

If there are two film genres (aside from military movies) that are constantly in danger of getting bogged down in maudlin and macho hero worship, it's true life dramas and firefighter movies. Now, before he moves on to taking the place of the late Tony Scott on Top Gun: Maverick, Kosinki has delivered the "based on a true story" firefighter drama Only The Brave, the story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, an elite group of men trained to fight wildfires from the ground. (Image Courtesy Black Label Media and Sony Pictures) Part of a team and other life lessons in the drama Only The Brave. Of The Village People) learns him a thing or two about fightin' faaars, bein' That every man wanted to be when they were a kid (or an aspiring member The new recruit (Miles Teller) listens as the Cowboy Fireman (Josh Brolin) It was more of a mixed name - a guy who could create loud spectacles and give us eye popping visuals, but couldn't deliver substance or a cohesive story line - and that mixed named only continued with Oblivion, which we maintain was an entertaining (if disposable) movie that unfortunately just felt far too much like too many genuine sci fi classics, from the overall Ray Bradbury feel to the surprise twist that it turned out we were actually watching Duncan Jones' indie classic Moon the whole time. James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch, Jennifer Connelly Written by Ken Nolan and Eric Warren Singerĭirector Joseph Kosinksi made a name for himself with 2010's Tron: Legacy, but it wasn't necessarily a good name (in fairness, his name was "Kosinski" to begin with.).

Starring Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges
