Doug Reviews: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

From Director Tim Burton comes this adaptation of Ransom Riggsyoung adult novel. Is Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children the YA sensation or is it just a weak derivative of the X-Men? Continue reading

EPISODE 120: MAGNIFICENT DEEPWATER TROUBLE

After a LONG break due to some audio issues, Doug and Dirty A are back with the latest episode of The Hodgepodge Podcast! In this episode, the boys discuss the films Sully, Magnificent Seven, and Deepwater Horizon and friend of the show Matt King stops by to chat about The Blair Witch with Dirty A. All that and an Emmy discussion and Doug’s thoughts on Oliver Stone’s Snowden! Continue reading

Doug Reviews: Snowden (2016)

Director Oliver Stone returns to the political arena with Snowden, a dramatized telling of nine years in the life of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Does the film give a balanced take on Snowden’s history and actions, or does it fall too heavily on one side of the story? Continue reading

Doug’s 2016 Fall Movie Preview!

It’s that time of year again—actually, it’s PAST that time of year again, but I was on vacation—time for my Fall Movie Preview! The Oscar Race begins here as a ton of prestige films try to get out before the end of the year, while some last minute blockbusters try to make a few bucks in a release schedule that is less top-heavy than what we saw in the summer. As usual, I’ll be running down the films that I’ll most be looking forward to that will be released over the next four months. Be warned, though, Fall Films are notorious for shifting release dates as studios jockey for the best Oscar position and many of the dates listed here are initial dates for when these films launch in limited release—you may not see them in your area until January. Take a gander! Continue reading