Posts Tagged ‘Kumail Nanjiani’
Film Review – Dolittle (2020)
Dolittle (2020) is the kind of middle-of-the-road film that is frustrating to write about. On one hand, it’s not remarkable enough to jump over the moon and sing its praises. On the other, it’s just competent enough to provide some level of entertainment. It’s the…
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Film Review – Stuber
I’ll say this much: Stuber (2019) did make me laugh…occasionally. The setup is your classic odd couple pairing, in which two completely separate personalities – this time being Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista – are forced to work together for a single goal. On paper,…
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Film Review – Men in Black: International
Men in Black: International (2019) is the kind of big budget undertaking that’s completely manufactured for the purpose of garnering a financial gain. It plays things right down the middle, where it doesn’t take any risks, it unfolds in a completely safe and uninteresting way,…
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The MacGuffin’s Top 10 Films of 2017
One of the nicest things about writing for The MacGuffin is that all the film reviewers on this site have such varied tastes. Since we do not all live around the Los Angeles and New York City areas, the films that receive awards buzz may…
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SIFF Interview – Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon & Michael Showalter – The Big Sick
Spencer Fornaciari interviews co-writer/actor Kumail Nanjiani, co-writer/proucer Emily V. Gordon and director Michael Showalter from the romantic comedy The Big Sick at SIFF 2017.
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SIFF Film Review – The Big Sick
My favorite television show of all time is The X-Files. (Not season 10 though. There was one good episode, but the rest was CRAP.) My friend John recommended this podcast called The X-Files Files a couple of years ago hosted by this guy Kumail Nanjiani,…
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Film Review – Fist Fight
Having written for The MacGuffin for over 4 years now (!), I can attest that sometimes, just SOMEtimes, you want to be assigned a brainless piece of January/February fluff. As rewarding an experience as it is to see and write think pieces for Oscar contenders…
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SXSW Interview – Gillian Jacobs/Jacob Vaughan – Milo
Spencer interviews actress Gillian Jacobs and writer/director Jacob Vaughan from the horror comedy Milo at SXSW 2013. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes and YouTube. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here.
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