Writer-Director Jim Jarmusch’s latest, Only Lovers Left Alive, is a nice slice of life film that explores the big questions of love, death, and misery. Oh, and it’s about vampires. Continue reading
Reviews
Doug Reviews: Fading Gigolo
John Turturro writes, directs, and stars in Fading Gigolo, the story of a man and his pimp. But, is there any chance for love for a fading gigolo? Read on to find out. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: God’s Pocket
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
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
