Geek Binge: Releasing a spectacular movie in the middle of January can be one of the most conflicting experiences for the filmmaker, as has been the case with Joe Carnahan and his nail-biting “man against nature” movie from last January, “The Grey”. While the film wasn’t the most honestly marketed (Open Road brilliantly sold the film as a “Taken but with wolves!” adventure), The Grey still stands as one of the best movies I’ve seen all year by a long shot. Now despite the film’s release nearly ten months prior to Awards Season heavy hitters like Silver Linings Playbook and Argo, Joe Carnahan is reportedly prepping the film for a second (albeit small) theatrical release to remind people of the story of John Ottway facing off with the nightmares of a frozen tundra.
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Welcome back, blood bathers, to the JoBlo movie segment, Face-Off. We have an excellent showdown for you today, as two movies about survival will face the ultimate test of...survival: The Revenant and The Grey.
On the left we have the Oscar-winning mega hit, which finally snagged it's leading man, Leonardo DiCaprio, his first Oscar after years of rejection in a performance he put his entire heart, soul and body into. On the right we have the film that was advertised as "Liam Neeson punching wolves", but became so much more, featuring one of the best performances ever from the Irish superstar
