Wolverine’s having a bad day
The Retroist has published another of Doug‘s essays!
This one focuses on his love of The Uncanny X-Men and how
he became a fan.
You can read the essay here and then check out all the other great
things The Retroist has to offer!
Thanks for reading!
In the latest video review, Doug and Dirty A take a look at
Jon Favreau‘s latest, CHEF.
Is the film a delectable treat or will it make you reach for the Pepto?
Check it out!
It’s another video review from Doug and Dirty A!
This time, the focus is on Seth MacFarlane‘s latest:
A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST
Find out why there’s “A dollar’s worth of comedy” in this one!
Doug and Dirty A are at it again with another
SPOILER-FREE video review!
This time, the discussion centers on
If you read my X-Men Retrospective—and if you haven’t, why are you reading this first?—you’ll know that I hold the first two X-Men films by Bryan Singer in high regard. However, ever since Singer departed the franchise to go screw up Superman, the X-Men series has been on shaky ground. It took some solid steps forward with X-Men First Class and The Wolverine, but I was still nervous about X-Men: Days of Future Past. Singer was back in the director’s chair, but his track record hasn’t been great lately and Fox has a habit of screwing up my X-Men. So, it’s really difficult to write this review, because I’m trying to think of a grade that can appropriately sum up how I felt about this film.
We’ll start with this: X-Men: Days of Future Past is the best X-Men film since X-Men 2. Continue reading
It’s the Hodgepodge Podcast’s first ever VIDEO review!
Doug and Dirty A give their thoughts on GODZILLA. Continue reading
In Episode 37, Doug and Dirty A deliver their verdict on Godzilla and an early review of A Million Ways to Die in the West. In-between those two films, they discuss three indie films that are in theaters now: Locke, Chef, and God’s Pocket. Thanks for listening!
Before you head to the theater to go check out X-Men: Days of Future Past, be sure to read my retrospective on the previous six films in the series.
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Doug did a little moonlighting this week and delivered an essay to The Retroist:
Star Wars Struck First: My History with the Galaxy Far, Far Away
Head on over to the Retroist’s site to read the essay and then get lost in the heady vapors of nostalgia as you peruse the rest of The Retroist’s wares.
Thanks for reading!
Writer-Director Jim Jarmusch’s latest, Only Lovers Left Alive, is a nice slice of life film that explores the big questions of love, death, and misery. Oh, and it’s about vampires. Continue reading
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