In “Southpaw,” Fuqua and Gyllenhaal Knock Themselves Out

Southpaw (Antoine Fuqua, 2015) I can pinpoint the exact moment that this dreary film lost me. A terrible tragedy occurs towards the end of Act I – something that, in screenwriting terms is called a “plot point” or “inciting incident” – and all I could think was, “Really? You did that?” From then on, I was […]