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• Movie Review: “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”

  By Josh Lasser on June 4, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  As with so many children, when I was young I watched “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Who doesn’t remember him putting on his sweater and changing his shoes as he came in at the start of every episode. I was always a little confused… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “American Animals”

  By Josh Lasser on May 30, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  There is some distinctly different about “American Animals,” the new movie from writer-director Bart Layton.  Where the film, which is the based on the true story of four college students who formulate a plan to steal valuable books from an… Read More ›

• Does “Red Sparrow” Sing or Squawk?

  By Josh Lasser on May 29, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  On today’s podcast we look at Jennifer Lawrence’s “Red Sparrow,” which is out on Blu-ray now.  The movie, which is based on a book by Jason Matthews, has the distinct sense of an old school, John Le Carre Cold War… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “Mary Shelley”

  By Josh Lasser on May 23, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  We all like to have explanations, to understand where people are coming from.  This is certainly the case with a biopic – they afford the opportunity to get to know, even if in fictionalized fashion, how an author came up… Read More ›

• “Annihilation” Destroys my Mind

  By Josh Lasser on May 22, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  This week’s podcast features a discussion of “Annihilation,” a movie to which I gave five stars upon its initial release earlier this year.  Rather than rehashing the review, this episode is much more about my experience rewatching and inability to… Read More ›

• One from the Shelf: “The Shining”

  By Josh Lasser on May 17, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  I can’t say exactly how it is that I’ve lived 40 years without ever having watched “The Shining,” but when the Stanley Kubrick classic’s number came up for “One from the Shelf” I was delighted.  Trepidatious, but delighted. Would it… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “Deadpool 2”

  By Josh Lasser on May 16, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  At the outset of the first “Deadpool” movie we are promised that it is a story of love.  And so it is.  In similar fashion “Deadpool 2” promises us it is a story of family. And so it is… kind of…. Read More ›

• “Black Panther” is on Blu-ray: Wakanda Forever!

  By Josh Lasser on May 15, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  “Black Panther” is out on Blu-ray today, and both “Braveheart” and “Gladiator” arrive on 4K UHD. All three are great movies, but when you sit down to compare them, is it possible that the mCU film is the best of… Read More ›

• “Saving Private Ryan”: Beautiful and Horrible all at Once

  By Josh Lasser on May 8, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” is out today in a 20th anniversary edition and that makes it the perfect time to talk about the movie once more. It is, in this reviewer’s eyes, a work of genius.  It is gripping… Read More ›

• The Minds Behind “Most Likely to Murder”

  By Josh Lasser on May 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  For our second podcast episode of the week, we have Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, whose new film, “Most Likely to Murder” is currently available on demand.  The two men wrote the film together, with Gregor directing and Mand appearing… Read More ›

• Ashley Bell on the Emotional Journey of “Love & Bananas”

  By Josh Lasser on May 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Last week, I posted my review of “Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story.” This week, I’m fortunate enough to have the film’s director, Ashley Bell, on to discuss the documentary. As related by her, Bell’s story is an incredibly powerful,… Read More ›

• One from the Shelf: “Scooby-Doo”

  By Josh Lasser on April 26, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  It has been quite some time since I last did a “One from the Shelf” entry, but I was thrilled when I opened the random number generator this week, plugged in the necessary choices, and the 2002 live-action, Raja Gosnell-directed,… Read More ›

• “Grease” is the Word… or is it?

  By Josh Lasser on April 24, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  For its 40th anniversary, “Grease” has gotten a pretty spiffy new Blu-ray edition.  The real question though is whether or this classic movie musical is something best relegated to the dustbin of history or if it is still as slick… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story”

  By Josh Lasser on April 23, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Even if it doesn’t entirely succeed, there is something admirable about Ashley Bell’s documentary, “Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story.”  The piece follows Bell who is accompanying elephant rescuers in Thailand as they attempt to move an ill elephant 500 miles… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “I Feel Pretty”

  By Josh Lasser on April 19, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Written and directed by Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein, Amy Schumer’s latest vehicle, “I Feel Pretty,” has all the appearances of a comedy intended to have a message.  The trouble with the movie is that after watching it, it’s impossible… Read More ›

• Josh Runs… Why is that Again?

  By Josh Lasser on April 17, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  We are going to do a non-movie/TV based episode this week.  I apologize and ask you to forgive this bit of indulgence.  I also promise that next week we’re going to talk about movies again.  In fact, we’re going to… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare”

  By Josh Lasser on April 12, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Imagine, if you will, a bunch of drunken college seniors, down in Mexico for spring break, ready to party one last time before the “real world” descends upon them. There is liquor.  There is debauchery.  There is infighting.  There is more… Read More ›

• “Phantom Thread,” “Molly’s Game,” and “Up in Smoke” hit Blu-ray

  By Josh Lasser on April 10, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Some weeks are just good weeks for Blu-ray releases, and this is one of them.  Two great movies from last year and one great one from 40 years ago are all available on Blu-ray as of today. I know that… Read More ›

• Not a Movie Review: “Borg vs. McEnroe”

  By Josh Lasser on April 9, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  “You cannot be serious! That ball was on the line!  Chalk flew up!” Back in 2004, I used to hear John McEnroe yell that day after day after day and now, 14 years later, I can still hear it in my… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “A Quiet Place” (2018)

  By Josh Lasser on April 5, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  In its best moments, writer-director-executive producer-star John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” is not just a terrifying story of monsters who kill anything they hear, but the smaller story of a family just struggling to survive.  It is a movie concerned… Read More ›

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