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The violent and devious world of boxing is revealed in Jake Gyllenhaal's Southpaw . Review by Matt Cummings If you were one of the millions of people who forked over $100 in hopes of watching that 'fight of the century' between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, you were probably disappointed at the men's dance that occurred in its place. It's sad to admit that American professional boxing is perhaps in its darkest hour, ruined by promoters who laugh all the way to their huge payouts, and supported with questionable behavior by boxers that borders on the practiced routines of the WWE. At least this summer gives us the very good Southpaw , although it's a bit long and entirely predictable. Boxer Billy Hope (Gyllenhaal) has fought his way to the top of his profession, taunting his opponents while they deliver vicious blows in a vain attempt to defeat him. His wife Maureen (Rachel McAdams) and daughter Leila (Oona Laurence) are worried that the sh

TV Recap: The Strain "Night Zero" By: Suepafly It’s the series we’ve been anticipating since the announcement, and it’s finally here. Will it live up to the hype and do the books justice is yet to be seen! There is a hunger in the world that is rising, an unquenchable one, and it’s not human. A plane is preparing to land and everything seems quiet. And everything is relatively normal as the stewardess tells various passengers to turn off their electronics or put their chairs back in their upright positions. In the back of the plane, it’s a mess. The other steward is freaking out because he thinks he heard something moving in the cargo hold of the plane. He makes the woman investigate. She doesn’t see anything, but when she closes the hold, there’s clearly something inside, and it breaks out. What the hell is that? On the ground the plane, they notice the plane has shut down, completely still on the runway, and Bishop goes to investigate before the first responders a