Chuck's Movie Breakdown

       Hey guys, Chuck here. Well, it's certainly been a while since we last discussed director Quentin Tarantino's 2015 Western film The Hateful Eight . But, something I find fascinating is that, in 2019, Tarantino released an extended director's cut version of the film in the form of a four-episode miniseries on Netflix. Yep, that's right. There are two versions of The Hateful Eight : the original film release, and the four-episode miniseries extended version. But, before we get started, I would like to dedicate this movie breakdown to the memory of actor Michael Madsen, who sadly passed away on July 3rd, 2025. Madsen, who was a frequent collaborator of Quentin Tarantino, portrayed the character of Joe Gage in The Hateful Eight.        Now, are there any major differences between the original film and the extended version miniseries? Well, there are a few notable differences, which is mostly in terms of dialogue. For example, we get a few added ...

       Hey guys, Chuck here, and MetLife Stadium in New Jersey was feeling the heat over the last couple of days, as it was the setting for the biggest party of the summer: WWE SummerSlam . And, for the first time, SummerSlam  was held as a two-night event, with plenty of epic matches spread across the two nights.         So, the first night of SummerSlam kicked off with Jey Uso and Roman Reigns in Tag Team action against Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker, which saw Jey and Roman take the victory. YEET! Next up was the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match, which saw Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez of the Judgement Day defend their titles against Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss, with Alexa and Charlotte emerging victorious as the new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions. Next up was a one-on-one match between Karrion Kross and Sami Zayn, which saw Sami pick up the win. Nice! Anyway, next up was the WWE Women's Championship match, which saw T...

        Hey guys, Chuck here. One of Disney's most recurring film titles is Freaky Friday . Based on the book of the same name, the 1976 original with Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster is widely seen as a Disney classic. Unfortunately, a number of films released afterwards weren't quite as good. However, there was a 2003 film version of Freaky Friday that was, for all intents and purposes, universally well liked. And, with that film getting a sequel this summer, I wanted to give my thoughts on Disney's 2003 version of  Freaky Friday,  directed by Mark Waters and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Chad Michael Murray, Mark Harmon, Harold Gould, Christina Vidal, Haley Hudson, Ryan Malgarini, and Stephen Tobolowsky.          So, this movie introduces us to Tess Coleman, a hard working psychiatrist who is juggling her career with raising her two kids: teenage daughter Anna, and young son Harry. As for Anna, she struggles with most ...