Posts Tagged ‘Fight Club’
Film Review – The Killer
“Do not improvise. Stick to the plan. Forbid empathy. Trust no one. Breathe.” These sayings are repeated again and again by the main character of The Killer (2023). This unnamed assassin goes by these rules like self-help mottos, using them as a guide to be as efficient…
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Film Review – Army of Thieves
Imagine my surprise when – a mere five months after the Netflix release of Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead (2021) – that a prequel, Army of Thieves (2021) would already be completed and ready to go. Army of the Dead didn’t exactly light the…
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Lists – Top 5 Movies That Nobody Talks About…Unless They’re Always Talking About Them
Though cinema is generally experienced in a communal setting, it has a very personal effect on its viewers. Everyone has their favorite movies, and in the wake of the Tarantino generation—led by the Pied Piper of niche film excavation and exaltation—many people are constantly on…
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Film Review – Identity Thief
Heading into the new comedy Identity Thief, I had modest expectations. The trailer wasn’t particularly entertaining, but I’m a big fan of both Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy, so I figured it couldn’t be that bad. Unfortunately, what I didn’t realize was that Identity Thief…
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Episode 128 – Project Lorax
In honor of The Lorax, Spencer and Greg discuss children’s books turned into films. Then they look at characters in over their heads, before giving DVD picks.
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Episode 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.
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The Good, the Bad and the Hershey’s – The Ins and Outs of Product Placement
A lot of people see ‘product placement’ as a dirty term, where faceless advertising companies diminish all artistic merit from film and instead use them as advertisements to hawk their branded wares to the public. We’ve all seen it; sometimes it can be subtle and…
READ MORETop 5 – Overrated Films
Another MacGuffin Film Podcast Top 5’s segment. This time Brandi and Allen share their top 5 overrated films.
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