August 31, 2010 – 7:34 am | Comments

Spencer and John look back on the world of film during the summer of 2010, revisit Grindhouse in advance of the release of Robert Rodriguez’s Machete, and give their DVD picks of the week.

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Film Review – Tales from Earthsea
August 13, 2010 – 3:35 pm | Comments

So on Monday morning my little shit-for-brains dog wakes me up at 4:00 am for what I think is his desire to drop a deuce outside, but in actuality his highness just wants a drink …

Indiana Jones: An Appreciation – Part 4 – The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
August 13, 2010 – 9:03 am | Comments

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a tremendous film; the kind of movie you can watch over and over again and never get tired of.  The action is great and thrilling, the characters are …

IndieCon is this Saturday
August 12, 2010 – 3:00 pm | Comments

Director, and friend of the MacGuffin Film Podcast, Marc Clebanoff (you may remember him from Episode 7 – Breaking Out) wanted to pass along some event an event he is hosting this weekend for filmmakers. …

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang
August 11, 2010 – 4:16 pm | Comments

When watching I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang(1932), you are struck by the fact that countless numbers of movies have copied what was started here. All of the standards of prison drama seem …

Web-Exclusive: Top 5 Disney Cartoons
August 11, 2010 – 10:22 am | Comments

In this web-exclusive clip, Allen and Brandi debate the top 5 cartoons from Disney (excluding the work of Pixar).

Film Review – Dora-Heita
August 11, 2010 – 9:20 am | Comments

Dora-Heita is a traditional Japanese film about a new magistrate (basically a mayor) in a small town. The magistrate has begun to spread rumors about himself in order to make people think he’s lecherous and …

Step Up 3D – A Review
August 10, 2010 – 9:05 am | Comments

In March of 2009, I received a call from a friend in regard to a dance audition.  Jon Chu, the director who made Step Up 2: The Streets (2008) was holding an online audition to …

Indiana Jones: An Appreciation – Part 3 – The Last Crusade
August 9, 2010 – 8:16 am | Comments

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, in many ways, is a response by Spielberg and Lucas to the critics that were less than impressed with Temple.  They drew away from the dark themes of the …

Indiana Jones: An Appreciation – Part 2 – The Temple of Doom
August 6, 2010 – 8:44 am | Comments

To put it simply, Raiders of the Lost Ark is just a fun movie to watch, with classic sequences that never get old. In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, George Lucas and …

I wonder if it really happened?
August 5, 2010 – 8:06 am | Comments

It’s difficult to decide which film(s) to discuss in a first post. It is, in a sense, like staring at a blank piece of paper. It feels like the first mark has to be a …