Basically, if you read my review of Divergent from last year, a lot of the criticisms still apply to its sequel, Insurgent. There is a point in the film where Tris (Shailene Woodley) literally turns to Four (Theo James) and says, “I know this doesn’t make any sense.” Truer words were never spoken, sweetheart. Continue reading
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Doug Reviews: What We Do in the Shadows
What if four vampires shared a house in New Zealand? This is the premise behind the mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows and it is easily the funniest movie of last year. Continue reading
EPISODE 69: HOUSE OF EMPIRES
In Episode 69, Doug and Dirty A discuss two of the best series currently airing right now: House of Cards and Fox’s Empire. House of Cards features one of the great TV characters in history in Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey), while Empire has resurrected the glitzy nighttime soap opera from the 80s, a la Dynasty. Take a listen! Continue reading
EPISODE 68: CHAPPiE IS A LITTLE CRAPPY AND RUN TO PERDITION
In Episode 68, Doug and Dirty A take aim at director Neill Blomkamp‘s latest, CHAPPiE before breaking down Liam Neeson‘s latest actioner, Run all Night. Then, they wrap up by giving praise to the live show of The Dan Band, so check them out if they’re in your area. Take a listen! Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Run all Night
Tom Hanks shines as a mob hitman out to protect his son from his former employers when the boy witness…wait, Run all Night? Tom Hanks isn’t in this? No Jude Law? Ohhhh…I was confusing Run all Night with the film it rips off, Road to Perdition. Well, this one can’t be too far off the mark, right? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: CHAPPiE
A movie that brings up issues of Artificial Intelligence, consciousness, and what it means to be alive is a movie that should generate questions from its audience. Unfortunately, the only question generated from Director Neill Blomkamp’s CHAPPiE is: Was District 9 a fluke? Continue reading
EPISODE 67: FOCUS ON THIS HOT TUB FULL OF OSCARS
In Episode 67, Doug and Dirty A talk about the Oscar results – while plugging their Oscar Live-Blog – before discussing a bunch of film news and then reviewing Will Smith’s Focus and Hot Tub Time Machine 2. Take a listen! Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Focus
Written and Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, Focus doesn’t really show audiences anything new, but it does provide some breezy entertainment for a winter afternoon. Continue reading
EPISODE 66: SPIDER-MAN COMES HOME!g
In Episode 66, Doug and Dirty A welcome back friend of the show Matt King to FINALLY discuss the big Spider-Man to the Marvel Cinematic Universe news. This news was very close to Matt’s heart and he may or may not have cried several times throughout the recording. Take a listen and judge for yourself! Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Did Hot Tub Time Machine really need a sequel? Well…no. Will Hot Tub Time Machine 2 make you laugh? Yes! Continue reading
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