RIDE THE EAGLE MOVIE REVIEW

Many of us have complicated relationships with our mothers. Often, they are our first teachers. They guide us to accept people and ask questions. They help us thrive by encouraging our creativity. They are our caretakers and biggest fans. And then we grow up and realize that they’re just as weird and abnormal and as messed up as we are. And we’re left wondering what the hell happened. When did Mom become a crazy person? Was she always a crazy person? How did we not know that? What else don’t we know? Who was she when we weren’t around? How did she turn out so weird? Did she do drugs? Did she sell them?! She was in a cult?! Is she still in a cult? Who was this woman?!? Well, those are the types of questions that may come up in “Ride The Eagle”, which is about a son coming to terms with his mother, who he is because of or in spite of her, and what their relationship means to him. The story follows Leif (Jake Johnson) who is left with a “conditional inheritance” when his estranged mother Honey (Susan Sarandon) dies. Before he can move into her picturesque Yosemite cabin, he has to complete her elaborate to-do list with his ever loyal and patient dog, Nora. While there, he reconnects with Audrey, the one who might have gotten away (D’Arcy Carden) and meets a crazy mountain man and his mother’s lover, Carl (JK Simmons). T.C., Bradly, Spider-Mike, and Neil gather around the drum circle to share their mommy issues and open their spirits.

OFFICIAL TRAILER

DIRECTED BY: Trent O’Donnell

STARRING: Jake Johnson, D’Arcy Carden, J.K. Simmons, Susan Sarandon, Luis Fernandez-Gil, Cleo King, Eric Edelstein, Billy Bungeroth

 

YOUR REVIEWERS

 

T.C. De Witt (Screener Squad)

T.C. De Witt is a multi-awarded writer/director originally from Wisconsin and now based in Los Angeles. His life has been devoted to the arts since he was a child. He’s been a stage performer, playwright, stand-up comic, film and television actor, radio DJ, podcaster published author, recorded musician, and comic writer/illustrator. He is now a professional screenwriter and has been thriving for the past decade, regularly offering his talents to production studios in LA, Chicago, Milwaukee, and internationally in Sydney and Poland. He’s provided content for Amazon Prime, Netflix, and several YouTube partners. His films have screened internationally, and his stageplays have been performed across the country. In the last ten years, he has directed 57 films, 23 episodes of his series The One Minute Rewatch, 300+ episodes of podcasts, and his multi-award-winning short film Screen: Righter screened at the Festival de Cannes in 2016. He has released two feature films, The Princess Knight and A Christmas Sunset. He thrives on collaboration and the thrill of sharing stories in all forms.

 

 

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,