Posts Tagged ‘Thomas Haden Church’
Film Review – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wake Up Dead Man (2025) continues the series of Benoit Blanc mystery thrillers headed by writer/director Rian Johnson. And just like the previous two entries – Knives Out (2019) and Glass Onion (2022) – Johnson infuses his whodunit with sharp writing, colorful characters, an engaging plot, and insightful social commentary. Even…
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SIFF Film Review – Lucky Them
The only thing I hate more than a movie that takes place in Seattle is a movie centered on the Seattle music scene. (That is hyperbole actually. Turns out I hate quite a lot of things more than that. One could honestly say that I…
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SIFF Interview – Megan Griffiths – Lucky Them
Spencer interviews director Megan Griffiths from the drama Lucky Them at SIFF 2014.
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Episode 215 – Leslie Mann
In honor of the release of This Is 40, Spencer and Greg discuss Leslie Mann.
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Film Review – Killer Joe
Killer Joe (2012) is a movie—let’s start there. Now, is it a good one? That depends on who you ask. To some, it may be one of the worst films of the year, and to others, one of the best. Even now, as I write…
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SIFF Interview – William Friedkin/Emile Hirsch – Killer Joe
Spencer participates in a roundtable interview with director William Friedkin and actor Emile Hirsch from the crime thriller Killer Joe at SIFF 2012. If you enjoy this interview, you might want to look back on our roundtable discussion of William Friedkin’s Sorcerer. This segment is…
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Film Review – The Descendents (Second Take)
Director Alexander Payne likes to take serious situations, combined with great characters and humor, to get people involved in his stories and that trend continues in his newest film, The Descendents. The strong characters and dark humor abound in the film, though here there are…
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