Ep 372 – Pirates Of The Carribean – Erik Griffin
*FILMS DISCUSSED: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, KING ARTHUR, WAR MACHINE, CHRISTINE (2016), MERRY KISSMAS, EMOJI MOVIE* Graham and Chris welcome back Erik Griffin. Erik talks about his new gig on Showtime, I’m Dying Up Here. Chris was disappointed with Pirates. Erik had low expectations with King Arthur which made it ok. Chris found War Machine uneven. Graham liked some things about Christine but it was too slow until he got lost in nextflix Christmas movies. Emoji is another kid film that will do well. Ok DVDs and then will DC finally get it right with Wonder Woman?? An episode for the ages.
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DetailsWow, this week in film news is a good one! Lots of great – and bewildering – things going on. In this week’s “How is this happening?” story, Batman V Superman is still raking in the money despite a drop of 65% in ticket sales after the opening week. On top of that, people on…
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DetailsZack Snyder has kinda lost it. I mean, listen, I’ve felt like he’s the M. Night Shymalan of superhero movies; each successive film he makes gets worse than the last. And that trend has culminated in the heroic mess that is Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. After the events of Man of Steel, some…
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