Road House

A Sporting Chance: Mental health and masculinity at the movies

By Ryan Finnigan

After finding unexpected catharsis in a documentary about snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan, Ryan Finnigan reflects on the intersection of mental health and masculinity in the world of sporting cinema.

Two Road Houses, unalike in dignity

By Daniel Schindel

How did Patrick Swayze get it so right and Jake Gyllenhaal get it so wrong? We investigate the limits of 80s nostalgia and fragile masculinity.

Road House review – our house is a very, very, very bland house

By Hannah Strong

Doug Liman directs Jake Gyllenhaal in this mirthless unnecessary reimagining of the 1989 Swayze classic.

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