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THE UNION MOVIE REVIEW
When freedom is hanging off the ledge of a ten story building and is quickly losing its grip you only have a split second to send the right agent for the job. Do you want the pampered nepo baby with a major in economics and a bachelors in debate that can write up the appropriate forms to be approved by congress to set up a vote on September twenty who gives a flying fifth with the house of representatives? No! You get a salt of the earth manly man who refuses to skip leg day and would parkour up any department store to give freedom a helping hand and a fist bump! Netflix presents a film directed by Julian Farino starring Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry, The Union. Mike McKenna (Mark Wahlberg) is a blue collar tough guy who loves his mama, his home town, and his family. Roxanne Hall (Halle Berry) is a deep cover special operative serving the United States in the spy agency called The Union. After a failed mission resulting in the loss of top agent Nick Faraday (Mike Colter), Roxanne and agency boss Tom Brennan (J. K. Simmons) suspect a nefarious foreign enemy has the down-low on all their informant’s info. They’ll have to recruit, train, and baptize by fire a man that no one would ever suspect. Roxanne knows that the red-blooded, cross-wearing, sweat of the brow, hard working Mike McKenna is the best damn manly man man that The Union needs! Also, they used to date in High School. Bradly and Frank set aside their differences and choose for the good of us all to work together and review the Red Notice release of 2024. Frank gives rare insight on movie stars and their place on streaming services in a world of instant gratification while Bradly mispronounces Halle Berry even after being corrected. So if you like your steak rare and your trucks lifted then have a listen!
DIRECTED BY: Julian Farino
STARRING: Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, Mike Colter, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jessica De Gouw, Alice Lee, Jackie Earle Haley, J.K. Simmons, Lorraine Bracco, Dana Delany, Patch Darragh, James McMenamin, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Stephen Campbell Moore
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.
Frank Calvillo (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)
Born and raised in South Texas, Frank currently lives in Austin and has been in love with movies ever since his father showed him some Three Stooges shorts when he was five years old. Today he loves all kinds of film, regardless of era, country, budget or genre. He believes every film has an audience and is at least one person’s favorite movie. After writing for Sight & Sound and Slackerwood, he now writes for Cinapse where his increasingly random taste in all flavors of cinema (from Rashomon to Mars Attacks!) continues to thrive. His ultimate goal is to write a script for his boyhood crush, Michelle Pfeiffer.
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