Posts Tagged ‘Ryan Gosling’
Episode 46 – An American Pickle
For this episode of the podcast, we review the new Seth Rogen HBO Max comedy, An American Pickle, in which Rogen plays opposite himself. We also discuss our favorite documentaries and we both suggest a modern recasting of Jaws. At the end of the show,…
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Top 15 Films of 2018 – Allen’s Picks
The beauty of cinema is how it works as a reflection of our society – our hopes, our fears, and our desires. Films are a timestamp of who were, who we are, and what we could possibly be. A thousand years from now, people can…
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Film Review – First Man
Mankind has accomplished some incredible things in the short time we’ve been on Earth. In First Man (2018), director Damien Chazelle and writer Josh Singer (adapting the book by James R. Hansen) recount the events that lead to Neil Armstrong becoming the first man to…
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Top 15 Films of 2017 – Allen’s Picks
When it comes to making these end of year lists, I usually take it in stride. I never really think about them for too long, since it’s just an exercise in futility. But 2017 was such a strong year at the movies, with good to…
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Film Review – Blade Runner 2049
An eye opens and a world is reflected. A wide landscape filled with white towers, surrounded by an expanse of agriculture. From its opening frames, Blade Runner 2049 is making statements that it is both beholden to its predecessor and going to be something of…
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SXSW Film Review – Baby Driver
Other than the cast, it being an Edgar Wright film, and a photo, not much had been known about Baby Driver prior to its world premiere at SXSW. It is kind of a unique thing to be at an official world premiere of any film,…
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Top 15 Films Of 2016 – Allen’s Picks
When I was a kid, I couldn’t wait to grow up. Adults got to do all the cool things. Every year seemed to drag by at a snail’s pace. Now that I actually am an adult, time has been moving way too fast. I keep…
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Film Review – La La Land
Damien Chazelle’s La La Land (2016) is many things, but most of all it is a celebration. It basks in the wonder and excitement of young love, the optimism of the dreamer, the nostalgia of classic Hollywood, and the emotion of musical fantasy. Chazelle –…
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