Tag: Movie
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Blade Runner 2049, The Mountain Between Us
This week birngs the much awaited “Blade Runner 2049” and the skippable “The Mountain Between Us”. Apologies for the audio quality, this was recorded on the road (but I was too excited not to talk about Blade Runner – in a spoiler free way). “Blade Runner 2049” had a lot to live up to, but…
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Ali Fazal for Victoria & Abdul
I spoke to Ali Fazal about his latest film, the Queen Victoria biopic, “Victoria & Abdul”, the challenges of making the film, and the most unexpected thing about Dame Judi Dench.
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American Made, Battle of the Sexes, Victoria & Abdul
It’s a a biopic bonanza with the triple feature of “American Made” starring Tom Cruise, the Billie Jean King story – “Battle of the Sexes” starring Emma Stone and Steve Carell, and finally the Queen Victoria vehicle, “Victoria & Abdul” starring Judi Dench and Ali Fazal.
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Jake Gyllenhaal for Stronger
I sat down with Jake Gyllenhaal to talk about the Boston Marathon film, “Stronger”
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Detroit
She leads a cast of John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Hannah Murray, Jack Reynor, John Krasinski, Anthony Mackie and more in the retelling of the Algiers Motel incident in Detroit in 1967. The content of the story probably carries it more than the direction, but the story itself is worth…
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Home Again, Beach Rats
This week brings “Home Again” or as I call it: “Rich White Lady Problems” and “Beach Rats”. “Home Again” is a self indulgent waste of screen time, it’s the product of Hallie Meyers-Shyer, who comes from the first family of rom-coms (her mother/the film’s producer is Nancy Meyers, and her father is Charles Shyer). This…
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Logan Lucky
Logan Lucky – the good movie that apparently no one is seeing. Steven Soderbergh teams up with Channing Tatum again, and they’re joined by Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, and a bevy of others for this Southern heist film. Soderbergh harkens back to his Ocean’s Eleven days with this crime caper taking place at…
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Danielle Macdonald, Geremy Jasper for Patti Cake$
I had the chance to talk to Geremy Jasper and Danielle Macdonald about their latest film, “Patti Cake$” or as I like to call it “Straight Outta Sundance”