Posts Tagged ‘Moneyball’
Film Review – Who Killed the Montreal Expos?
Who Killed the Montreal Expos? (2025) comes at a peculiar time for me. As of this writing, I just witnessed my beloved Seattle Mariners lose Game 7 of the American League Championship Series – in heartbreaking fashion – to another Canadian baseball team, the Toronto Blue…
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Film Review – Foxcatcher
The awards buzz swirling around Foxcatcher is no joke. Advertisements rely heavily on the tour de force performance by a nearly unrecognizable Steve Carell, and he puts in arguably the best performance of his career as an increasingly unhinged heir to the Du Pont family…
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Episode 173 – Jonah Hill
In honor of the release of The Watch, Spencer and Greg discuss Jonah Hill.
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An Analysis – Oscar Predictions
Well, what a weak year it has been. Not that there haven’t been movies and performances that I have liked, but nothing is easy to point to and say: “this is a great piece of cinema that deserve accolades and will be talked about years…
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Early Look at Oscar Contenders, Part 2
Trying to figure out the Best Picture Oscars is based on looking at many things, including: what actors are in it, what director is making the film, whether it’s the kind of film the Academy has responded to in the past, and just plain old…
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Film Review – Moneyball
Moneyball (2011) is a sports film…well…not really. Yes, it’s based around baseball, but it’s not necessarily about the sport itself. It’s more about what goes on behind the scenes: what happens behind closed doors amongst the people who decide which players will go out and…
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Episode 105 – The Gold Standard
Spencer and Greg look back at Brad Pitt’s career in advance of Moneyball, discuss John Goodman for Red State and give their DVD picks of the week.
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Episode 102 – 2011 Fall Movie Preview
Spencer and Jen preview the movies slated to be released during the fall of 2011, before closing out with their DVD picks of the week.
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