Doug Reviews: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

me_and_earl_and_the_dying_girlAre you interested in seeing one of the best films of the year? Then look no further than Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. Continue reading

Doug Reviews: Jurassic World

The original Jurassic Park worked so well not only because of the dazzling dinosaur effects—which still hold up today—but because the film adapted a fantastic sci-fi thriller and had characters the audience cared about. Jurassic World…well, it has good looking dinosaurs at least. Continue reading

EPISODE 78: STAR WARS

COVERIn the run up to Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Doug and Dirty A have decided to re-visit the previous six Star Wars films. They begin with Episode IV: A New Hope, or as they know it: STAR WARS. The discussion ranges from the film’s production, what it means to them personally, and its impact on Hollywood in general. Take a listen! Continue reading

EPISODE 77: ALOHA! SPYING ON PERSONS OF INTEREST ALONG SAN ANDREAS

coverIn Episode 77 of The Hodgepodge Podcast, Doug and Dirty A discuss the Season 4 finale of Person of Interest before diving into a trio films: one was a huge disappointment, one was pretty much as expected, and the last is one of the best movies of the summer. Want to know more? Take a listen! Continue reading

Doug Reviews: SPY

Spy_VerC_GoldMelissaPoster_sRGB9Melissa McCarthy is an interesting performer. On the one hand, she has overcome the stereotypical image of what a leading lady should look like, which is great, but on the other hand, about every other movie of hers is garbage. She was great in Bridesmaids and The Heat, but Identity Thief was not good and Tammy was an affront to God. Does her latest, Spy, keep the pattern going or does it signal another downturn in the quality of McCarthy’s work? Continue reading

Doug Reviews: Entourage

entourage_ver2_xlgMovies based on TV shows are tricky things. Some are great self-contained stories that not only please fans of the series, but also create new fans of the property, like in the case of X-Files, while others are throwbacks to an earlier, more creative period of a long-running series, like in the case of The Simpsons Movie. Then there are movies like Entourage. Continue reading

Doug Reviews: Aloha

aloha_xlgAfter seeing the trailer for Writer-Director Cameron Crowe’s Aloha, I was really excited to see a really well done adult comedy/drama about a guy trying to restart his life and win back his old flame while taking nuggets of advice from his eccentric boss. It’s too bad that the movie that ended up on the screen is nothing like that. Continue reading

EPISODE 76: TOMORROWLAND with Matt King

coverEpisode 76 is all about Disney’s Tomorrowland as Doug and Dirty A welcome back friend of the show author Matt King. After discussing the film and touching on Director Brad Bird‘s other films, the discussion turns to the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot, Matt’s revisit of Michael Bay‘s first Transformers movie, and a…Hodgepodge of other topics. Take a listen! Continue reading

Doug Reviews: Adult Beginners

adultbeginnerslargeI wasn’t sure what I was expecting with Director Ross KatzAdult Beginners. I knew it had comedic actor Nick Kroll and current comedy darling Rose Byrne in it, so I guess I was expecting a raunchy, bawdy comedy. What I ended up with was not that at all. Continue reading