Posts Tagged ‘James Marsden’
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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Film Review – Bachelorette
The new raunchy comedy from writer/director Leslye Headlund, Bachelorette, can be a frustratingly manic-depressive experience for the viewer. On the one hand, this is a comedy with some strong on-screen talent, such as Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan, Isla Fisher, Rebel Wilson, Adam Scott, James Marsden,…
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Film Review – Robot & Frank
It is not often that I’m really pleasantly surprised by a movie. Between receiving too much information from trailers and the fact that most films seem to be retelling the same story, it makes finding something different that much more exciting. Somehow the film Robot…
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Episode 104 – The Next Big Thing
Spencer and Greg discuss Ryan Gosling in advance of Drive, look back at James Marsden’s career for Straw Dogs and give their DVD picks of the week.
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