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In Love Actually/Hate Actually, Great Boos Up discusses each story in the movie and puts it on trial in an attempt to grapple with his enjoyment of the movie versus his own acknowledgement of its problems. The Defendants: Mark, Juliet, … Continue reading Love Actually/Hate Actually #9: Mark/Juliet (and Peter)
We’re doing something a little different today. Instead of looking at steaming services–okay, mostly just Netflix–encroaching into the world of film, we’re looking a double feature of a distinctly television event: The Christmas special. A Very Murray Christmas (2015) … Continue reading Awash in the Steam Holiday Double Feature Special: A Very Murray Christmas and Bojack Horseman Christmas Special
The reboot for Hellboy series finally has its trailer, just in time for Christmas! Directed by Neil Marshall (Game of Thrones “The Watchers on the Wall”) and starring David Harbour (Stranger Things) as the titular big red (not Santa), the … Continue reading Trailer Talk: Hellboy Reboot Drops it like its Hot
Hey, remember Slumdog Millionaire? The movie with Anil Kapoor? Well, this isn’t that. It does have Anil Kapoor, though. Dagnabbit, Amazon. Well, it’s on Einthusan. Approximately 116 minutes…though Einthusan has it as 112 minutes. A group of gun-toting thugs stand … Continue reading WTF ASIA 35: Dharavi (1993)
In Love Actually/Hate Actually, Great Boos Up discusses each story in the movie and puts it on trial in an attempt to grapple with his enjoyment of the movie versus his own acknowledgement of its problems. The Defendants: Harry, Karen, … Continue reading Love Actually/Hate Actually #8: Harry/Karen (and Mia)
Editor’s Note: Feel free to post as big or as small of a list as you would like below but please keep your lists contained to these posts and do not open up your own or fill up the OT … Continue reading The Pits: Best in Film 2018
Penny Marshall appreciation post! She passed yesterday at the age of 75. She directed a host of movies, of which she was probably best known for Big and A League of Their Own. (You may also remember her as Laverne … Continue reading Movie Discussion 12/18/2018
In Love Actually/Hate Actually, Great Boos Up discusses each story in the movie and puts it on trial in an attempt to grapple with his enjoyment of the movie versus his own acknowledgement of its problems. The Defendants: Billy Mack … Continue reading Love Actually/Hate Actually #7: Billy Mack/Joe
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Zootopia.
In Love Actually/Hate Actually, Great Boos Up discusses each story in the movie and puts it on trial in an attempt to grapple with his enjoyment of the movie versus his own acknowledgement of its problems. The Defendants: Sarah and … Continue reading Love Actually/Hate Actually #6: Sarah/Karl
After a brief sojourn into the realm of nonfiction, we are right back in the award season comfort zone of the biopic. This time however, we are heading to early 18th century Great Britain. The much earlier setting isn’t the … Continue reading Movie Reviews: The Favourite (2018)
It’s time for Christmas. Do you know it’s Christmas? In the event, you weren’t sure. Hallmark decided to make a film called Welcome to Christmas. Resort developer Madison Lane (Finnigan) is tasked with finding a location for a new ski … Continue reading Hallmark Christmas: Welcome to Christmas Recap/Review
With some good and warranted hype behind it, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse took the top spot at the box office this weekend with a $35.4 million debut. That’s the highest oepning for an animated film in December and the film is … Continue reading Box Office: December 14-16
The big selling point of Mortal Engines is steampunk. The word of mouth isn’t about character arcs or philosophical concepts; it’s about the visuals of enormous cities that roam a shattered world. If you think that hook is enough to sustain … Continue reading Mortal Engines Is a Layered Throwback
“Let me put it this way: very few make it all the way without uttering a word. But do carry on merrily. Just don’t believe you’re going to tell me something I haven’t heard before.” I no longer understand … Continue reading Movie Reviews: The House That Jack Built (2018)
In Love Actually/Hate Actually, Great Boos Up discusses each story in the movie and puts it on trial in an attempt to grapple with his enjoyment of the movie versus his own acknowledgement of its problems. The Defendants: John and … Continue reading Love Actually/Hate Actually #5: John/Judy
Finally, a movie that will answer the most pertinent questions: Can he swing from a thread? Is he strong? Anyway, there goes the Spider-Men! And Spider-Women. And Spider-Pigs? Welcome to the Spider-Verse, a cinematic universe full of people with spidery … Continue reading Spoil Sports: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
It’s time, everyone, for the final round of Muppet Casting! Well, maybe that’s putting things a bit strongly. A year ago, inspired by Grampton St. Rumpterfrabble’s Muppet Shakespeare threads on the old A.V. Club After Dark disqus page, I started … Continue reading Muppet Casting FINALE: Star Wars (The Prequel Trilogy)
We’ve been looking at quite a few biopics lately, stories that translate real life to Hollywood, but what about those films that cut out the middleman? It’s been a long while since we’ve looked at a documentary as part of … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Free Solo (2018)
In Love Actually/Hate Actually, Great Boos Up discusses each story in the movie and puts it on trial in an attempt to grapple with his enjoyment of the movie versus his own acknowledgement of its problems. The Defendants: Colin and … Continue reading Love Actually/Hate Actually #4: Colin/America
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