Episode 55 – 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Michael Bay. The name conjures up a lot of mental images. Most of them feature incredibly loud explosions, giant robots and sweeping slow-motion shots. And now he is wading into the political quagmire...
View ArticleEpisode 56 – Kung Fu Panda 3
Not all heroes are created equal. Some are dumpling-eating panda bears. Will Jay and Cybill find inner peace as they review Jack Black in Kung Fu Panda 3? Does the combination of the incredible visuals...
View ArticleEpisode 57 – Hail, Ceasar!
Hail, Caesar! The Coen Brothers (Ethan & Joel) new film transports us back the final days of the studio system. Does this nostalgia piece go too far? Does the star-studded cast (Josh Brolin, George...
View ArticleEpisode 58 – Deadpool
Who doesn’t love a smart ass in a shiny red suit? Fresh off its record-breaking weekend, we take good hard look at Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool. Was it the R-rated comic adventure that superhero fans had...
View ArticleEpisode 59 – Zoolander – BONUS EPISODE
Its been 15 years since Derek Zoolander first walked down the cinematic catwalk into our lives. The original Zoolander, was panned and left for dead by most critics. It became an unexpected cult hit...
View ArticleEpisode 60 – Brooklyn
SPOILER-FREE! Rounding out our reviews of the Best Picture nominees, we take a melodramatic journey into the heart of Brooklyn. How delightful is the performance of Best Actress nominee, Saoirse Ronan?...
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20 Most Recent Best Picture Winners Ranked by Domestic Box Office
20 Most Recent Best Picture Winners Ranked by Domestic Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation) How do recent Best Picture winners stack up against each other in terms of their box office numbers (domestic,...
View ArticleEpisode 61 – The Witch: A New England Folktale
SPOILER-FREE! If you go into the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise (hint: it might be a witch). Good thing we like surprises. Cue creepy music. We set aside our fear and travel to 1630’s New...
View ArticleEpisode 62 – London Has Fallen
Did Olympus Has Fallen really need a sequel? Regardless, the creativity titled London Has Fallen has exploded on to screens. Explosions? Yes. Plot? America!! Could this possibly be the most distasteful...
View ArticleEpisode 63 – 10 Cloverfield Lane
End of the world or not, can you ever really trust a guy who builds a bunker under his farmhouse? That is the question that 10 Cloverfield Lane poses as it draws us into its suffocatingly dramatic web....
View ArticleEpisode 64 – Zootopia
SPOILER-FREE! There are few things as relaxing as a cute animated film about a group animals that can talk, wear clothes and have zany adventures. Disney’s Zootopia is not that film. What is it then?...
View ArticleEpisode 65 – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
SPOILER-FREE! They don’t get much bigger than this. The long-awaited and much discussed, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, exploded (rather loudly) onto screens this weekend. In the process it scored...
View ArticleEpisode 66 – Eye in the Sky
SPOILER-FREE! There is little doubt we have become a high surveillance society. Hi NSA! However, in this Orwellian-nightmare, what is often overlooked (pun intended) are the moral and ethical questions...
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Episode 67 – Demolition
SPOILER-FREE! This is a tough one to describe. A somber meditation on the process of grieving? Not quite. A moody and atmospheric piece on the quest for self-identity? No. That’s not it either. A...
View ArticleEpisode 68 – The Jungle Book
SPOILER-FREE! Normally when a classic film is remade there is some concern. However, from the first trailer it seemed that Jon Favreau and Disney and had gotten The Jungle Book right. The real question...
View ArticleEpisode 69 – Keanu
We love cats. (The Kracken sends his regards. May 5th is his 21st Birthday!!!) Combine a pretty kitty with two gifted sketch comedians and it sounds like pure movie gold. Did Keegan-Michael Key and...
View ArticleEpisode 70 – Captain America: Civil War
We are in the midst of an avalanche of cinematic comic book adaptations. Kicking off this summer blockbuster season and hot on the heels of the much maligned Batman v. Superman, is Captain America:...
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Money Monster Boycott
Review or Boycott? The Tricky Politics of Money Monster When choosing which films to review on our show, it is usually a very simple process. We pick movies that people want to see, have already seen...
View ArticleEpisode 71 – Green Room
With our boycott of George Clooney’s Money Monster, we looked for something a little less anger inducing to review this week and settled upon Jeremy Saulnier’s Green Room. What’s so bad about being...
View ArticleEpisode 72 – The Nice Guys
Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe team up in Shane Black’s new 70s buddy comedy, The Nice Guys. Was this an inspired comedic pairing, like Clint Eastwood and the monkey in Any Which Way But Loose? Or, was...
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