Posts Tagged ‘Steve Buscemi’
Film Review – Happy Gilmore 2
On paper, Happy Gilmore (1996) probably shouldn’t have worked. A failed hockey player – prone to fits of rage – joining a pro golf circuit to make enough money to save his grandmother’s house sounds kooky. And yet, it had the right mix of stupid and sincere,…
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Film Review – The Death of Stalin
Armando Iannucci‘s biting new film, The Death of Stalin, is the funniest story centering around a brutal dictator you’re likely to see this side of Springtime For Hitler. Iannuci is no stranger to unsettling political satire (In The Loop, Veep), and I knew from my…
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SXSW Film Review – Lean on Pete
Lean on Pete is film distributor A24’s latest release, and it also screened at SXSW 2018. The film is based on the novel by Willy Vlautin with the script written and directed by Andrew Haigh. The story revolves around Charley Thompson (Charlie Plummer), a teenager living…
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Film Review – The Boss Baby
A searing indightment of the current political process, a trenchant character study, and an enlightening profile of a Real Estate magnate with no political experience rising to the highest office in the country, the new documentary about Donald Trump entitled Boss Baby…
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SDCC 2016 – DreamWorks Animation Panel (Trolls and The Boss Baby)
San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) on Thursday usually means a walk-in Hall H, and 2016 was no different. Even though it showcased films for most of the day, it is not the draw for the crowds like Friday or Saturday. First up in Hall H on Thursday…
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Pixar Movies – Video Podcast #265
In honor of the release of Monsters University, Spencer and Greg discuss Pixar’s movies.
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Film Review – Monsters University
It would be fair to say that my feelings were tepid upon hearing the news that Pixar wanted to do a sequel to Monsters, Inc. After all, alongside A Bug’s Life and Ratatouille, Monsters, Inc is one of the most overlooked films in Pixar’s long…
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Interview – Walter Salles – On The Road
Spencer interviews director Walter Salles from the adventure drama On The Road. This segment is also available on Stitcher and iTunes. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here.
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