Adapting August Wilson‘s 1987 play and Directed by star Denzel Washington, Fences is an acting tour de force, but is the story the film tells equally compelling? Continue reading
Reviews
Doug Reviews: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
And so, after much fanfare, the first “Star Wars Story,” Rogue One, is here. Does it live up to the hype/inflated expectations created by the massive success of The Force Awakens? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Office Christmas Party (2016)
In the (surprisingly) growing sub-genre of raunchy Christmas movies, does Office Christmas Party stand above the rest or is this a party that you won’t want to RSVP to? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Nocturnal Animals (2016)
With Nocturnal Animals, Writer-Director Tom Ford delivers his second feature film. Is it an engaging thriller or too Avant-garde for its own good? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Loving (2016)
Written and directed by Jeff Nichols, Loving tells the story of an interracial couple struggling against persecution in rural Virginia in the 1950s. Does the film hit all the right emotional notes and continue Nichols’ winning streak or does it fall short of his previous films? Continue reading
EPISODE 125: KUBO AND THE RANDOM TRAILERS
In Episode 125 of The Hodgepodge Podcast, Doug and Dirty A FINALLY get to discuss Kubo and the Two Strings. The film is now available on BluRay, so why are you sitting around listening to this podcast instead of watching this movie? Also, the boys discuss the recent trailers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Mummy, and Kong: Skull Island. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Rules Don’t Apply (2016)
Rules Don’t Apply represents the first directorial effort from Warren Beatty in eighteen years. Is it a return to glory for him or should he have left well enough alone? Continue reading
EPISODE 124: THE SPACE BETWEEN MOANA AND TERRIBLE MOVIES
In Episode 124 of The Hodgepodge Podcast, Doug and Dirty A discuss Disney’s latest world-conquering film, Moana. Then they try to figure out why the Rules Don’t Apply to Warren Beatty before having a hilarious discussion about the weirdest film they’ve seen this year, Neon Demon. It’s all capped off with an EARLY REVIEW of The Space Between Us. Continue reading
EPISODE 123: LOVING THOSE FANTASTIC BEASTS ON HACKSAW RIDGE
Back from the Thanksgiving holiday, Doug and Dirty A recorded two episodes back-to-back! In the first, the boys review and discuss the films Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Hacksaw Ridge, and Loving. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Allied (2016)
Allied, the new World War II spy story from Director Robert Zemeckis, seems to have gotten more attention from the tabloids than from film journalists. Does the film overcome the salacious rumors attached to it or is it just a bad film that needs any press it can get? Continue reading
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