Episode 29: The Grand Budapest Hotel and Wes Anderson

After a short break, Dirty A and I are back with Episode 29 of The Hodgepodge Podcast! In this episode, we discuss the fantastic Grand Budapest Hotel. Then we take a stroll down memory lane and talk about the rest of Writer-Director Wes Anderson‘s filmography. Continue reading

Episode 21: Hodgepodge Bowl Football Spectacular!

Dirty A and I celebrate Super Bowl XLVIII with our first Football Spectacular!

We’re joined by special guest Jason Christ as we discuss three football comedy classics(?) all in front of a live studio audience! Continue reading

Episode 16: Anchorman 2, Philomena, and Nebraska

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It’s an all-comedy extravaganza as Dirty A and I discuss Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.

We then tackle two smaller comedies: Philomena, starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, and Alexander Payne‘s Nebraska.

Not a bad Christmas gift, if I do say so myself!

Thanks for listening and enjoy!

Doug

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Episode 14: Christian Bale A Palooza: American Hustle and Out of the Furnace

 

Episode 14 is a veritable Christan Bale-A-Palooza as Dirty A and I discuss the actor’s two new films: David O. Russell’s American Hustle and Scott Cooper’s Out of the Furnace.

Then we delve into the archives and discuss two of Bale’s older films: Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige and the sci-fi action film, Equilibrium.

Thanks for listening and enjoy!

Doug

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Episode 5: Television Strikes Back

 

In Episode 5, Television Strikes Back as Dirty A and I discuss our Summer TV Wrap Up and Fall TV Preview.

First though, we talk about not only one of the best comedies of the year, but one of the best films in general: Enough Said starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini.

This episode was a little late in getting posted – hey, life happens – so please forgive any references to “last week” or “this week” or anything else that might date the episode.

Thanks for listening and enjoy!

Doug

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Episode 3: Prisoners and Gravity Reviews

This past week, Dirty A and I saw two of the year’s best films thus far. In this episode of The Hodgepodge Podcast we discuss the gripping thriller Prisoners and give you an early review of Alfonso Cuarón’s latest, Gravity. Watch out for spoilers on the Prisoners review – they start at 14:36 and end at 23:30 – and listen until the end for a little surprise. Enjoy and thanks for listening!

– Doug Continue reading