Posts Tagged ‘When Harry Met Sally’
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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Film Review – Here Today
Here Today (2021) attempts to be a sweet and heartfelt look at a friendship in the midst of a serious personal struggle. There are moments where it gets close to succeeding, but then stumbles over cheap melodrama. This is one of those movies where we can…
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Film Review – Sleeping With Other People
Sex is such a simple thing, but it can sure make matters complicated. It’s an act that we all (hopefully) get an opportunity to experience sometime in our lives, but it can make people do and say some really silly things. Prime example: the main…
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SXSW Film Review – Snap
Mental illness is a challenging topic to address in film. A lot of times it comes off feeling corny and over the top. Rather than being a part of what a character has to deal with, it becomes who they are, or ends up being…
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An Appreciation – Annie Hall
Woody Allen begins his film Annie Hall (1977) with a monologue in which he addresses the audience directly. Within this speech, he describes a joke that he first attributes to Groucho Marx, saying that he would never want to be a part of a club…
READ MOREEpisode 59 – The Next Chapter
Spencer and John look back at the careers of directors Ben Affleck and Rob Reiner, in anticipation of the release of their next films, The Town and Flipped, before ending the show with their DVD picks of the week.
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Another MacGuffin Film Podcast web-exclusive Top 5’s segment. In this episode, Brandi and Allen share their top 5 favorite romantic comedies.
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