Posts Tagged ‘Take Shelter’
Episode 130 – Infinity Pool
For this episode of the podcast, we review Brandon Cronenberg‘s sci-fi thriller Infinity Pool. We also discuss the 2023 Oscar nominations and make a few of our own predictions. At the end of the show, we review the 2011 psychological drama, Take Shelter, starring Michael…
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Film Review – Mud
I don’t know if Matthew McConaughey’s agent took an especially artistic blow to the head or if one too many TBS airings of Failure To Launch set him down this new path, but if you’re reading this, sir, I’d like to buy you a Coke.…
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Episode 222 – Jessica Chastain
In honor of the release of Mama, Spencer and Greg discuss Jessica Chastain.
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Film Review – Mama
The notion of “presenting” a film has become an easy way for studios to market films based on their producers rather than selling the production itself…and tends to be more of a warning sign for the viewer. I was willing to overlook this concern for…
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Film Review – Premium Rush
Let’s say I gave you the opportunity to see a thriller directed by David Koepp (Stir of Echoes, Secret Window) that stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the hero and Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road, Take Shelter) as the villain. You’d probably be fairly excited, right? So why…
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Film Review – Take Shelter
Mental illness is a theme that is used to showcase many intriguing concepts, such as people overcoming adversity and looking at the darker aspects of the human psyche. The idea has also been used as an easy plot filler in films needing a quick out.…
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