Posts Tagged ‘Sam Neill’
Film Review – Beast
Idris Elba fighting a killer lion. That’s it. That’s all. Need I say more? Beast (2022) takes this simple premise and runs full speed with it. This is a B-level actioner that embraces its straightforward approach. Director Baltasar Kormákur (with writers Ryan Engle and Jamie Primak Sullivan) aims to make this nothing…
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Episode 42 – The King of Staten Island
On this week’s podcast, we review the new Judd Apatow film, The King of Staten Island, starring SNL cast member, Pete Davidson. For our streaming homework, we also review Taika Waititi‘s 2016 film, Hunt For The Wilderpeople, which is available to watch on Hulu. Before…
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Episode 39 – The Ladykillers and Event Horizon
For this episode of the podcast, we take a look at two films that defy the reputations of their filmmakers. We review Joel and Ethan Coen‘s 2004 dark comedy, The Ladykillers, which represents a “bad” film made by traditionally “good” directors. Conversely, review the 1997…
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Film Review – Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) is a spectacular mess. This is an ugly, tensionless blockbuster where characters do stupid things while staring at computer generated, skyscraper-sized monsters battling it out in mundane fashion. It’s a never-ending assault on our visual, auditory, and common senses.…
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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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Double Feature Showdown – 3D IMAX Top Gun vs. 3D IMAX Jurassic Park
I’m not a huge fan of 3D, and I am especially not fond of the current trend to retrofit older movies with it. But when I heard that they were releasing both Top Gun and Jurassic Park in 3D IMAX, I completely bought in to…
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Episode 248 – DVD Rundown 4-23-2013
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for April 23rd, 2013. In this episode they discuss Jurassic Park 3D, The Impossible, The Central Park Five and Gangster Squad.
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Episode 203 – Steven Spielberg
In honor of the release of Lincoln, Spencer and Greg discuss Steven Spielberg.
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