Posts Tagged ‘Brad Pitt’
Film Review – Babylon
If La La Land (2016) was Damien Chazelle’s ode to the romantic dream that is Hollywood, then Babylon (2022) is his impression of it as a nightmare. This is Tinseltown at its worst – a land of decadence, drugs, sex, and death. The allure of fame is an addiction,…
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SXSW Review – The Lost City
We all need some comedy in our lives and maybe just a little bit of awkward romance; The Lost City (2022) is exactly this film. Directed by Adam Lee and Aaron Lee and written by them with Oren Uziel and Dana Fox, it bridges a…
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Episode 21 – Ad Astra
On this week’s podcast, we review the space exploration drama Ad Astra, starring Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones. We also weigh in on our listener’s favorite astronaut films and as our Netflix Homework, we review Martin Scorsese‘s 1974 motherhood movie Alice Doesn’t Live Here…
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Film Review – Ad Astra
Being a sucker for space epics and Brad Pitt, I am the target audience for Ad Astra. The film appeared to be an epic adventure; a son traveling to the far reaches of the universe hoping that his father is still alive. While it is an…
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Episode 16 – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
On this week’s podcast, we compare the films of Quentin Tarantino; we name our favorite Tarantino movies, decide which one we think you should watch first, and we review his latest picture, Once Upon a time in Hollywood. For our Netflix homework, we also discuss…
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Film Review – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Writer/director Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) is arguably one of his most affectionate undertakings. It’s a loving tribute to 1960s Los Angeles – not so much the one that actually existed but the one that resides in Tarantino’s memory.…
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Film Review – The Old Man & the Gun (Second Take)
When first viewing David Lowery’s The Old Man & The Gun, it is easy to regard film and film-festival icon Robert Redford’s supposed final film as an ode to all his classic performances of heist-man and hustler, outlaw and gunfighter and smooth talker and electric…
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Film Review – Ocean’s 8
The biggest flaw of Ocean’s 8 (2018) is the title. Not only is it numerically confused as a sequel to the Ocean’s trilogy (consisting of Ocean’s Eleven, Ocean’s Twelve, and Ocean’s Thirteen), but it also has to carry the burden of being yet another spin off of…
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