Movie Reviews weighing in with Historical Insight

A Season on the Brink

A Season on the Brink is a portrayal of Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight (very well played by Brian Dennehy). It neither portrays him as a hero nor a villain, but shows both his good qualities as well as his negative ones. It takes place during a season of the Hoosiers back in the […]

Mean Creek

Mean Creek is about a revenge brought upon a bully by a group of kids, which leads to disaster. The bully, an overweight impulsive kid by name of George beats up Sam. As a result, Sam, his older brother, two other friends, and Marty, the leader of the group invite George on a boat trip […]

Ravenous

Ravenous is based on a Native American folklore called weendigo and takes place in the 1840s. That is if a man consumes another man’s flesh, the man also consumes his strength. Hence, the consumer’s hunger becomes insatiable. He keeps on wanting more (more human flesh) and the only way to stop this is death.
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