Posts Tagged ‘Paul Dano’
Film Review – Spaceman
***Warning: This Review Contains Minor Spoilers*** At this point, it should no longer be a surprise to see Adam Sandler in roles that utilize his dramatic skillset. Sure, we’ve seen this side of him dating all the way back to the early part of his career. But…
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Episode 126 – The Fabelmans & Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
For this week’s podcast, we review Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and Steven Spielberg‘s semi-auto-biographical film, The Fabelmans. For our streaming homework, we also catch up with David Cronenberg‘s latest sci-fi horror movie, Crimes of the Future. Download the episode here.
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Episode 100 – The Batman
This week, we celebrate our 100th episode with The MacGuffin. Patrick of the Consume Us Podcast helps us rank every live-action solo Batman film released since 1989, including an official review of the latest iteration – Matt Reeve’s The Batman. We go into everything that…
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Film Review – Wildlife
Wildlife is a relationship drama helmed by first-time director Paul Dano known for his work in front of the camera. The film is also written by Paul Dano, his first screenplay, and Zoe Kazan, her second screenplay after Ruby Sparks. The film is based on the…
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Film Review – Okja
Okja (2017) is a peculiar film. Bong Joon-ho, writer/director of works such as Snowpiercer (2013), Mother (2009), and The Host (2006), once again brings his unique creativity to this project, but there seems to be something missing this time around. His story is sweet, lovely,…
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Film Review – Youth
Italian Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty) wrote and directed Youth, a film that examines growing old for a couple of characters, both of which are famous. Fred Ballinger (Michael Caine) is a retired, well-known composer. Mick Boyle (Harvey Keitel) is a famous film writer and director.…
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SIFF Interview – Atticus Ross – Love & Mercy
Spencer interviews composer Atticus Ross from the biographical drama Love & Mercy at SIFF 2015.
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SXSW Film Review – Love & Mercy
Love & Mercy tells the story of Brian Wilson, a member of The Beach Boys and the creative genius behind their hits. The film jumps from one point in Brian Wilson’s life in the 1960s (played by Paul Dano) to Wilson in the 1980s (played by…
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