Togo

         - The Untold True Story

The historical film by the American director Ericson Core, which is dedicated to the events of the Great Mercy Race of 1925. The events of the film unfold around the drover Leonhard Seppala and his dog Togo, who went together the longest leg in the relay.

Actors:

Willem Dafoe

Julianne Nicholson

Christopher Heyerdahl

Richard Dormer

Adrien Dorval

Other info:

Director:         Ericson Core

Producer: Kim Zubick

Running time: 114 minutes

Age rating: PG

Genre:                           Adventure, Biography, Drama

Release date: 20 December 2019

Budget:         $40 million

Box Office: Disney+ Video Release

IMDb rating: 7.9 / 10

Rotten Tomatoes: 93%

Our Experience

Rating:        9/10

I loved this movie so much. My kids however, did not like it as much. They don't like drama movies and although it is a good movie, after the 5th time they didn't want to see it anymore....

This movie is about doing something when you can help, belief in each other, courage in the face of unimaginable obstacles, selflessness, and love.

It is a movie that uplifts the spirit and instills hope.

And the best part? This movie is very close to the truth, faithfully resembling the harrowing circumstances that gave birth to this amazing miracle.

Audience Suggestion & Guidance

Age: All

Swearing:   1/10

Profanity:   Yes

Violence:   1/10

Blood & Gore:   N/A

Scary factor:   2/10

Nudity:   N/A

Sex:   N/A

Synopsis:

The film flashes between musher Leonhard Seppala raising his dog Togo and the 1925 serum run to Nome. In 1913, Seppala and his wife Constance welcome a newborn Siberian Husky puppy to their sledding dog pack in Nome, Alaska. While Seppala insists on immediately retiring him due to his small and weak state, Constance is strongly supportive of the puppy. The young dog turns out to be close to unmanageable, and refuses to stay at home when the other dogs are working. He constantly escapes when left in the kennel, and seeks out Seppala's dog team, causing great disruption to Seppala's training routine. After trying to get rid of the Husky twice, the young dog escapes by crashing through a window pane and again returns to find the other dogs training. 

Read the full synopsis here: Togo Synopsis

 

Road House

   - Take it outside

Ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.

Actors:

Jake Gyllenhaal

Daniela Melchior

Billy Magnussen

Jessica Williams

Joaquim de Almeida

Conor McGregor

Other info:

Director:         Doug Liman

Producer: Joel Silver

Running time: 121 minutes

Age rating: R

Genre:                             Action, Thriller

Release date: 21 March 2024

Budget:          $85 million

Box Office: Not available yet

IMDb rating: 6.2 / 10

Rotten Tomatoes: 60%

Our Experience

Rating:        7/10

We loved it! Considering the story, we did not expect anything realistic. This is not an Oscar contender in our opinion, but we had such fun watching it. The comedy is authentic and fitting, with great sarcasm. There's a lot of swearing and a lot of violence.

The biggest thing that we absolutely DID NOT like, was the bad guy who played a fake Scot or something, who walked funny and just didn't pull off the attitude-crazed violence-loving egotistical maniac at all. The rest of the fun made up for it, but that was bad casting, bad acting, just... bad.

We're just common people who love movies, so I am not an expert at spotting effects, and CGI, and all those things. Apparently they used a lot, but on our first watch, we didn't see it. Maybe we'll see it on our second watch.

Audience Suggestion & Guidance

Age: 14+

Swearing:   5/10

Profanity:   Yes

Violence:   7/10

Blood & Gore:   3/10

Scary factor:   2/10

Nudity:   1/10

Sex:   N/A

Synopsis:

Troubled former UFC middleweight fighter Elwood Dalton makes a living scamming fighters on the underground circuit. He is approached by Frankie, the owner of an unruly roadhouse in the Florida Keys community of Glass Key, who offers him a job as head bouncer. Initially hesitant, Dalton takes up the offer after narrowly averting a suicide attempt with a freight train that destroys his car. He takes a coach bus to Frankie's establishment, simply called 'The Road House,' and befriends Charlie, a teenager who runs a bookstore with her father, Stephen.

Read the full synopsis here: Road House Synopsis