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!
Quentin Tarantino’s eighth feature film is his sixth best. I know this is cool by him because when I interviewed him (link below) he asked me whether I had a favorite film of his, when I told him I had a list he asked to hear it, and when I read it out he proclaimed…
DetailsAnomalisa is the new film written by Charlie Kaufman (based on a staged radio play he wrote) and directed by both Kaufman and Duke Johnson, (of Morel Orel fame). It’s derfinitely unique, and maybe not for everyone. It is, however, for me. I think Anomalisa is quite a fascinating and wonderful film, and indeed, an…
DetailsSo, after seeing Star Wars: The Force Awakens a couple more times, I managed to see The Revenant. Director Alejandro Inarrito is clearly on fire right now – and earning every ounce of “director to watch” when his first feature film Amores Perros came out. Then 21 Grams, Babel, Biutiful, and Birdman or (The Unexpected…
DetailsLadies and gentlemen, a film franchise has been saved. And perhaps more importantly, some of our childhoods. Even with all the hype and the trepidation and the expectations, this new chapter in the Star Wars saga, The Force Awakens, is a return to the tone and feel of the Original Three, most especially Star Wars,…
DetailsJ.J. Abrams’ homage to the first Star Wars film – the one that took our collective breath away, the one that defined our childhoods – takes “fan service” to new heights, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Charting a very similar course – plot-wise, character-wise, milieu-wise – as the 1977 film (aka A New Hope), it will be…
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