Oscars 2012: September Predictions
We are a less than four months away from the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominees, with the Academy recently announcing that it would do so on Jan. 10, 2013. And with the conclusion of this...
View ArticleKilling Them Softly
The spectre of the 2008 financial meltdown is haunting us once again, this time cinematically with this year’s Arbitrage and Cosmopolis and 2011′s Margin Call and Wall Street 2 ushering in the...
View ArticleLooper
Bruce Willis seems to have a thing for meeting up with younger versions of himself. In 2000′s The Kid, his looming mid-life crisis gets postponed, or perhaps resolved, when he meets a kid who turns...
View ArticleWest Side Story at The Scoop
I went to the last event of the MoreLondon Free Festival at The Scoop, which was an outdoor screening of the 1961 Oscar winner for Best Picture, West Side Story. I saw it mostly to see how well it...
View ArticleOctober 2012 Updates
‘Tis October, three more months before we bid 2012 goodbye. Being the last quarter of the season, it’s the time of the year when we start getting flooded by the heavy-hitters aiming for Oscar glory....
View ArticleThe Pros and Cons of Seth McFarlane
The Academy recently announced that this guy would be hosting the next Oscars. His name is Seth MacFarlane. You may be familiar with some of his works, which include Family Guy, The Cleveland Show,...
View ArticleThe Perks of Being a Wallflower
There really is nothing innovative about The Perks of Being a Wallflower, not least because the book by Stephen Chbosky, who also penned the movie’s screenplay, has been a major influence on teen...
View ArticleAfter: Burns and Glows
I can see the DVD/Blu-ray blurb already: “Rashomon meets Irreversible meets Y Tu Mama Tambien!” Alas, Alberto Rodriguez’s After never quite reaches the aesthetic or emotional heights of those...
View ArticleBeasts of the Southern Wild
In last year’s Tree of Life, Terence Malick mesmerized audiences with his meditation on the nature of the universe and our passage through it. He encompassed the entirety of time from creation to the...
View ArticleHigh on a Frame Rate: The Hobbit
Sir Jackson himself, along with many thank yous (Photo credit: asgw) The Hobbit reminded me a lot of the Dune TV miniseries – an adaptation that may be too faithful, too detailed for its own good. The...
View ArticleCaptain America Trilogy – Episode 18 - We Talk About Movies
Ruth and I are back in the podcast chairs with our review of all three Captain America movies. You will be shocked at how we rate these three movies. We are also joined by our 2 month old baby Grant...
View ArticleWhy Him – Episode 19 - We Talk About Movies
Do you want to hear a lot of personal stories about Kevin and Ruth and a little talk about the movie Why Him sprinkled in? If so, then this is the podcast for you. This is a rated R movie so please be...
View ArticleBonus Episode – Recap of First 21 Movies - We Talk About Movies
This is a bonus episode where we go back and talk about all the movies we’ve reviewed so far in 2 minutes or less. Hope you enjoy this format.
View ArticleThor Ragnarok – Episode 20 - We Talk About Movies
Thor Ragnarok was a fine movie but didn’t live up to the hype. Kevin and Ruth talk about their date night and major problems with the latest Thor movie.
View ArticlePlanes, Trains, and Automobiles & Home For the Holidays – Episode 21 - We...
If you are looking for a great Thanksgiving movie, then keep looking because both Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and Home For the Holidays are bad. Listen to why we think Hollywood needs to come up...
View ArticleJustice League – Episode 22 - We Talk About Movies
We enjoyed Justice League but Ruth is a little upset that Wonder Woman wasn’t as strong as she expected. We liked the new characters and are excited for the future of the DCEU.
View ArticleThe Big Sick – Episode 23 - We Talk About Movies
Kevin and Ruth are back! They talk about The Big Sick which is streaming free on Amazon Prime right now.
View ArticleBlack Panther – Episode 25 - We Talk About Movies
Kevin and Ruth talk about the blockbuster movie Black Panther. We saw it twice in theaters which is downright crazy.
View ArticleThe Fifth Element – Episode 26 - We Talk About Movies
Kevin and Ruth are joined by two guests, Tate and Kelsey. We talk about Tate’s favorite movie ever, The Fifth Element.
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