Warrior (2011)

<p>Warrior (2011)</p> <p>Dir. Gavin O&#39;Connor</p> <p>Starring: Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo</p> <p><br></p> <p>You would think that an early 2010&#39;s MMA-centered sports-action-drama would reek of &quot;sponsored by Monster Energy and Five Finger Death Punch&quot; energy - but instead we get a (mostly) mature family-drama that thrives on its writing and performances. We get into what is somewhat of a wonky screenplay with a few too many ideas, some choppy fighting sequence editing, and some questionable logic regarding how sports combat are portrayed - but somehow it transcends a lot of its flaws. We also talk about how this film exposed Austin to The National (one of Alex&#39;s favorite bands). </p> <p><br></p> <p>Drinks of choice for this episode: Urban Artifact &#39;Pinwheel&#39; + Miller High Life</p>