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…
READ MOREFilm 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…
READ MORETop 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…
READ MOREFilm 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…
READ MOREEpisode 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…
READ MOREEpisode 175 – Philip K. Dick
In honor of the release of Total Recall, Spencer and Greg discuss Philip K. Dick.
READ MOREFilm 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…
READ MOREEpisode 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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