Basically, if you read my review of Divergent from last year, a lot of the criticisms still apply to its sequel, Insurgent. There is a point in the film where Tris (Shailene Woodley) literally turns to Four (Theo James) and says, “I know this doesn’t make any sense.” Truer words were never spoken, sweetheart. Continue reading
Reviews
Doug Reviews: What We Do in the Shadows
What if four vampires shared a house in New Zealand? This is the premise behind the mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows and it is easily the funniest movie of last year. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Run all Night
Tom Hanks shines as a mob hitman out to protect his son from his former employers when the boy witness…wait, Run all Night? Tom Hanks isn’t in this? No Jude Law? Ohhhh…I was confusing Run all Night with the film it rips off, Road to Perdition. Well, this one can’t be too far off the mark, right? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: CHAPPiE
A movie that brings up issues of Artificial Intelligence, consciousness, and what it means to be alive is a movie that should generate questions from its audience. Unfortunately, the only question generated from Director Neill Blomkamp’s CHAPPiE is: Was District 9 a fluke? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Focus
Written and Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, Focus doesn’t really show audiences anything new, but it does provide some breezy entertainment for a winter afternoon. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Did Hot Tub Time Machine really need a sequel? Well…no. Will Hot Tub Time Machine 2 make you laugh? Yes! Continue reading
OSCARS 2015 LIVE BLOG!
Welcome to The Hodgepodge Podcast‘s 2015 Oscar Live Blog! Dirty A and I will be following all the action when the ceremony kicks off at 8:30PM EST, so park your butt here as you watch and refresh often. Thanks for visiting the site and feel free to post comments to us during the show!
– Doug
LIVE BLOGGING THE OSCARS!
It’s that time of year again, folks – Oscar time! Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Kingsman: The Secret Service
Loosely based on the comic book series The Secret Service by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, Kingsman: The Secret Service is Director Matthew Vaughn’s latest attempt to shake up the comic book film genre. Does he succeed or is this another forgettable entry in an ever-expanding genre? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Black Sea
Director Kevin Macdonald’s Black Sea is a tense, edge of your seat thriller with a great cast and another stellar performance from Jude Law. Continue reading
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