Posts Tagged ‘Ryan Gosling’
Film Review – The Ides of March
Ryan Gosling plays a rising star in Democratic Party politics in the new thriller The Ides of March. Gosling’s character Stephen Meyers has been around the block a few times. But while working on the campaign of Presidential hopeful Governor Mike Norris (engagingly played by…
READ MOREFilm Review – Drive (Second Take)
In creating the mood for the film Drive, Ryan Gosling shows his character’s driving skills early, as well as the calm of his character in intense situations, his fast thinking and movements of the vehicle, and how he handles problems that arrive—knowing that the audience…
READ MOREEarly Look at the Oscar Contenders
I love the Oscar race! Just looking at the potential films and seeing which will become major contenders sends excitement coursing through me, especially for Best Picture. I try to figure out the films that the Academy will love and, more importantly, which films will…
READ MOREFilm Review – Drive
It is a rare ability for a film to both rely on a sense of nostalgia and simultaneously introduce something new that is its own. Drive, a neo-noir thriller from director Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson, Valhalla Rising), is a perfect example of one of those…
READ MOREEpisode 104 – The Next Big Thing
Spencer and Greg discuss Ryan Gosling in advance of Drive, look back at James Marsden’s career for Straw Dogs and give their DVD picks of the week.
READ MOREAnticipating Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive”
It is always hard to tell in a given year what is going to be a good film. I have a notoriously bad track record for predicting what movies I will end up loving. The trailer and the premise of the movies are always misleading…
READ MOREFilm Review – Crazy, Stupid, Love
Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) is a mediocre film disguised as a good one. Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, and written by Dan Fogelman, the film charts a year in the life of a character who attempts to put his relationships with his wife,…
READ MOREEpisode 74 – Top 10 of 2010
Spencer and John share their top 10 films for 2010, before closing the show out with their DVD picks of the week.
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