The Tham Luang cave rescue from 2018 serves as the subject of Ron Howard’s new film THIRTEEN LIVES, which stars Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, and Joel Edgerton. If you’re not familiar with the real story, four years ago, twelve children that were part of a Thai soccer team and one of their coaches found themselves trapped in a cave that was flooded, and were stuck there for 18 days waiting for rescue. It was all over the news and incredibly distressing, as one might expect considering the circumstances. This also served as the subject of a documentary in 2021 called THE RESCUE by filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin. Check out the trailer below and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
