Posts Tagged ‘Jack Black’
Episode 127 – Avatar: The Way of Water & Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
For this week’s episode, we review the long-awaited blockbuster sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water by James Cameron and Rian Johnson‘s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Also, for our streaming homework, we discuss Richard Linklater‘s animated love letter to 1960s suburban life, Apollo 10 1/2:…
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Episode 69 – Mortal Kombat (2021)
For this episode, we discuss last week’s Oscar snafu and we review the latest Mortal Kombat film. We also talk about the best and worst video game adaptations. As streaming homework, we review the 2006 musical comedy, Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny. Download…
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Film Review – Jumanji: The Next Level
One of the reasons Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) was such a pleasant surprise was the chemistry of the main cast. You had a group of kids – Spencer (Alex Wolff), Fridge (Ser-Darius Blain), Bethany (Madison Iseman), and Martha (Morgan Turner) – getting magically…
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Film Review – The House with a Clock in Its Walls
The title of The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) could also work as its central premise. It definitely features a house, a house that most certainly has a clock in its walls. You can’t get more straightforward than that. Written by Erick…
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Film Review – Kung Fu Panda 3
If you were never a fan of Dreamworks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda series, then Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) isn’t going to win you over. If you are a fan, then you’ll find a lot to like here. In the end though, what we get is…
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Interview – Jennifer Yuh Nelson & Alessandro Carloni – Kung Fu Panda 3
Spencer interviews directors Jennifer Yuh Nelson & Alessandro Carloni from the animated adventure Kung Fu Panda 3.
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SIFF Film Review – Guidance
Ah, the idiot man-child: comedy staple or sad, overused trope? Both actually. I won’t deny I occasionally enjoy watching a dysfunctional dude implode before learning a valuable lesson; Happy Gilmore and School of Rock come to mind as very funny comedies about men who have…
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Film Review – The D Train
Dan Landsman (Jack Black), the main character of Andrew Mogel and Jarred Paul’s The D Train (2015) is one of the saddest people I’ve seen in awhile. He’s narcissistic, condescending, and hungry for attention. Underneath the layer of confidence is a sensitive individual who borders…
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