In Episode 41, Doug and Dirty A discuss the hilarious 22 Jump Street as well as the TV drama that spawned the two Jump Street films. Then, they pivot deftly to discuss the career of Michael Jackson as well as his second posthumous album, XSCAPE. Continue reading
The film reboot of 21 Jump Street was a surprise hit in 2012. Though it had little to do with the television show upon which it was based, the movie pleased both audiences and critics. 22 Jump Street, the inevitable sequel, is more of the same and while that’s just fine, the movie never lets you forget it. Continue reading
What works and what doesn’t in THE FAULT IN OUR STARS? Find out in our latest video review!
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For their latest Video Review, Doug and Dirty A IMPLORE you to go see EDGE OF TOMORROW. Check out the review and then head out the theater to see one of the best movies of the year!
The Retroist has posted another one of Doug‘s essays. This one is in celebration of Batman’s 75th Anniversary and discusses what he considers to be the best cartoon of all: Batman: The Animated Series. Take a look: http://www.retroist.com/2014/06/10/batman-the-animated-series-dark-knight-defined/
When you’re done reading the essay, re-visit Episode 32, which was all about Batman and if you really need to scratch that Batman itch, continue with Episode 22, our Cartoon Spectacular!
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In Episode 40, Doug and Dirty A talk about one of the best movies of the summer in Tom Cruise‘s Edge of Tomorrow as well as the young adult phenomenon, The Fault in Our Stars. Before all that, though – Part 3 in the never-ending (?) saga that is Marvel’s Ant-Man! Continue reading
The adaptation of author John Green’s bestselling novel, The Fault in Our Stars, has hit theaters and while the film does a lot of things right, there were a few major qualms I had with the story that kept me from loving it.
In Episode 39 of The Hodgepodge Podcast, Doug and Dirty A talk about the continuing saga that is Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man, or as Doug insists on calling it – CAN’T-Man. They then discuss what works and what doesn’t in Disney’s Maleficent, before turning their attention to three recent indie films: Cold in July, Fading Gigolo, and the best of the bunch, Only Lovers Left Alive.
In the latest Video Review from The Hodgepodge Podcast, Doug and Dirty A turn their attention to Disney’s latest, MALEFICENT, starring Angelina Jolie. Does it cast its spell on audiences, or put them to sleep? Take a look!
When I first saw the trailers for Director Doug Liman’s Edge of Tomorrow, I immediately thought, Oh, it’s the action sci-fi Groundhog Day. And while the conceit is very similar to that Harold Ramis classic, Edge of Tomorrow forges its own path to become something Hollywood has been chasing for decades: the ultimate video game film.
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