Matt Phinney

About the author

Affectionately called Guttas. Born and raised Boston, MA. Currently living in Albuquerque, NM. Two-time Golden Gloves boxing champion. New England Invitational boxing champion. Winner of the Discovery Channel’s boxing TV show ‘The Fighters’. Head coach to UFC top 10 middleweight fighter, Jorge Rivera. Instructor for RangerUp’s Train the Troops tour training US Marines at Pendleton, Miramar, and Yuma. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor. Mentored by George Hand in the art of operations against human trafficking. Movie buff. Wine, whiskey, pugilism enthusiast.

Movie Review: Fury

Movie review is by Matthew S. Phinney Colombia Pictures (2014) Cast: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peňa, Jon Bernthal Director: David Ayer Button up, you lot, it’s time for “Fury!” David Ayer’s “Fury” is a gritty, mud-caked drama set in Nazi Germany near the end of WWII. “War is hell,” the resonating theme […]

Movie Review: American Assassin

Initially this film looked like what may have been an entertaining revenge flick. A man, his fiancé killed by a terrorist cell, rises from the depths of despair to lay waste to those vile faces that haunt him. Self-determined in acquiring the necessary skills to exact brutal revenge, the dark hero is intercepted by the […]

Cinderella Man: Braddock’s classic American comeback

A movie review by Mr. Matthew Phinney: Cinderella Man Universal (June 3, 2005) Cast: Philip Craig, Russell Crowe, Eric Fink, Paul Giamatti, Mark Simmons Director: Ron Howard Let’s get “Cinderella Man” underway. Round 1: Being a boxer, it’s often difficult to watch a boxing movie for the entertainment and not get sucked into how wonky […]

Movie Review: Sicario

By Matthew S. Phinney Sicario Lionsgate (2015) Cast: Benicio DelToro, Josh Brolin, Emily Blunt, Jon Bernthal Director: Denis Villeneuve I dig this movie. It’s got suspense, action, mysterious characters, and a healthy mix of blunt force awesome and calculated violence. It boasts a formidable cast of Benicio DelToro, Josh Brolin, Emily Blunt, Jon Bernthal, that […]