It’s been a pretty busy summer for me, so unfortunately, my movie reviews have fallen by the wayside. So, here are some capsule reviews for some recent – and not so recent – releases. Continue reading
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Doug Reviews: Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
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
EPISODE 169: THE WASP AND ANT-MAN
On Episode 169, Dirty A missed the train to Hodgepodge Town, so Doug sits down with friend of the show Matt King to discuss Marvel’s latest, Ant-Man and the Wasp! Does the sequel go bigger or shrink from the challenge? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
2015’s Sicario, from Director Denis Villeneuve, was a spectacular film and fairly self-contained. However, where there’s potential money to be had, sequels will follow. So now, we have Day of the Soldado. Villeneuve, who was busy with last year’s magnificent Blade Runner 2049, has passed the directorial reins to Stefano Sollima and original Writer Taylor Sheridan returns to pen the sequel. Does Day of the Soldado live up to Sicario’s legacy or does it cower in its shadow? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Ocean’s Eight (2018)
Co-Writer-Director Gary Ross revisits Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Eleven universe to deliver Ocean’s Eight, a heist film with a female bent. Does this film capture the fun spirit of the original or is it time for the Ocean’s franchise to just pack it in? Continue reading
EPISODE 168: JURASSIC WORLD IS NOT INCREDIBLE
On Episode 168 of The Hodgepodge Podcast, Doug and Dirty A welcome back friend of the show Matt King to discuss two of the summer’s biggest blockbusters: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Incredibles 2. Which one is worth your time and which one is a bust? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
2015’s Jurassic World was…not a good film. Its sequel, Fallen Kingdom, is directed by J.A. Bayona with a script from Derek Connolly and the first film’s director, Colin Trevorrow. Does this film improve on the previous one or is it an even bigger disaster? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: The Incredibles 2 (2018)
It’s been fourteen long years, but Writer-Director Brad Bird has finally returned to deliver Pixar’s The Incredibles 2. Was the sequel worth the wait or has too much time passed for it to be relevant? Continue reading
EPISODE 167: SOLO
With Episode 167 of The Hodgepodge Podcast, Doug and Dirty A welcome back friend of the show Matt King as well as their buddy Andre to discuss Solo: A Star Wars Story! Watch out for spoilers throughout and listen to the end for a brief discussion of Andre’s thoughts on The Last Jedi. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
After a mountain of behind the scenes drama, the latest Star Wars spinoff, Solo, has arrived in theaters. Director Ron Howard came on board after Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were very publicly fired and extensive reshoots were made. Did Howard deliver a winner? Does this prequel live up to the iconic status of its titular character? Well, I did mention it’s a prequel, right? Continue reading
