The Oscars are over and now it’s time to deconstruct Hollywood’s biggest night. We analyze quite a few aspects of the show, from the awards themselves to host Seth MacFarlane to the strengths and weaknesses of the “theme” of the evening. We discuss some of the surprise awards of the night (although there weren’t many of those) and some of the fallout to come from the festivities,... 

I probably should have put up my actual Oscar predictions a week ago, but let’s be honest: nobody is using what I say to place any bets in office betting pools. There are certainly a lot better qualified people to use as a basis for gambling, say Nate Silver, for example (whose predictions I still haven’t looked at beyond bookmarking the page). Hell, I still haven’t even seen all... 

It’s that time of year again: where we gather together and offer our opinions, “if we ran the Oscars.” Hear who Rafe, Tim, and Thomas would give gold statues to if they ran the show. Some of the picks are predictable, others are outrageous, but they’re all in opinionated fun. But first, a review of A Good Day to Die Hard, Rafe rants about aging action heroes, Thomas belittles Dark... 

It’s that time of year again: time to see which movies the Academy of Arts and Sciences has selected as nominees for this year’s Oscar awards. I like to think of it as the time of year to see how many movies of substance you actually saw last year. Of course, there are those who critique the Academy for being a bit snobbish and this year should be no different, with high honors being paid to Spielberg’s... 

Set in America just two years before The Civil War, Django Unchained starts with the titular slave Django (Jamie Foxx) being “bought” (through excessive violence and murder) by Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz), a former dentist turned bounty hunter who needs Django to identify a target from his former plantation. Following said bounty and a discussion about Django’s enslaved wife Broomhilda... 

The newest version of The Three Musketeers storms into theaters this weekend.  Being a fan of the novel, I knew I needed to see this updated reimaging of the classic story, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson.  Anderson previously directed two of the Resident Evil films and Alien Vs. Predator and he now brings some of his futuristic flavor to 17th century France. The film opens in Venice where a caper... 

We know you’re busy and don’t always have time to check out written reviews, and our full-length hour-long podcast can be a bit hard to fit in for tight schedules. That’s why we’ve started providing video reviews: see what goes on during the podcast as Rafe Margaret reviews this week’s new releases, or just listen to hear his take on the new releases. Either way, it’s... 

Water for Elephants began as a novel written during National Novel Writing Month. The book quietly took on a life of its own, earning by word of mouth a great reputation. When word was announced of a movie being made, the fans were torn between wanting a movie to show the heart of the book, and also being so nervous that Hollywood would hurt their story as it has done to countless others. For the... 

There’s a lot of like in this week’s show. We make up for last week’s special episode by devoting a large portion to the show’s discussion to our Artist of the Month: the Coen Brothers. Hear us discuss O Brother, Where Art Thou?, A Serious Man, The Hudsucker Proxy, and Barton Fink, one of which may be one of Rafe’s all-time favorite movies, and another of which is our... 

I think it’s fair to think that nobody has had super-high expectations of The Green Hornet. First of all, it’s not like the character is Batman, although the two did cross paths in the super-silly Adam West days of playing the caped crusader. Secondly, Seth Rogen’s name precludes the movie from taking too serious an approach to the pulp-hero, both as writer and as lead actor. Rogen may have shed...