Posts Tagged ‘Indiana Jones’
Episode 145 – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
For this podcast episode, we review the revamped, rebooted Harrison Ford adventure sequel, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. We also try to predict the success of the summer’s remaining tentpoles, given the year’s disappointing box office. For our streaming homework, we discuss the…
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Film Review – Venom
Ven… um. So, it was a movie. Time passed, images were projected on a screen, stuff happened, CGI was used, teeth were bared, there were fights, a movie happened. Unfortunately, that’s about how what you walk away with having seen the newest comic book movie…
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Film Review – Tomb Raider (2018)
Tomb Raider (2018) is arguably the best film ever made based on a video game franchise. That’s not really saying much given the history of video game movies. This is the subgenre that spawned the likes of the Resident Evil and Hitman series. Even the…
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Film Review – The Mummy (2017)
Ugh. Maybe it’s because The Mummy is the least interesting of all of the classic movie monsters. Dracula is seductive and a metaphor for pent up sexuality. The Wolf Man is a tragic figure who often elicits sympathy as much as scares. Frankenstein is a…
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Film Review – The Lost City of Z
Percy Fawcett went looking for a lost city in the unmapped jungles of the Amazon – several times – and never returned. Fawcett’s story holds inherent interest – it’s estimated around a hundred subsequent adventurers died looking for him – and it could be told…
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An Analysis – The Legacy of Star Wars
The legacy of Star Wars is so large that it has surpassed the films themselves. Toys, lunch boxes, shirts, books, comics, video games, cereal – the list goes on and on. The following this franchise has is unlike anything we’ve seen. Just about everybody who…
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Kings of Summer – Audio Podcast #170
Spencer is joined by special guest Jordan Vogt-Roberts (The Kings of Summer). Segments include: Introducing Jordan, a look behind the scenes of The Kings of Summer, the challenges of working in independent film, inspirations as a filmmaker, and future goals.
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Video Review – A Good Day to Die Hard
Spencer and Allen give a video review of A Good Day to Die Hard, from director John Moore and starring Bruce Willis & Jai Courtney.
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