Posts Tagged ‘Ben Kingsley’
Episode 80 – Shang-Chi & Reminiscence
For this podcast episode, we review Marvel‘s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, as well as the HBO sci-fi/noir Reminiscence, starring Hugh Jackman. We also list our picks for the best science fiction films since the year 2000. For our streaming homework, we…
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Film Review – Locked Down
As the Covid pandemic rages on, we find more and more films falling into a specific subgenre detailing how the disease has upended our normal way of living. Most of these stories feature characters staying at home and interacting with others through Zoom or Skype…
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Film Review – Operation Finale
Adolf Eichmann was one of Hitler’s top Nazi officers. He was a chief architect of the “Final Solution,” better known as the Holocaust, resulting in the deaths of six million people. Eichmann oversaw the operations of the concentration camps and helped organize the death trains…
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Film Review – The Ottoman Lieutenant
I am a sucker for period dramas and if you throw some romance in there, I am going to watch it. The Ottoman Lieutenant came onto my radar, and it became a must watch. There is not much press about this film, and never saw…
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Film Review – Learning to Drive
Learning to Drive (2014) is a perfectly acceptable, albeit bland comedy/drama. It’s unobtrusive and safe, with a good-natured theme of self-improvement. This is one of those instances were the plight of the characters are easily resolved and no matter what kind of hardships they go…
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Film Review – Self/Less
If you’re considering seeing Self/Less this week, I’d guess it’s either because you happened upon the trailer and are looking for a fun sci-fi romp or noticed Tarsem Singh directed and are looking for a fun sci-fi romp with a distinctive visual stamp. At the…
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Film Review – Exodus: Gods and Kings
When the cast for Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) was announced, there was controversy over the ethnicities of the characters. In retelling the biblical story of Moses and the escape of Hebrew slaves out of Egypt, a Welshman was cast as the lead (Christian Bale),…
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Episode 251 – Gwyneth Paltrow
In honor of the release of Iron Man 3, Spencer and Greg discuss Gwyneth Paltrow.
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