Posts Tagged ‘Matt Damon’
Film Review – The Odyssey
How does Christopher Nolan follow up his Oscar-winning work in Oppenheimer (2023)? By tackling one of the great foundational works of Western literature, that’s how! In a strange way, Homer’s ancient Greek poem The Odyssey is tailor made for Nolan’s sensibilities. He has always been a filmmaker whose ambition knows no bounds.…
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Film Review – The Rip
The Rip (2026) is the kind of mid-budget crime thriller that may have been a modest hit in theaters decades ago, but whose real success would’ve been found with replays on cable stations. This is a movie built for a TBS or TNT broadcast. That might…
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Episode 147 – Oppenheimer & They Cloned Tyrone
In this week’s podcast, we review Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer and the Netflix original sci-fi comedy, They Cloned Tyrone. For our streaming homework, we review the 1977 hockey film, Slap Shot, starring Paul Newman. Watch the video episode on youtube. Download the episode here.
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Episode 136 – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and Air
For this podcast episode, we review the fantasy-comedy blockbuster Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and Ben Affleck‘s Nike biopic, Air. We also talk about HBOMax‘s future plans, and for our streaming homework, we review the 1964 Beatles movie, A Hard Day’s Night. Download the…
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Episode 77 – No Sudden Move
For this episode of the podcast, we review Steven Soderbergh‘s latest crime noir, No Sudden Move. We also talk about some of our favorite and least favorite movies from Soderbergh’s extensive film catalog. For our streaming homework, we discuss the 1988 cult sci-fi/comedy, Hell Comes…
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Episode 29 – Ford v Ferrari and Marriage Story
The year is wrapping up and in this episode of the podcast, we review the racing drama Ford v Ferrari. For our Netflix homework, we review Noah Baumbach‘s latest film, Marriage Story. We also spend too much time talking about famous wrestling catchphrases and Keith…
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Film Review – Ford v Ferrari
I am claiming ignorance to the majority of the characters and the true story told in Ford v Ferrari. I will admit that after viewing the trailers and seeing the film, my impression of the story from the trailers was utterly wrong. I am not…
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Episode 2 – Captive State
On this week’s podcast, we review the sci-fi thriller Captive State and for our Netflix Homework, we revisit the 2009 Steven Soderbergh comedy The Informant! We also discuss James Gunn‘s return to Marvel Studios and we survey our listeners to find out the comedy’s that…
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