Movie Review – Atomic Blonde
The whole thing gets a little murky but fear not – the second half of this movie brings everything home quite spectacularly.
Luc Besson
Movie Review – Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
A virtual kaleidoscope, heavy on sights and sounds, but light on story and characters which tends to be the norm for many graphic novel adaptations.
Movie Review – Today I Watched…Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Paul Preston’s ongoing effort to watch a movie a day for the rest of his life. Today’s movie – “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST: REFUELED (w/Nic LaRue) – “The Transporter: Refueled” & “A Walk in the Woods”
Showcast Episode 116: This week’s Showcast has talk of new studio releases (including previews of “The Transporter: Refueled” & “A Walk in the Woods”) and talk of indies (with special guest Nic LaRue of FilmSnobbery.com). All this and there’s still time for a round of “What’s Nick Nolte Saying?” and a look at movie news.
MOVIE REVIEW – THE GUNMAN
“The Gunman” is the perfect vehicle for Sean Penn to pull a Liam Neeson and do a late-career swing into action
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “IT’S MAGIC” (w/David Minkin) – “Lucy”, “Hercules” & “And So it Goes”
Showcast Episode 60: Just in time for Woody Allen’s “Magic in the Moonlight”, magician David Minkin joins The Movie Guys in studio to talk movies and blow our minds with a couple of tricks. Plus, previews of “Hercules”, “And So It Goes” and “Lucy” with guest co-host, and “Mom On Movies” podcaster Mike J. Nichols, who brings more “Star Wars” archives to the show.
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON’S THE MOVIE SHOWCAST (w/Heath Corson) – “Pompeii” & “3 Days to Kill”
Showcast Episode 38: Comic book talk runs amok as special guest Heath Corson (“Justice League: War”) comes to The Admiral’s Club for good movie chat and previews of “Pompeii” and “3 Days to Kill”. Also, a look at Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Pompeii”, the Vesuvian weather forecast, and Karen comes back to the show just in time for a whole segment on “Ghostbusters”.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “F**K THAT MOVIE” (w/Dave Razowsky) – “The Family” & “Insidious: Chapter 2”
Showcast Episode 17: A preview of “Insidious: Chapter 2” sparks another round of Creepy Kids Singing and after a preview of “The Family”, a surprise guest risks his life to talk about all the films that are in witness protection. Plus, improv legend and podcast host Dave Razowsky joins us, and at one point rants about “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” to where we named this Showcast episode after his rant.
(“Lee Daniels’ The Butler” spoilers abound)