Posts Tagged ‘David Strathairn’
Episode 63 – Nomadland
For this episode of the podcast, we review Hulu‘s realist drama, Nomadland, starring Francis McDormand as a house-less traveler. We also propose our own dream casts for the imminent Wizard of Oz remake, and at the end of the episode, we discuss the 1984 cult-film,…
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Nomadland (2020) plays like a great American novel – one full of heart, compassion and empathy. It’s populated by characters who live on the fringes, who are forgotten by the rest of society but are very much interwoven into the fabric of the country. This is…
READ MOREFilm Review – Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) is a spectacular mess. This is an ugly, tensionless blockbuster where characters do stupid things while staring at computer generated, skyscraper-sized monsters battling it out in mundane fashion. It’s a never-ending assault on our visual, auditory, and common senses.…
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Pulitzer prize-winning novel, American Pastoral, by Philip Roth became the film adaptation that Ewan McGregor chose as his directorial debut.
READ MOREEpisode 240 – DVD Rundown 3-26-2013
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for March 26th, 2013. In this episode they discuss Lincoln, Killing Them Softly, Veep, and From Beyond.
READ MOREAn Appreciation – L.A. Confidential
“Off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush.” So says reporter Sid Hudgens (Danny DeVito) at the end each of his articles in the tabloid paper Hush-Hush. While Sid works as a supporting character in Curtis Hanson’s masterful crime drama L.A. Confidential (1997), his…
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