Written and Directed by Derek Cianfrance and adapted from the bestseller by M.L. Stedman, The Light Between Oceans features a knockout cast in a story about love and loss. However, does the film hit all the right notes or is it too schmaltzy for today’s audiences? Continue reading
For over two decades, Pixar has dominated the animation realm with their fantastic films that appeal to both kids and adults. Every other animation studio, including Disney’s own in-house studio, has played catch-up trying to match Pixar’s success in both computer animation and storytelling. Then there’s Laika, the animation studio that does things a little bit differently. Laika’s stock and trade is in stop-motion animation as opposed to computer animation. Their films have been well-received by critics, but have never matched the commercial muscle of Pixar. Their latest, Kubo and the Two Strings, is their first wholly original story and is easily the best film of the summer. Continue reading
Several years ago on a Saturday Night Live episode hosted by Jerry Seinfeld, there was a game show sketch called “Stand Up and Win.” Adam Sandler was one of the contestants and answered almost every question with, “Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one?” That line pretty much sums up Director Timur Bekmambetov‘s remake of Ben-Hur. Continue reading
Based on the novel by Philip Roth and Written and Directed by James Schamus, Indignation is a period drama with some very heavy subject matter. Does it overcome its serious nature enough to entertain? Continue reading
The Hodgepodge Podcast 119 has Doug and Dirty A welcoming back friend of the show Matt King to discuss the films Pete’s Dragon, War Dogs, Ben-Hur (2016), and Hell or High Water. And every chance he gets, Doug professes his love for Laika’s Kubo and the Two Strings. Continue reading
From Director David Mackenzie comes Hell or High Water, a film that taps into the plight many Americans have faced since the economic collapse of 2008. Does the film resonate or is it another late summer dud? Continue reading
Producers/Co-Writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are back with another raunchy comedy in Sausage Party. The key difference here is that Sausage Party is a computer-animated film. Will this signal an R-rated cartoon renaissance, or just be another blip on the box office landscape? Continue reading
From Director Todd Phillips comes War Dogs, a film based on a true story about two twenty-somethings that scored a multi-million dollar weapons contract and the bizarre chain of events that surrounded their business. In looking at Phillips’ previous films, is War Dogs more like The Hangover or The Hangover III? Continue reading
Disney continues its series of remakes of their classic films with a do-over of Pete’s Dragon. Will this latest endeavor capture audiences’ imaginations or come across as a crass cash grab? Continue reading
In Episode 118, Doug and Dirty A welcome back friend of the show Matt King to discuss Suicide Squad. Then they turn the discussion to the state of the DC Extended Universe on the whole. Save us, Wonder Woman! Also, beware of SPOILERS – they’re all over the place in this one. Continue reading
The Hodgepodge Podcast 