Posts Tagged ‘Paul Verhoeven’
Film Review – Split
From a lonely look, isolated at a party, to memories of a father and brother teaching her to hunt, Casey Cook (Anya Taylor-Joy) is clearly living with the residue of trauma. It stands to reason then, when Casey and two peers, Marcia (Jessica Sula) and…
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Film Review – Elle
Paul Verhoeven’s new film Elle, starts with a rape. It is both graphic and horrifying, so if you are unable to watch that sort of thing, this might not be the movie for you. There’s been a lot of discussion lately about the role of…
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Top 5 – Upon Further Review…
Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Allen and Ed share their top 5 movies they came to appreciate upon further review. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes and from here. After you’ve watched the video please vote in our poll…
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Film Review – Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
The name says it all. Do you like your action/adventure movies filled with a wall-to-wall knock-off Danny Elfman score and unconvincing CGI blood? Do you like pedantic, uninspired dialogue? Do you like your period stories filled with modern day aphorisms, F-bombs, and one-dimensional characters? Then…
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Episode 189 – Future Cops
In honor of the release of Dredd 3D, Spencer and Greg discuss films about cops in the future. Additional films suggested: Mad Max, The Caves of Steel, I Robot, 1984, A Scanner Darkly, Bronx Executioner, Hands of Steel, Assassin, Future Force, Soylent Green, Outland, Fahrenheit…
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Episode 175 – Philip K. Dick
In honor of the release of Total Recall, Spencer and Greg discuss Philip K. Dick.
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Film Review – Total Recall
I’m in the minority, but I’m not opposed to remaking of Total Recall. While I enjoy the original film, I don’t think it is perfect, and I was willing to check out the remake to see if they can found something compelling to do with…
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Episode 174 – DVD Rundown 7-31-2012
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for July 31st, 2012. In this episode they discuss Hatfields & McCoys, Total Recall, Misfits, and Le Havre.
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