In Episode 44, Doug and Dirty A discuss four disappointments and one of the year’s best. We’ll let you guess which is which, but here’s a hint, the best one has Philip Seymour Hoffman in it. Continue reading
Films
Doug Reviews: Wish I was Here
It’s easy to hate on Writer-Director Zach Braff’s latest film, Wish I was Here. In the years since his feature directorial debut, Garden State, there’s been a massive backlash against that film and then there was the whole Kickstarter page to help fund this latest one. I wish I could say that the naysayers were wrong, but Braff’s latest has good intentions, but it’s just not a very good movie. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: A Most Wanted Man
A Most Wanted Man made me angry. Don’t get me wrong, Director Anton Corbijn’s adaptation of John le Carré’s novel of the same name is a fantastic film, but it’s also the final film Philip Seymour Hoffman completed before his death of a drug overdose last year. I’m angry that we won’t see him lead another film. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Lucy
Well, my old nemesis Luc Besson is at it again. This time, he brings us Lucy, a film that is based on a scientific myth and makes little to no sense from that point forward. Continue reading
The Dark Knight Returns: The Greatest Batman Story Ever Told?
The Greatest Batman Story Ever Told?
The Retroist has posted another one of Doug‘s essays! This one asks the question: Is The Dark Knight Returns the Greatest Batman Story Ever Told? It’s the second essay Doug has done for The Retroist on The Caped Crusader in celebration of Batman’s 75th Anniversary. Check it out and then read his previous essay about Batman: The Animated Series. If you still haven’t gotten enough Batman, check out Episode 32 of The Hodgepodge Podcast which was all about Batman!
Doug Reviews: Sex Tape
See? Even the stars of the film don’t want you to see this turd.
Congratulations need to go out to Earth to Echo, as it is no longer the worst movie of the summer. That dubious honor has now shifted to Sex Tape. It’s not only the worst of the summer, it’s the worst of the year. Continue reading
Video Review: THE PURGE: ANARCHY
The sequel to 2013’s The Purge opens tomorrow in theaters and Doug and Dirty A are here with a video review. Find out if it’s more of the same or if The Purge has upped its game. Check it out! Continue reading
Video Review: DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Doug and Dirty A monkey around with DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES in their latest video review! Find out why a film starring digitally-rendered apes is one of the best films of the year. Check it out! Continue reading
Episode 43: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes / Snowpiercer / The Purge: Anarchy
Episode 43 of The Hodgepodge Podcast is a Post-Apocalyptic Extravaganza, as Doug and Dirty A discuss two fantastic films in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Snowpiercer and an early look at the not-so-great sequel to The Purge. Okay, the world of The Purge is not post-apocalyptic, but you may wish for the Apocalypse while watching it. Take a listen!
Doug Reviews: The Purge: Anarchy
Last year’s The Purge was one of the worst films of 2013. Luckily, its sequel, The Purge: Anarchy, is much better, but still not that great. Continue reading
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