HIM follows Cameron "Cam" Cade (Tyriq Withers) an up and coming college quarterback star who suffers a serious head injury before the draft combine. Unable to participate, Cam finds himself singled out and selected by his idol, Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans) who invites Cam to his isolated compound to train for a week as a test to see if he is capable of succeeding White as the San Antonio Saviors next quarterback. The training quickly descends into ritualistic violence as Cam discovers a deep secret behind White's superstar career.

Timestamps

• (00:00 ) The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All
• (24:06 ) Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
• (46:35 ) Foxcatcher 
• (1:02:25 ) HIM
• (1:41:33 ) Next week's pick: One Battle After Another

Works Cited

• Atlanta, Season 3 Episode 9 "Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga" (Donald Glover, 2022)
• The Blind Side (John Lee Hancock, 2009)
• BASEketball (David Zucker, 1998)
• Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ang Lee, 2016 film; Ben Fountain, 2012 novel)
• Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005)
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000)
• Foxcatcher (Bennett Miller, 2014)
• Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017)
• Gemini Man (Ang Lee, 2018)
• HIM (Justin Tipping, 2025)
• Him director Justin Tipping explains Marlon Wayans' 'terrifying' moment on set (Tasha Robinson, 2025)
• HIM movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert (Robert Daniels, 2025) 
• 'Him' Review: Justin Tipping's Football Horror Movie Is One Fumble After Another (David Ehrlich, 2025)
• 'HIM' Review: Jordan-Peele Produced Football Horror Is a Huge Fumble (David Fear, 2025)
• The Life of Pi (Ang Lee, 2012)
• Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh, 2012)
• Metal Gear Solid (Hideo Kojima, 1998)
• NOPE (Jordan Peele, 2022)
• The Passion of Joan of Arc (Theodor Dreyer, 1928)
• Silver Linings Playbook (David O. Russell, 2012)
• The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (Robert Radler, 1999)
• Together (Michael Shanks, 2025)
• Uncut Gems (Josh and Benny Safdie, 2019)
• Us (Jordan Peele, 2019)
• The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky, 2008)

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• https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/
• https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/
• @benverschoor.bsky.social

Steven Santana

• https://breakingarrows.substack.com/
• https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/
• @number8axel.bsky.social‬

Opening music is Root Beer Rag by Billy Joel

Closing music is G-Spot Tornado by Frank Zappa

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