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On Episode 151 of The Hodgepodge Podcast, friend of the show Matt King returns to discuss The Dark Tower. Then, Doug and Dirty A talk about Kathryn Bigelow‘s Detroit! Continue reading
After years in Development Hell, an adaptation of Stephen King‘s The Dark Tower has finally arrived. I call it “an” adaptation, because how do you squeeze seven novels into a single film? Answer: You Don’t. Continue reading
Written and directed by Roger Michell, My Cousin Rachel is a psychological drama and period piece. Does the film’s mystery aspect keep the audience engaged throughout or put them to sleep? Continue reading
After the success of Writer-Director James Gunn‘s 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy, there was no doubt that a sequel would follow in short order. However, is Volume 2 an upgrade over the original or have these Marvel heroes already peaked? Continue reading
A great cast is squandered in this so-called thriller that goes nowhere. Continue reading
After an avalanche of controversy about whitewashing and cultural appropriation, the live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell is finally here. Does the film capture the mystique of the manga and anime it is based on or does it successfully forge its own path? Continue reading
With superheroes being the big thing in Hollywood these days, it was only a matter of time before someone resurrected the Power Rangers. Does this reboot wash away the cheesy aftertaste of the original show? I can tell you this, it definitely proves that Bryan Cranston can do anything. Continue reading
Confession time: I have never seen the animated Beauty and the Beast. Until The Lion King, I never got wrapped up in the second Disney golden age and I just never got around to seeing it. Does the new live-action adaptation work for viewers on which nostalgia for the original has no hold? Continue reading
Ben Affleck’s first directorial effort since 2012’s Argo is Live by Night, an adaptation of the Dennis Lehane novel of the same name. Does it measure up to his previous films? Continue reading
Beautiful. Brutal. Boring. This is Martin Scorsese’s Silence. Continue reading
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