Mad Men’s John Slattery makes his feature directorial debut with God’s Pocket, an adaptation of Pete Dexter’s novel of the same name. The film features one of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final performances, but is it any good? Well, that may be in the eye of the beholder. Continue reading
Reviews
Doug Reviews: Godzilla 2014
To paraphrase Ian Malcom, Jeff Goldblum’s character in Jurassic Park, “Now, you do intend to have Godzilla in your Godzilla movie, yes?” Director Gareth Edwards does a lot of things right in his re-introduction of Godzilla to American audiences, but the end result is ultimately unsatisfying with a weak narrative and too much teasing of the audience. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: A Million Ways to Die in the West
Admittedly, I wasn’t expecting a lot from Seth MacFarlane’s second directorial effort, A Million Ways to Die in the West. Unfortunately, what I got was even worse than I’d imagined. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Michael Jackson – XSCAPE
XSCAPE is the second posthumous album release from Michael Jackson featuring previously unreleased tracks that Jackson had worked on over the years prior to his death in 2009. The bittersweet verdict is that XSCAPE is really, really good. Continue reading
EPISODE 35: THE AMAZING SPIDER-FLOP 2
In Episode 35 of The Hodgepodge Podcast, Doug and Dirty A welcome friend of the show Matt King to discuss The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as well as the other four Spider-Man films. Continue reading
Episode 34: 2014 Summer Movie Preview!
Episode 34 is Doug and Dirty A’s 2014 Summer Movie Preview! Equal time is given to the upcoming blockbusters as well as several indie flicks being released this season. Get the skinny on what to see this summer…or at least listen to Doug and Dirty A talk about what they want to see. Enjoy!
Episode 33: Draft Day / Transcendence / Under the Skin / Dom Hemingway / Neighbors
In Episode 33, Doug and Dirty A discuss a slew of April films, including an early review of Seth Rogen‘s latest, Neighbors. Continue reading
Episode 32: 75 Years of Batman
Episode 32 of The Hodgepodge Podcast is all about Batman as Dirty A and I are joined by friend of the show Matt King to discuss the Dark Knight’s 75th anniversary. The discussion mainly focuses on Batman’s various incarnations in popular media, but we get some comic book talk in there as well. If you love the Caped Crusader, this episode is for you! Thanks for listening and enjoy! Continue reading
Episode 31: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
In Episode 31, Dirty A and I welcome friend of the show Matt King to discuss Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Then we expand the conversation to encompass Marvel Studios’ future slate as well as whatever the hell is going on with DC/WB. Take a listen and enjoy! Continue reading
Episode 30: March Movie Round Up!
It’s our March Movie Round-Up!! In this episode, Dirty A and I clean out the archives as we prepare for our big Captain America 2 episode next week. The Round-Up covers a whopping 8 FILMS including:
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