Posts Tagged ‘Brendan Fraser’
Film Review – The Whale
The word-of-mouth and promotion of The Whale (2022) have been in full force since Cannes. Even when we didn’t know what it was about, other than Brendan Fraser being in a fat suit, people clamored to learn more about the film. There hasn’t been a…
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Episode 77 – No Sudden Move
For this episode of the podcast, we review Steven Soderbergh‘s latest crime noir, No Sudden Move. We also talk about some of our favorite and least favorite movies from Soderbergh’s extensive film catalog. For our streaming homework, we discuss the 1988 cult sci-fi/comedy, Hell Comes…
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Film Review – No Sudden Move
No Sudden Move (2021) is a terrific, pulp-noir throwback. It displays tight precision in front of and behind the camera, managing a rollercoaster of a plot. In lesser hands, this could have crumbled into messy incoherence. But in the hands of experienced professionals, it maintains…
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Episode 45 – The Old Guard
In this episode of the podcast, we review the latest Netflix action movie, The Old Guard, starring Charlize Theron. We try to revive the careers of some of our favorite inactive actors, and from Amazon Prime streaming, we review the 1982 cult film, Liquid Sky. …
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SXSW Interview – Max Irons – Condor
Max Irons is the star of television series Condor, which screened at SXSW. While in Austin, I had the pleasure of speaking with Max about his role. I have interviewed Max a few times before for his film, The Host, which released in 2013. He…
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SXSW Interview – Leem Lubany – Condor
While at SXSW, I had the opportunity of sitting down with Leem Lubany, who plays Joubert in Condor, the television series remake of Three Days of the Condor (1975). Joubert was played by Max von Sydow in the film and is considered an iconic role.…
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SXSW TV Review – Condor
First screened at the SXSW Film Festival and debuting on the AT&T Audience Network, Condor provides a new adaptation of the novel Six Days of the Condor by James Grady, as well as a different take on the film classic, Three Days of the Condor…
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Film Review – Mr. Holmes
“The man beyond the myth.” So asserts the promising, nonsensical tagline of Mr. Holmes, starring Ian McKellen as Sherlock in his twilight years. A more humane approach to the world’s most famous detective sounds fresh, but Sherlock Holmes is so popular in part because he is…
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