Posts Tagged ‘James Marsden’
Film Review – Knox Goes Away
The title of Knox Goes Away (2024) contains a double meaning. The first involves an aging contract killer – John Knox (Michael Keaton) – realizing that he is near the end of his time “in the game.” Long term employment is not a standard expectation in his…
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Film Review – Disenchanted
Enchanted (2007) came as a surprise in how it balanced a traditional fairytale with a modern sensibility. It worked to undermine the familiar tropes of princesses, dashing heroes, and evil witches – and yet it had such an earnest sensibility that it can win over the…
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Episode 34 – Sonic the Hedgehog and Gretel & Hansel
For this week’s podcast, we review the Sega video game adaptation, Sonic the Hedgehog. Cassidy reviews the horror film Gretel & Hansel and we both discuss the out-of-the-box movie sequels we want to be produced. For our streaming homework, we also talk about the 2019…
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Film Review – Sonic the Hedgehog
The big story surrounding Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) involved the design of the furry blue main character. Adapted from the popular SEGA videogame, the initial design of Sonic (Ben Schwartz) was met with a mix of shock and disgust. With beady little eyes, long limbs,…
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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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Film Review – Unfinished Business
Honestly, these are the hardest kind of reviews to write. If you end up seeing a really great movie, you usually have many thoughts about it that come gushing forth and you find yourself eager to prosthelytize to everyone how wonderful it is. Also, if…
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Film Review – Lee Daniels’ The Butler
There is a fine line between sentiment and sentimentality, and for the greater part of its running time, Lee Daniels’ The Butler performs a stunning balancing act. This was a relief for me, because seeing the words “Based on the True Story” appear before the…
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2 Guns – Video Podcast #271
In honor of its release, Spencer and Greg take a look at 2 Guns, its director Baltasar Kormákur and stars Denzel Washington & Mark Wahlberg.
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