In Episode 115, Doug and Dirty A discuss The Infiltrator, starring Bryan Cranston, before being joined by friend of the show Matt King to dissect Paul Feig‘s Ghostbusters reboot. It all kicks off, though, with a short talk on all the happenings at Star Wars Celebration this past weekend. Continue reading
From Director Brad Furman comes The Infiltrator, the real life story of how U.S. Customs went after Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. Does the film tell a compelling story or does it just spit out facts with no narrative flow? Continue reading
Writer-Directors Dan Kwan and Daniel Schinert bring audiences Swiss Army Man, a strange adventure about a man and his corpse. Does the film cut through its inherent weirdness to connect with moviegoers? Continue reading
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates is another raunchy comedy hitting theaters, but will this one break the mold and be both funny and a good movie? Continue reading
Pulp heroes haven’t done so great at the box office over the last twenty years or so. The cinematic landscape is littered with their corpses: John Carter, The Shadow, The Phantom, and The Lone Ranger. Will The Legend of Tarzan fare any better? Continue reading
I love seeing the works of author John le Carré adapted for the screen. From Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy to A Most Wanted Man to AMC’s The Night Manager, they’ve all been great. Does the latest, Our Kind of Traitor, follow suit? Continue reading
It’s the third Purge movie in four years, but can the Purge: Election Year elevate its game enough to become a movie you won’t be ashamed to like? Continue reading
Steven Spielberg finally directs a film for Disney, but is The BFG the second-coming of E.T. or just a run-of-the-mill family film? Continue reading
Director Nicolas Winding Refn is back with his latest, The Neon Demon. Will this film connect with audiences or leave them scratching their heads? Continue reading
In Episode 114 of The Hodgepodge Podcast, Doug and Dirty A pull a fast one and table the Pixar discussion for another time. Instead, they discuss Finding Dory by its lonesome as well as The Shallows and….*sigh* Independence Day: Resurgence. Then Doug gives some thoughts on Nicolas Winding Refn‘s latest, The Neon Demon. Continue reading
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