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09/02/2026
We all have one
29/10/2025
Tom's One-Sentence Movie Review:
"Turns out, the real monster in was Daddy Issues."
What's YOUR one-sentence movie review? Let us know down below.
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18/08/2025
Look up...
27/02/2025
RIP Gene Hackman. One of the FirePit Podcast's favorite actors . His career spanned six decades and he never shied away from any kind of character from heroes, to villains, and all in-between. His most famous roles included Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in the French Connection films, Lex Luthor in the Superman films, Norman Dale in Hoosiers, and Sherrif "Little Bill" Dagget in Unforgiven.
He was nominated five times for various Academy Awards and won two. Winning Best Actor for The French Connection and Best Supporting Actor for Unforgiven.
I could list more of the great movies Hackman was in but that would make this post really long. I will say he was featured on the Podcast in Superman, (1978) Hoosiers, and the Quick and The Dead. Hackman was the quintessential movie actor and his legacy will be felt forever.
I'll end on one of my favorite quotes from Hackman in Superman as Lex Luthor, the Greatest Criminal Mind of our time.
"Some people can read "War and Peace" and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story. Others can read the ingredients on a chewing gum wrapper and unlock the secrets of the universe."
17/02/2025
Dan's One Sentence Movie Review:
"The last thing Marvel needed was another Marvel Movie."
What's YOUR one-sentence movie review? Let us know down below.
