"With all the real-life horror stories about the damage football does to players, there was bound to be a horror movie tackling the topic. Justin Tipping's visually baroque, sporadically violent, would-be thriller is as flamboyant a take as anyone could wish on the physical and mental abuse players suffer. But after a promising start, it devolves into a series of ever-sillier training interludes that culminate in what amounts to a blood-soaked, pom-poms-and-marching-band-bedecked halftime show of a finale."
"The story centers on star college quarterback Cameron Cade (a formidably buff Tyriq Withers), who is prepping for an NFL scouting event when he suffers a traumatic brain injury at the hands of a mysteriously costumed figure. Advised by doctors to stay off the playing field, he instead leaps at the chance to train with his idol, aging quarterback Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans in a less comic mode than usual)."
Justin Tipping directed a visually baroque sports-horror titled Him that centers on college quarterback Cameron Cade (Tyriq Withers), who sustains a traumatic brain injury after an attack by a costumed figure. Cameron defies medical advice to train with aging idol Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans), whose brutal regimen includes humiliation games, blood transfusions and hallucinogenic ice baths, leading to x-ray-enhanced tackles, red lighting and religious imagery culminating in a gory halftime-style finale. A Big Bold Beautiful Journey follows two lonely wedding guests, David (Colin Farrell) and Sarah (Margot Robbie), who rent a car equipped with a magical GPS from a rental agency. Other weekend releases include an eco-themed film referencing Marlon Brando and a queer drama framed as a cautionary tale.
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