In a wild left turn for the DC film universe, director Todd Phillips’ latest film JOKER takes us back to Gotham City in order to witness the birth of the Clown Prince of Crime. When we first meet the titular villain, his name is Arthur Fleck, a failed comedian who has been isolated, bullied and… [Read More]
A Star is Born: A Movie with Soul
A Star is Born tells the story of veteran musician Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) who, stumbling into a bar after a show, discovers—and immediately falls in love with—struggling artist Ally (Lady Gaga). Having just about given up on her dreams as a singer, Ally has never had an opportunity to showcase her talent until Jackson… [Read More]
5.02 Messy Celebrities in A STAR IS BORN
With A STAR IS BORN, Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga have (re)created a timeless love story for modern times. Exploring the relationship between love and mental health (with an amazing soundtrack as well), the film is clearly gearing up for a run at next year’s Oscars. This week, Steve welcomes back Shelley McVea and Andrew… [Read More]
3.19 Defending the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
This week, Steve and comic guru Arnaldo Reyes celebrate their 2nd podcast anniversary to defend GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2. The latest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe has wild colours and an awesome soundtrack but it also has a lot of heart–and even seems to want to talk about god (small ‘g’, of… [Read More]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2: Family, Redemption, and I Am Groot
A few years ago, the idea of Guardians of the Galaxy was seen as a risk by Marvel that likely wouldn’t pay off. After all, a talking tree and raccoon…really? In the end, though, we were both pleasantly wrong and surprised. Director James Gunn gave us a fun and epic space opera that continues to entertain today. Ask… [Read More]
War Dogs: War is Money
This isn’t about being pro-war. The war is happening. This is about being pro-money.–Efraim In his latest film, The Hangover trilogy director Todd Philips dramatizes the unlikely rise of Efraim Diveroli (Jonah Hill) and David Packouz (Miles Teller), who found loopholes in the military’s use of privately-owned weapons to build a gun-running empire. As international arms dealers,… [Read More]
Aloha: Are We Doomed To Repeat Our Mistakes?
If Aloha is the missile sending the film into space, the actual payload is this political agenda, not a rom-com aimed to entertain us.
American Sniper: War Costs Us All Something
Rudderless Chris Kyle sees footage of the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings and goes from thrill-seeker to U.S. Navy Seal.
