Posts Tagged ‘Charlie Kaufman’
Film Review – The Silent Twins
The Silent Twins (2022) tells the true story of June and Jennifer Gibbons, twin sisters that – for reasons not entirely clear – refused to communicate with anyone except themselves. Together, they were playful, talkative, and creative spirits. But in the presence of others – even family members –…
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Top 15 Films of 2020 – Allen’s Picks
2020 has been a tough year, to say the least. It seemed everyday something new came and turned our lives upside down. There was racially motivated police brutality that sparked a world-wide reaction, an ugly presidential election in which the ramifications are still coming into…
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Episode 48 – I’m Thinking of Ending Things
For this episode of the podcast, we review Netflix‘s new Charlie Kaufman film, I’m Thinking of Ending Things. We also play the franchise prequel edition of F-Marry-Kill. At the end of the podcast, we review the 2013 Nicholas Cage thriller, The Frozen Ground. Download the…
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Film Review – I’m Thinking of Ending Things
I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020) made me feel every possible emotion there is while watching a movie. I was fascinated, confused, enthralled, entertained, terrified, and in the end deeply moved. That’s an accomplishment for something I’m still trying to piece together in my head.…
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SXSW Film Review – Spettacolo
Every year, the medieval-built town of Montichiello, Tuscany puts on a show: an “auto-drama” in which many of the town’s 120-some residents act as themselves, in a play they wrote, about their own lives. The documentary Spettacolo chronicles a year in the life of the…
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Film Review – Anomalisa
Idiosyncratic. That is the word that leaps to mind. It might seem like a cop out as a description. It feels a bit like calling something “Unique” when you don’t know what to make of something. But it is the first word that leaps to…
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Top 5 – Upon Further Review…
Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Allen and Ed share their top 5 movies they came to appreciate upon further review. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes and from here. After you’ve watched the video please vote in our poll…
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MacGuffin Audio Podcast #148
Spencer and Greg are joined by Leah Bledsoe (Allied-THA, 43KIX Seattle). Topics include: contemplating “4D” cinema, discuss a major retirement and a major return in the world of film, expectations for a Fifty Shades of Grey movie, a look at the future of comic movies…
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