It’s FINALLY here! On Episode 96 of The Hodgepodge Podcast, Doug and Dirty A are once again joined by author Matt King to discuss STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Three years ago, George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney and it was announced that new Star Wars films would be made, beginning with Episode VII. Well, the film is here now in the form of Director J.J. Abrams’ The Force Awakens. Is the film the second coming of The Empire Strikes Back or does it recall a darker time – The Prequels? Continue reading
EPISODE 95: PREQUEL MADNESS
The countdown is over! Spend the last week leading up to Star Wars: The Force Awakens listening to Doug, Dirty A, and special guest Matt King bludgeon the last two Star Wars Prequels, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, into submission. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Director Ron Howard’s latest, In the Heart of the Sea, is based on the true story that inspired Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Is truth stranger than fiction? Or would we have been better off with an adaptation of the novel instead? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Trumbo (2015)
Trumbo, the latest film from Director Jay Roach, is a biopic of screenwriter and author Dalton Trumbo and features some dynamic performances from a stellar cast. However, does the film as a whole live up to the cast’s hard work? Continue reading
EPISODE 94: SPOTLIGHT ON THE NIGHT BEFORE’S CREED
In Episode 94, Doug and Dirty A wrap up their November films with Best of the Year contender Spotlight, the hilarious The Night Before, and the rousing franchise restart, Creed. Take a listen! Continue reading
EPISODE 93: JESSICA JONES’ SPECTRE MOCKINGJAY: PART 5 OF 4 w/ Matt King
Doug and Dirty A are back with Episode 93 of The Hodgepodge Podcast! In this episode, they welcome back friend of the show author Matt King to discuss the latest James Bond film, Spectre, as well as the final Hunger Games movie, and the new Netflix series, Marvel’s Jessica Jones. Before that, though, they take time to run down the first trailer from Captain America: Civil War. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: The Good Dinosaur (2015)
With The Good Dinosaur, we’ve finally found out what Pixar can’t do: release two great films in one year. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Creed (2015)
How do you extend the Rocky franchise without coming up with some convoluted scheme to get Rocky back into the ring? Creed, that’s how. But, is this spinoff/relaunch any good? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (2015)
Well, that’s settled. Finally, the world can rejoice with the concluding chapter in the Hunger Games trilogy tetralogy—rejoice because it’s over. Thank God I’ll never have to hear the names Peeta or Gale ever again. Continue reading