composer Ennio Morricone.  A wonderful moment between Mannix and Warren in the horse carriage forces the audience to note the horrors that happened to both sides during the civil war.  There’s something much more quiet and slow about the conversations and the pacing in this movie that makes it haunting.  The cinematography, music and performances gave me this sinking feeling inside where I could tell that everything was leading to something that was going to be terrifying and tragic.   Tarantino creates these fascinating people who in any other film would be the lead villain.  It’s not hard to see the characters of Smithers or Mannix as the type of people Django would’ve had to kill in his story.  But the genius part is that he takes these savage human beings and he puts them all together into this small area.  And then we just wait for the tension to build and build until it reaches the point of bloodshed.

If the first part is suspenseful build up, the second part is a nightmarish pay off that turns Minnie’s Haberdashery into hell.  Almost instantly, everything you trust and hold on to in the first act explodes and the story goes from 0 to 100.  One by one, the characters you explored for so long get picked off one by one in gruesome fashion until there’s close to nobody left alive.  The violence in Tarantino’s films is notable but you’ve never seen gore to the extent it’s shown here.  The deaths in this movie are stomach churning, grotesque and graphic.  There’s one scene in particular involving a pot of coffee that will keep me from drinking the stuff for a long time.  The ending to the movie is far from cheerful and even the moment where the heroes win feels far from happy or pleasant.  The first act is long, intense build up and the finale is a quick, terrifying conclusion that leaves only a flicker of hope for humanity.

The Hateful Eight is a dark, gritty epic that leaves you feeling shaken.  But what’s masterful about this movie and what for me ultimately makes this one of his best films is the quiet, beautiful moments that are here as well.  Don’t get me wrong, this is a film filled with mean spirited, grimy moments, but The Hateful Eight is also about the search for some sign of truth or connection in the face of destruction.  All the characters from the proper Englishmen to the old, confederate general could be seen as signs of an era that’s on the verge of death.  The cool, John Wayne inspired cowboys and the killers and thugs of a time that’s about to end.  The long, bloody night at Minnie’s Haberdashery is a symbol of the end of a moment in time and all the artifacts are going to go up in flames.  These people hate each other, will do terrible things to each other but in some way you get the feeling that all of these characters know that they’re facing oblivion.  When everything is about to fall apart, Daisy sings a quiet, lovely song to her captor.  When they face something that could kill them all, Bob and Joe give each other a sympathetic hug.  The dialogue, the behavior, the music comes off as apocalyptic and this feeling of the end leads to some moments of wicked fates but it also leads to some moments of surprising compassion.

But to almost completely spoil the movie for you, the greatest relationship in the movie comes down to Warren and Mannix.  Both of these men in one way or another have something to do with the deaths of hundreds during the Civil War.  They are unapologetically proud of the things they have done and they wear there racism on a badge.  If two people are bound to kill each other on that frightful stormy night, it’s certainly going to be these two.  And yet, like Butch and Marsellus in Pulp Fiction, these two men are faced with a shocking, unexpected moment and they’re forced to work together to stay alive.  Both men are beyond redemption but the face of death forces these two opposites to form a bond of friendship that’s stronger than race, politics or religion.  And while the ending is certainly the definition of bittersweet, you feel oddly at peace with how the movie ends.  The events of that night will never be understood and everyone in that room will eventually be forgotten.  Everything they fought for will be lost and all that lived and breathed in that small room will be small in the grand scheme of things.  But on that night, when it all fell apart for the cowboys, Mexicans, warriors, monsters, gentlemen, Yankees, and Confederates; it all ended on a brief glimmer of light.  Two wildly different souls acknowledge the absurdity of everything that has happened to them before getting washed away like everything else in that frosty, chilly cabin.  The Hateful Eight is about ugliness and horror but in some way it’s also about finding something worth savaging in all of it.

The Hateful Eight is one of the best films of 2015 and it’s yet another classic to add to Tarantino’s list.  There’s so much about this movie that I loved that I didn’t even get to discuss here.  Jennifer Jason Leigh, Samuel L. Jackson and Walton Goggins all give performances that deserve awards attention.  Jennifer Jason Leigh in particular plays easily the best villain of last year in a role that’s equal parts compelling and frightening.  As I hinted, the cinematography is perfection and you should see this film on the largest screen you can.  Ennio Morricone’s music for this film is brilliant and it sets the tone for this movie in a way that’s unlike any other film I’ve seen from Tarantino ever.   The Hateful Eight is a perfectly directed, perfectly written, perfectly acted ride through the pits of hell.  It’s a sad, atmospheric, bleak epic that managed to keep my absolute, undivided attention for all three hours.  If it makes any sense, ugliness has never felt more beautiful than in this movie.

Rating:[star rating=”5″ numeric=”yes”]

Review by: Ryan M.

Release Date: 12/30/2015

Rating: R

Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, James Parks, Dana Gourrier, Zoë Bell and Channing Tatum

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino

Screenplay by: Quentin Tarantino

Hateful Eight, The (2015)

THE HATEFUL EIGHT

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Title: The Hateful Eight
Rating: R
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Written by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Demian Bichir, Michael Madsen, James Parks, Keith Jefferson, Craig Stark, Belinda Owino, Zoë Bell, Bruce Del Castillo, Bruce Dern and Walton Goggins
Release Date: 1/1/2016
Running Time: 168 minutes

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In post-Civil War Wyoming, bounty hunters try to find shelter during a blizzard but get involved in a plot of betrayal and deception. Will they survive?


What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No