On the surface, The Gift—Writer-Director Joel Edgerton’s feature directorial debut—looks like it could be a schlocky B-movie thriller, but Edgerton crafts a highly entertaining film with just a few elements holding it back from being a classic. Continue reading
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Doug Reviews: Straight Outta Compton
For a music group labeled at one time, “The World’s Most Dangerous Group,” the biopic for legendary rap group N.W.A. plays things surprisingly safe. But, does that make Director F. Gary Gray’s Straight Outta Compton a bad film? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The feature film adaptation of the television show The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is probably co-Writer-Director Guy Ritchie’s least edgy project, but it is also one of his most fun. Continue reading
EPISODE 85: FANTASTIC FLOP with Matt King
With Episode 85, Doug and Dirty A welcome back author Matt King to lament the disaster that is Fantastic Flop…er…Four. They discuss the movie that showed up on screen and then sift through all the rumored behind the scenes drama. They also discuss the new Deadpool trailer that dropped last week and a few Captain America: Civil War rumors. Take a listen…if you dare! Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Fantastic Four (2015)
By now, you’ve probably heard about the terrible reviews that 20th Century Fox’s reboot of Fantastic Four has been receiving. There are reports of Director Josh Trank being pulled off the film and key scenes being scrapped by the studio—lots of behind the scenes drama. However, is the film really that bad as all the reviews suggest? Well, yes and no. Continue reading
EPISODE 84: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE: SOUTHPAW TRAINWRECK
After a short break, Doug and Dirty A return from their New York adventure with tales of U2 concerts and Meredith Vieira merchandise. They then discuss three films in theaters now: Judd Apatow‘s Trainwreck, written by and starring Amy Schumer; Antoine Fuqua‘s Southpaw, starring Jake Gyllenhaal; and Christopher McQuarrie‘s Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation, starring some guy named Tom. Take a listen! Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation
The Mission: Impossible series has proven over the years to be fairly reliable in terms of quality. The first movie was solid, while the second was far shakier, but three had a great villain in Philip Seymour Hoffman and 2011’s Ghost Protocol marked a kind of renaissance for the series. Now with the fifth entry in the series, Rogue Nation, the message seems to be, “if ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Southpaw
Directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Sons of Anarchy’s Kurt Sutter, Southpaw features several great performances and some topnotch boxing scenes. However, does it bring anything new to the well-trodden genre? Continue reading
EPISODE 83: ANT MAN with special guest MATT KING
Hodgepodge Podcast Episode 83 brings another Marvel Movie Discussion with friend of the show, author Matt King! This time Matt joins Doug and Dirty A to talk all about Marvel’s latest film, Ant-Man. They also take some time to discuss the latest Batman v. Superman trailer released at San Diego Comic Con as well as the Suicide Squad sneak peek and the look of X-Men: Apocalypse‘s title villain. Take a listen! Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Trainwreck
Comedienne Amy Schumer is the hot topic in comedy these days. Her show on Comedy Central, Inside Amy Schumer, is doing well and now it’s time for her big feature film breakout with Director Judd Apatow. But does Trainwreck deliver the goods or is it a disaster like its namesake? Continue reading
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