Director Nick Hamm has taken a real event, a 2006 trip taken by Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness in the middle of the peace talks attempting to resolve the conflict in Northern Ireland, and fictionalized what happened while the two… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” Looks at “A United Kingdom” and Hatred
For reasons that Josh doesn’t understand, people in this world hate each other. That isn’t to say that he doesn’t understand some hatred (like the way the bile rises in his mouth when someone states they love the Red Sox),… Read More ›
“Lass is More” on “Beauty and the Beast” and “Bambi”
There is a new “Beauty and the Beast” movie. But, you already know that. It stars Emma Watson and Josh Gad and Dan Stevens and Luke Evans and it’s out on Blu-ray this week. Also out is the 75 year-old… Read More ›
“Lass is More” Looks Past the Faults of “Aftermath”
So, I nitpick. I know it, you know it, we all know it. More than one movie has lost me because something occurs within the first 5 minutes to destroy the whole thing for me. But, this week’s podcast proves… Read More ›
“Lass is More” Looks for Greatness with the Next Generation
No, we’re not talking “Star Trek” today, that next generation stuff is literal. Today’s podcast continues looking at some of the themes we’ve been talking about for the last few weeks, namely the continual search for the next great movie…. Read More ›
“Lass is More” Finds “The Space Between Us” and Logic
“The Space Between Us,” which is out on Blu-ray as of today, is about a teenager who has grown up on Mars heading back to Earth to explore the world. However, it starts before the boy is a teen. In… Read More ›
“Lass is More” On Going to the Movies and “The Godfather”
Don’t stop us if you’ve heard this before, but Josh likes going to the movies. Why? Well, he’s tried explaining that before and has never been quite satisfied with what he’s offered up. Consequently, this week he’s given us yet… Read More ›
“Lass is More” Contemplates “Saturday Night Fever” & “The Red Turtle”
We here at “Lass at More” are proud to launch another giveaway, this time for “Saturday Night Fever.” Check out the details and enter here. I wrote about the movie once for college… the T.A. didn’t consider my work brilliant…. Read More ›
“Lass is More” Looks at the Physicality of Physical Media
The list of things which I don’t like in this world is a long one and somewhere on it is when folks insist that the old way of doing things is better when it’s obviously not. But what of the… Read More ›
“Lass is More” on “Monster Trucks” — Wait, it’s About What?
You know you’ve said the words before when someone has described the concept of a movie or a TV show or a book. You haven’t been able to help yourself, you heard the idea and your only possible response was… Read More ›
“Lass is More” Interrogates “Rogue One” and Launches an “Office Christmas Party” Giveaway
And so, here we are, another Tuesday is upon us and that means another “Lass is More.” This week’s podcast has two important, and distinct, sections. First up, we’re launching a new giveaway! This one is for “Office Christmas Party,”… Read More ›
“Lass is More” on “Ghost in the Shell” and a “Silence” Giveaway
The new version of “Ghost in the Shell” opens on the big screen this week and that means that the 1995 animated film is getting (another) blu-ray release. That version is really quite an interesting film, and well worth watching…. Read More ›
“Lass is More” Looks at “Julieta” and “20th Century Women”
Yes, it’s a second podcast episode in a single week, and for this bonus episode we’re looking at “Julieta” and “20th Century Women.” I have to say that I prefer the former to the latter, but both movies have a… Read More ›
“Lass is More” on Trying to Describe”Elle” and “Sing”
There are some movies which are relatively easy to encapsulate in a single sentence. Other films defy our attempts to succinctly describe them. This week, we look at two movies from 2016, “Elle” and Sing,” and attempt to describe each… Read More ›
“Lass is More” Talks “Fences”
As you may recall, we are giving away a couple of blu-ray copies of “Fences,” be sure to enter the contest and to share the info with others! We tell you this here because “Fences” is the subject of today’s… Read More ›
“Lass is More” Interviews “The Last Laugh” Director and Examines “Moana”
There are just some things you don’t joke about. We have all heard people tell us just that — it’s wrong, it’s too serious, it’s inappropriate, it’s disrespectful. Whatever the reasoning might be, each and every one of us has either… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Basks in the "Moonlight" & Examines "Doctor Strange"
As you know by now, “Moonlight” took home some significant prizes at Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony. Rather than watching the shenanigans unfold live, I was actually watching the movie itself again, and I came away with some thoughts on… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Flashes Back to "Manchester by the Sea" and "Nocturnal Animals"
I may be on vacation this week, but it’s awards season and the podcast must go on. Today we’re talking about the way in which two different Academy Award nominees utilize flashbacks. First, there’s “Nocturnal Animals,” which jumps backwards in… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Visits "The Edge of Seventeen"
I don’t know everything (my wife will be very happy I’ve said this, the sad thing is she doesn’t read this site and therefore won’t know that I’ve said this… therefore, let’s just keep this secret between us, okay?), but… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Wants to Answer Big Questions with "Arrival"
“Arrival” is one of my top 10 movies of 2016. No, I haven’t made a list, but if I had made, “Arrival” would be on it. It is one of those rare movies that, as soon as I finished watching… Read More ›
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