Posts Tagged ‘HBO’
Episode 62 – Judas and the Black Messiah
For this very special episode of the podcast, we review the HBO Max thriller, Judas and the Black Messiah. We talk about the painful history and the cinematic tension behind this Fred Hampton biopic, starring Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield. And for the streaming homework,…
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Film Review – Locked Down
As the Covid pandemic rages on, we find more and more films falling into a specific subgenre detailing how the disease has upended our normal way of living. Most of these stories feature characters staying at home and interacting with others through Zoom or Skype…
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SXSW Film Review – Running with Beto
“We gotta run like there is nothing to lose.” US Congressman Beto O’Rourke ran for Ted Cruz’s Senate seat from the great state of Texas in 2018. Director David Modigliani (Crawford, 61 Bullets) had a personal relationship with Beto and the foresight to think he would…
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Blu-Ray Review – Heart of a Dog
The great thing about the Criterion Collection is that every new entry has a chance to be seen by those who may not have the opportunity to via other avenues. Getting that spine number makes a title an immediate must have for hardcore collectors while…
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SXSW Film Review – Silicon Cowboys
When I think about the history of computing, most what I know has to do with Microsoft, Apple, and Xerox PARC. (If you are interested in the subject, and you should be because it’s a fascinating, I recommend Robert X. Cringely’s Triumph of the Nerds:…
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Film Review – Entourage
Well, I’ll say this much: those who pay to see Entourage (2015) will most likely be established fans of the television show. Those who weren’t won’t be seeing it anyway, and those who never watched the show will find very little to be interested in…
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Film Review – Gone Girl
Fincher, you done did it again. Kicking off the most prestigious of movie seasons in a particularly devilish manner, David Fincher‘s Gone Girl may be his most assured work to date. And that’s saying something. An adaptation of Gillian Flynn‘s insanely popular book (you might…
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Interview – Dan Reed – Terror at the Mall
Spencer interviews director Dan Reed from the documentary Terror at the Mall.
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