Posts Tagged ‘Uncut Gems’
Film Review – Hustle
Now here is a situation where a movie follows a well-worn blueprint but is executed with such flourish that it transcends its cliches. Hustle (2022) has all the ingredients of an underdog sports story: characters coming from nowhere, overcoming impossible odds both external and internal. It’s a…
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Episode 32 – Top 10 films of 2019 (and Bottom 5)
In this episode of the podcast, we compare our individual lists of the top ten films released in 2019. We also list the bottom five films that we had to endure last year. Listen to find out where we overlap and where we diverge! Download…
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Top 15 Films of 2019 – Allen’s Picks
2019 was such an excellent year in film that I seriously debated pushing this list out to 25, maybe even 30 entries. There was such an abundance of quality work that whittling it down to a small grouping is about the equivalent of a parent…
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Episode 30 – Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker and Uncut Gems
Welcome to the new decade! In this episode of the podcast, we talk at length about the final film in Disney‘s new Star Wars trilogy, The Rise of Skywalker. We also review the Adam Sandler crime drama Uncut Gems and we discuss the upcoming films…
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Film Review – Uncut Gems
Taking a breather from both his multi-million dollar Netflix deal and basketball shorts, Adam Sandler again reminds us how good he can be outside of his Happy Madison orbit as Howard Ratner, a charmingly idiotic gambler and star of the Safdie Brothers’ Good Time follow-up,…
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