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"The virtue of all-in wrestling is that it is the spectacle of excess. Here we find a grandiloquence which must have been that of ancient theatres. And in fact wrestling is an open-air spectacle, for what makes the circus or the arena what they are is not the sky... it is the drenching and vertical quality of the flood of light. ...[W]restling partakes of the nature of the great solar spectacles, Greek drama and bullfights: in both, a light without shadow generates an emotion without reserve." -- Roland Barthes, "The World Of Wrestling" from Mythologies, 1957 [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Apr 6, 2024 - 7 comments

A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco. [more inside]
posted by Carillon on Feb 17, 2024 - 16 comments

The mummified body of Imhotep is shipped to a museum in London, where he once again wakes and begins his campaign of rage and terror. [more inside]
posted by Carillon on Nov 17, 2022 - 1 comment

Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods--and imprisoned just as quickly--Black Adam (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Oct 24, 2022 - 21 comments

An Interpol agent tracks the world's most wanted art thief. [more inside]
posted by Carillon on Nov 14, 2021 - 22 comments

Based on Disneyland's theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles but with a supernatural element.
posted by ellieBOA on Jul 31, 2021 - 17 comments

When wrestlers start dropping out of Lia's Battle Royal, she suspects a rival promoter may be to blame.
posted by ellieBOA on Mar 3, 2021 - 0 comments

Pennsylvania, 1987: Dwayne pretends he’s rich to impress popular girl Karen, but a date to Rocky’s wrestling match at the flea market risks exposing the truth. Stressed about money, Ata takes on a wealthy new client.
posted by ellieBOA on Feb 24, 2021 - 2 comments

As Dwayne Johnson runs for president in 2032, he reflects on his life that's shaped him into the man he is today, from growing up in a resilient family, to navigating rebellious teen years, to playing NCAA football.
posted by ellieBOA on Feb 18, 2021 - 5 comments

In Jumanji: The Next Level, the gang is back but the game has changed. As they return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored, from the arid deserts to the snowy mountains, in order to escape the world's most dangerous game.
posted by DirtyOldTown on Dec 15, 2019 - 5 comments

Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar), an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner (Sean William Scott), a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy. Written and directed by Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko).
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jul 16, 2019 - 5 comments

Framed and on the run, a former FBI agent must save his family from a blazing fire in the world's tallest building.
posted by ellieBOA on Aug 27, 2018 - 13 comments

Four teenagers discover an old video game console and are literally drawn into the game's jungle setting becoming the adult avatars they chose (Jack Black, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan). [more inside]
posted by I_Love_Bananas on Dec 26, 2017 - 8 comments

Episode F8, in which a haka is performed with great fierceness (Go Red Dragons!), Helen Mirren chews scenery, and we learn a Most Important Lesson: The only thing more important than family is...MOAR FAMILY! [more inside]
posted by Orange Dinosaur Slide on Apr 23, 2017 - 22 comments

A tough aspiring chef is hired to bring home a mobster's son from the Amazon but becomes involved in the fight against an oppressive town operator and the search for a legendary treasure. [more inside]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Sep 11, 2015 - 4 comments

Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for the death of his brother. [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Apr 6, 2015 - 17 comments