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Why Not Have Jake Gyllenhaal Play Every Quarterback Ever?

October 7, 2015 by Erik Schlittner Leave a Comment

Three Jake Gyllenhaal Football Movies People scoffed when Variety first announced that Jake Gyllenhaal would be playing Joe Namath in a new movie. The kid from Bubble Boy? The Brokedown Mountain star as Broadway Joe? Impossible, they scoffed. They were right, but for the wrong reasons. With Southpaw (2015), Gyllenhaal proved his ability to play…

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Jake Gyllenhaal Isn’t The problem With ‘Southpaw.’ Everything Else Is.

July 28, 2015 by Erik Schlittner 3 Comments

Real life boxing sucks. You pay $99.95 to HBO and you get to watch two wife-abusing assholes hug each other for 12 rounds. (Note to boxers: try hugging your wife and punching your opponent.) Movie boxing is so much better. Punches land. Blood flows. Two weary warriors stagger into the 12th round, struggling to land…

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