Ep 433 – Peppermint – Jackie Kashian & Simon Ore
Graham and Chris welcome Simon Ore and Jackie Kashian. Graham liked Peppermint a lot. Chris was bummed about Anon. Jackie liked Spy Who Dumped Me even with some problems. Chris got some He-Man doc love. Simon and Jackie talk about their new comic book project and more!
Welcome to another week of entertainment surprises, delights, and disappointments. We’re off! In this week’s “Money for the Rogue” story, Rogue One has taken in about $29 million in it’s opening Thursday night, which isn’t bad at all, even it it is less impressive than The Force Awakens early earnings at the time. I wouldn’t…
DetailsGareth Edwards’ (and, it must be acknowledged, Tony Gilroy’s) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is sensational, a thrilling, spectacularly crafted action-adventure tale set in the Star Wars universe. Unburdened by the weight of expectation, and J.J. Abrams’ almost pathological addiction to fan service, this “stand-alone” romp is more fun, more thrilling and just a better movie…
DetailsJackie, a film about the preparations for John F. Kennedy’s funeral as experienced by his widow Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (Natalie Portman), is a relentlessly sad hundred minutes, a close-up dissection of one person’s intensely painful grief combined with unique, almost unimaginable pressure. Fuelled by a baroque string-heavy score by Under The Skin maestro Mica Levi, the film, directed…
DetailsSometimes a movie comes along that challenges me to figure out what’s wrong with it. I KNOW The Founder is imperfect, but it was hard to put my finger on why, initially. It’s certainly not a bad film, but it’s key fault left me feeling, well, NOT feeling. The Founder is the story of how…
DetailsWelcome to the next installment of culled infotainment from the world of movies and stuff! There’s bound to be some great, some bad, and some weird, news to peruse! Let’s mush! In this week’s “Feed me, Seymour!” story, Warner Bros. is moving forward with its’ updated version of The Little Shop of Horrors. Greg Berlanti…
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