March 9, 2010 – 12:20 pm | Comments

Spencer and John give their review of Cop Out, look back on the career of Michael Moore in honor of the release of Capitalism: A Love Story, and give their DVD picks of the week.

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Film Review – Megafault
December 28, 2009 – 11:18 pm | Comments

Since I don’t think I’ve ever seen a movie with Brittany Murphy in it, I felt I owed it to her legacy to watch one of her films. This SyFy channel-appropriate movie is about earthquakes …

Film Review – Sherlock Holmes
December 28, 2009 – 11:17 pm | Comments

Despite some confusion surrounding the name of this film, it is not about a certain adult film star’s younger lesser talented brother. It’s about Sherlock Holmes, the world greatest detective and his sidekick, Dr. Watson. …

Film Review – The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
December 28, 2009 – 6:29 pm | Comments

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas takes place during World War II in Germany. A young boy comes home from school to find his family is planning for a dinner party and discussing moving to …

Film Review – Step Brothers
December 28, 2009 – 6:07 pm | Comments

Some people hate Will Farrell, and some people wish they could hate Will Farrell, but can’t. I’m in the latter group. Step Brothers is about two single parents that get combined (thankfully, Mary Steenburgen is …

Film Review – Gomorrah
December 28, 2009 – 5:52 pm | Comments

This Italian film opens with a bunch of guys getting tanned and manicured together. Two guys pull guns and start blasting the other guys, spraying blood all over the salon. There are multiple local crime …

Film Review – Shut Up & Shoot Me
December 28, 2009 – 5:12 pm | Comments

This is a Polish film that starts with a guy who appears to be a butcher, a mailman, a pooper scooper, and a bartender – I think this is the comedy part (Oh, those crazy …

Film Review – Stuck
December 28, 2009 – 4:55 pm | Comments

A nursing home nurse is being considered for a job promotion due to the crap (literally) she deals with every day at work. Her boss tricks her into coming into work on her day off …

Film Review – Ninja Assassin
December 21, 2009 – 10:16 pm | Comments

Ninja Assassin is a modern day ninja movie that takes place in Berlin of all places. Aside from the unusual setting, the movie explains why after thousands of years, people who look into what ninjas …

Film Review – Pirate Radio
December 17, 2009 – 9:07 am | Comments

I wasn’t sure what to expect with this film, originally titled “The Boat That Rocked”. I saw the previews for it and some clips with interviews with the actors and a huge part of me …

DVD’s of the Week – 12/15/2009
December 16, 2009 – 1:21 pm | Comments

Since we aren’t filming an episode of the podcast this week, I wanted to do a post for the DVD picks of the week.  I haven’t consulted with John, but I’m pretty comfortable making these …