Posts Tagged ‘Brad Pitt’
Episode 173 – Jonah Hill
In honor of the release of The Watch, Spencer and Greg discuss Jonah Hill.
READ MOREEpisode 157 – Time Travel Movies
In honor of the release of Safety Not Guaranteed, Spencer and Greg discuss time travel movies.
READ MOREAn Analysis – Oscar Predictions
Well, what a weak year it has been. Not that there haven’t been movies and performances that I have liked, but nothing is easy to point to and say: “this is a great piece of cinema that deserve accolades and will be talked about years…
READ MOREEarly Look at Oscar Contenders, Part 2
Trying to figure out the Best Picture Oscars is based on looking at many things, including: what actors are in it, what director is making the film, whether it’s the kind of film the Academy has responded to in the past, and just plain old…
READ MOREFilm Review – Moneyball
Moneyball (2011) is a sports film…well…not really. Yes, it’s based around baseball, but it’s not necessarily about the sport itself. It’s more about what goes on behind the scenes: what happens behind closed doors amongst the people who decide which players will go out and…
READ MOREEpisode 105 – The Gold Standard
Spencer and Greg look back at Brad Pitt’s career in advance of Moneyball, discuss John Goodman for Red State and give their DVD picks of the week.
READ MOREAn Analysis – Se7en – The Sins of John Doe
In September 1995, another serial killer film was released. Two cops, one about to retire, the other new to the big city—sounds about as cliché as they come. The killer has a theme that he follows. The dark and spooky trailer has lines such as…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Tree of Life
What a strange, odd, haunting, beautiful, and fascinating film Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life (2011) is. As I sat there, in that dark theater, I watched with curiosity the story that was unfolding before me. Even now, thinking about it long after I saw…
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