Because of there being so much stuff going on, Cody and Ian are taking a quick break from the regular podcast, but they still put out (most) of a filler episode! There’s plenty of talk about paranormal stuff, Cody’s hate of internet-famous actresses, and a co-co-Host, Stephanie!
In this episode, the guys talk about We Are What We Are and See No Evil Hear No Evil, the bamillion things Cody’s been watching, skinning cats, and many other things!
In this episode, the guys talk about How To Lose Friends and Alienate People, Maniac, film news, and, as always, plenty of HILARIOUS jokes.
In this episode, the guys talk about Congo, The Cider House Rules, having sex with daughters (not theirs), and many other great topics of interest!
In this episode the guys talk about two movies with Jason Ritter, movies they’ve been watching, and plenty of jokes.
In this episode, we talk about Elijah Wood’s upcoming movies, fantasize about a movie called Stage Fight, and The Skeptic and Ghost From the Machine!
“A woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman?”
“Ridiculous.”
Of all the words in the English language that come to mind, none better describes Victor Victoria better than ‘ridiculous’, and I do mean that in the very best sense of the word. Victor Victoria is a charming and refreshing comedy, holding up quite well despite having been made over thirty years ago.
Victoria (Julie Andrews) is a starving, out-of-work soprano living in 1934 Paris. She has had absolutely no luck breaking into the industry despite her amazing voice. Admittedly it’s a bit hard to imagine Julie Andrews ever having problems finding work (she’s incredible, come on!), but such is the case for Victoria. She is turned away from her first audition in months at Chez Lui, which is attended by another performer at the club, Carroll “Toddy” Todd (Robert Preston).
Pompeii is certainly the best in one category: the most unoriginal film I have ever seen. The love story is Titanic, the destruction is 2012, the action is Gladiator (almost to a tee), and even Shawn of the Dead makes a cameo appearance (“Shh! Hide! There are Romans everywhere!”). There is more foreshadowing than a Shakespearean play, and the dialogue is less interesting than a cereal box. The poster says, “No warning. No escape.” and I absolutely concur – just, as a caution to viewers. Like a bad tuna sandwich, Pompeii looks tasty from the outside but is nothing but bad news when you sit down to enjoy it. Continue reading
If you live in one of the very fortunate cities that’s currently playing The Wind Rises, I highly recommend you drop everything you’re doing and go see it now. I was lucky enough to go see this delightful film just the other night, and it certainly met my Miyazaki expectations.
Unlike many of his other films, The Wind Rises follows a more conventional story line rather than a fantastical tale. This film tells the story of the life of Jiro Horikoshi, who from a very young age, has had an extreme passion for airplanes. But because of his vision problems, Jiro cannot fly and instead becomes an engineer with fantastic designs.
If you have ever been struck by a line, knowing you’ve heard it somewhere before, its debut was probably in The Godfather. There are so many iconic moments in this film it’s practically become the outline for every mob movie since 1972. Also – 1972? This movie is decades ahead of its time. From an analytical point of view, with the contrasting dark/light shots and the happy music accompanying not-so-happy scenes, it is genius, but it’s also hypnotically entertaining. It may be long (with a running time of 175 minutes), but it’s one of those rare films that you don’t mind giving a significant part of your day. You become completely invested, almost addicted, to the Corleone family and their fondness for illicit activities. Continue reading
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