After devastating audiences with Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel gets lighter with Director Peyton Reed’s sequel to 2015’s Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp. Does this film go bigger or shrink from the challenge? Continue reading
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EPISODE 163: NOT QUITE READY PLAYER ONE
Doug and Dirty A return with Episode 163 to discuss Director Steven Spielberg’s latest, Ready Player One! This is a SPOILER-FILLED discussion, so if you don’t want to know what happens, maybe listen after seeing the movie. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Ready Player One (2018)
Director Steven Spielberg delivers an adaptation of Ernest Cline’s sci-fi novel, Ready Player One. Is the film a game-changer or just a re-hash of movies you’ve already seen? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
Disney tapped Director Ava DuVernay to bring their adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s classic novel, A Wrinkle in Time, to life. Does DuVernay succeed or is A Wrinkle in Time truly unfilmable? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Red Sparrow (2018)
Finally, eight years after her debut in Iron Man 2, Black Widow is getting her own movie.
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Wait, what? Red Sparrow? What the hell is that? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Annihilation (2018)
From Writer-Director Alex Garland comes Annihilation, an adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s novel of the same name. What lies within The Shimmer, and will you understand it when you find out? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Last Flag Flying (2017)
Director and Co-Writer Richard Linklater tackles the military and mourning in Last Flag Flying. Does the film succeed beyond its fantastic cast? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Based on the novel by Agatha Christie and directed by star Kenneth Branagh, Murder on the Orient Express assembles a stellar cast to re-tell the classic tale. However, does the story work as well for modern audiences or is it too much of a throwback for them to care? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: American Assassin (2017)
When I saw the first trailer for American Assassin, the first film based on author Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp character, I had hopes that this would be a different kind of spy film—the making of an assassin. Then, the second trailer looked like the film would be a schlocky piece of crap. Which one was the better barometer? Continue reading
EPISODE 155: IT’S OUR FALL MOVIE PREVIEW!
Episode 155 of The Hodgepodge Podcast features Doug and Dirty A’s Fall Movie Preview! Take a listen to find out all the films the boys are looking forward to as the studios deliver their Oscar hopefuls and massive blockbusters! But first, Dirty A gives his review of the film adaptation of Stephen King’s IT! Continue reading