They Shot the Piano Player (2024)
Spanish director Fernando Truaba is one of those [...]
Archive for December, 2017
Bright (2017)
No, no, no, no, no, no, no. This will not do. I’m sorry but no matter how you bend it, twist it, turn it, pull it or stretch it, the word ‘Orc’ just doesn’t work in a cop buddy movie. The fact that Bright – Netflix’s first attempt at a massive big-budget theatrical-style fantasy – […]
The Best Picture Winners: Amadeus (1984)
Oscar’s 90th birthday is just around the corner and to celebrate, every other day from now through March 4th, I will be taking a look at each and every film selected for his top award – the good, the bad and the sometimes not-so deserving. For the rest of my life I will thank the […]
The Best Picture Winners: Terms of Endearment (1983)
Oscar’s 90th birthday is just around the corner and to celebrate, every other day from now through March 4th, I will be taking a look at each and every film selected for his top award – the good, the bad and the sometimes not-so deserving. Historically, I have not been entirely kind to Terms of […]
The Best Picture Winners: Gandhi (1982)
Oscar’s 90th birthday is just around the corner and to celebrate, every other day from now through March 4th, I will be taking a look at each and every film selected for his top award – the good, the bad and the sometimes not-so deserving. I once referred to Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi as a Broccoli Movie – […]
The Pod Bay Doors Podcast, Episode #24: A Christmas Story (1983)
Merry Christmas! Today, Doug and Jerry wish for a Red Rider BB Gun, do battle with Bad Bart and Scott Farkas and fight the Bumpass’ dogs for some turkey when we talk about Bob Clark’s immortal classic, and perennial TNT marathon, A Christmas Story.
The Best Picture Winners: Chariots of Fire (1981)
Merry Christmas, everyone! So, as you know, Oscar’s 90th birthday is just around the corner and to celebrate, every other day from now through March 4th, I will be taking a look at each and every film selected for his top award – the good, the bad and the sometimes not-so deserving. In general, there […]
The Best Picture Winners: Ordinary People (1980)
Oscar’s 90th birthday is just around the corner and to celebrate, every other day from now through March 4th, I will be taking a look at each and every film selected for his top award – the good, the bad and the sometimes not-so deserving. For the second year in a row, the Academy voters […]
The Pod Bay Doors Podcast, Episode #23: Star Wars, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)
Doug and Jerry take a special trip to a galaxy far, far away to discuss Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Episode VIII:The Last Jedi. A warning: we are both lifelong Star Wars fans and we both loved it. SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! […]
