Posts Tagged ‘Tom Hanks’
Film Review – The Phoenician Scheme
After the densely layered Asteroid City (2023) and the ambitious set of Netflix short films, Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme (2025) might feel a little…conventional. But of course, convention isn’t really Anderson’s forte, is it? In terms of artistry, the writer/director has firmly planted himself as one of the most recognizable filmmakers…
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Episode 144 – Asteroid City (w/guest Andy Motz)
For this podcast, we are joined by independent filmmaker Andy Motz, and we talk all about his first feature-length documentary, Masc. We also review the latest film by Wes Anderson, Asteroid City. Download the episode here. Donate to Andy’s film project here.
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Episode 123 – The Banshees of Inisherin & Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
This week, Keith reviews the new Marvel sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Collectively, we review the period dramedy, The Banshees of Inisherin, starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. As for this episode’s streaming homework, we catch up with Baz Luhrmann‘s rock biopic, Elvis. Download the…
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Episode 117 – Pinocchio (2022)
For this week’s podcast episode, we review Disney‘s live-action update on their 1940 classic, Pinocchio, starring Tom Hanks. We also discuss the latest movie news, and for our streaming homework we review the Amazon Prime romantic comedy, I Want You Back. Download the episode here.
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Film Review – I Want You Back
Misery loves company, especially when it comes to matters of the heart. That is the predicament our two central characters face in I Want You Back (2022). Directed by Jason Orley (cowritten by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger) this is a throwback romantic comedy that isn’t afraid to embrace its tropes. Twenty…
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Episode 90 – The Power of the Dog
For this episode of the podcast, we review Jane Campion‘s latest period drama/western, The Power of the Dog. We also talk about the paranoid 1982 TV movie, Mazes & Monsters, starring a young Tom Hanks. For this episode’s special segment, we compare what fictional movie…
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Film Review – Finch
Tom Hanks sure likes being in isolated places. From Cast Away (2000) to The Terminal (2004), from Apollo 13 (1995) to Captain Phillips (2013), Hanks has repeatedly returned to characters trapped in confined situations and must use their wits to survive. These roles have benefited…
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Film Review – Greyhound
Tom Hanks’ fascination with WWII continues with Greyhound (2020). This time, he plays Captain Ernest Krause, commander of a U.S. battleship assigned to help escort a shipment of supplies across the North Atlantic to England. The aid is essential in helping stop the Nazi invasion.…
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