On the surface, The Judge looks like it should be a homerun. However, the final product is an overlong, but enjoyable movie with serious identity problems. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Dracula Untold
Have you ever wished that Dracula was a superhero and not a monster that lures unwitting victims to him in order to drink their blood? Well, that’s what you get with Dracula Untold, which, not coincidentally, Universal is hoping will launch a shared universe for their monsters like Frankenstein and the Mummy a la Marvel Studios. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: The Good Lie
Though she’s the prominent face on the film’s poster, Reese Witherspoon is not the star of The Good Lie. No, that honor goes to the men who play three of the Sudanese “Lost Boys” in this touching and ultimately safe film. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Gone Girl
Like his 2011 adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Director David Fincher’s Gone Girl is a very faithful interpretation of the source material. Of course, it helps a bit when the novel’s author is also the screenwriter. What Fincher and Author Gillian Flynn have created for audiences is not just a great movie, but the first must-see film of the fall. Continue reading
Episode 50: 5 for 50
For the milestone 50th episode of The Hodgepodge Podcast, Doug and Dirty A discuss a slew of films including: A Walk Among the Tombstones, The Equalizer, The Maze Runner, This is Where I Leave You, and The Skeleton Twins. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: The Skeleton Twins
Indie dramedy The Skeleton Twins comes from Director Craig Johnson and stars Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig, who both channel the chemistry they honed on Saturday Night Live to create a funny, touching story of siblings trying to find their way in the world. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: U2: Songs Of Innocence
U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. embraces his teenage son, echoing back to the covers of Boy and War
And lo, it came to pass that U2 and Apple shocked the world by not only announcing the long-awaited U2 album, but releasing it on the same day for free to all iTunes users. Then, an uproar rose up from both those who do not like U2 and those who clearly do not understand how the cloud works. What’s been lost in all this hullabaloo is whether or not Songs Of Innocence is any good or not. The answer is yes, yes it is. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: The Equalizer
For what seems like years, I’ve heard about Denzel Washington’s adaptation of the CBS television show The Equalizer. The movie has finally arrived and Washington has reunited with his Training Day director, Antoine Fuqua to deliver a solid revenge thriller that could have been tightened here and there to make it one of the greats. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: This is Where I Leave You
This is Where I Leave You, Director Shawn Levy’s adaptation of Jonathan Tropper’s novel of the same name, is a funny, touching film with a knockout cast. However, a film adaptation might not have been the best way to tell the story. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: The Maze Runner
It seems like every week there is a new film adaptation of a young adult book series. Thanks to The Hunger Games, the majority of these films are future dystopias and The Maze Runner is no different. No really, it’s basically The Hunger Games crossed with Lord of the Flies. Continue reading
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