Posts Tagged ‘Eddie Murphy’
Film Review – The Pickup
The most puzzling – and disappointing – aspect about The Pickup (2025) is that it is filled with talented performers put into positions where they are unable to showcase it. Pete Davidson is a successful comedian, who’s been in interesting films like Big Time Adolescence (2019) and Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022). Keke Palmer is…
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Film Review – Beverly Hill Cop: Axel F
Part of what made the first Beverly Hills Cop (1984) a success was the perfect blend between performer and character. On one hand, you had Axel Foley, a fast-talking Detroit detective getting dropped in the middle of Rodeo Dr. and causing a whole bunch of mischief. He…
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Episode 131 – You People
For this podcast episode, we celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend with reviews of the Netflix original comedy, You People, starring Jonah Hill and Eddie Murphy, as well as the 1981 Canadian slasher, My Bloody Valentine. We also give a few suggestions for actors as movie couples…
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Episode 78 – Jungle Cruise
For this week’s podcast. Alice and Buddy from the theme park podcast Those Happy Places join us to talk about Disney‘s Jungle Cruise movie. We talk about the narrative possibility of rides, and for our streaming homework, we discuss Disney’s 2003 Eddie Murphy vehicle, The…
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Film Review – Dolittle (2020)
Dolittle (2020) is the kind of middle-of-the-road film that is frustrating to write about. On one hand, it’s not remarkable enough to jump over the moon and sing its praises. On the other, it’s just competent enough to provide some level of entertainment. It’s the…
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Top 15 Films of 2019 – Allen’s Picks
2019 was such an excellent year in film that I seriously debated pushing this list out to 25, maybe even 30 entries. There was such an abundance of quality work that whittling it down to a small grouping is about the equivalent of a parent…
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Episode 27 – Jojo Rabbit and Dolemite is My Name
In this episode of the podcast, we discuss the World War 2 satire, Jojo Rabbit, written and directed by Marvel alumni Taika Waititi. Keith also gushes about the new Disney Plus Star Wars series, The Mandalorian. For our Netflix homework, we also review the new Eddie…
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Film Review – Dolemite Is My Name
Dolemite Is My Name (2019) is the story of two prominent African American stars. The first is Rudy Ray Moore, a former record shop owner who made a name for himself in the 1970s in the standup circuit and would go on to produce and…
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