It’s Gatsby time! The latest adaptation of the classic novel comes from Baz Luhrmann, a divisive name in entertainment, who Rafe is predisposed to dislike. So how does he wind up giving Gatsby, and what issues does Thomas take with the adaptation? Have a listen to find out. We also discuss Disney’s plans for adapting Into the Woods (or, as we call it, the next Johnny Depp weirdness project),... 

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... 

We’re back with reviews of Lincoln, Skyfall, Wreck-It Ralph, and Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2. Yet, no matter what we talk about, everything seems to come back to Joss Whedon. What have we been watching lately? Joss Whedon. What do we think about Disney buying Star Wars? Joss Whedon is the support for our stance. What are our thoughts on the Kevin Clash scandal? Okay, maybe that... 

Litwak’s Arcade is like any old school arcade in the USA, featuring a large assortment of games from a multitude of eras. However, when the lights go out, the arcade standees come to life and interact within a society of their own. One such game is a Donkey Kong Jr. esque game entitled Fix It Felix Jr, where Felix (voiced by Jack McBrayer) has to save a building from being destroyed by the villain,... 

A little too much “family time” and a lot of Louis C.K. means we open the floodgates on language for this episode. Join us as we offer up opinions on Brave, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Rock of Ages, and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World. We also talk about Rafe’s observation about his recent family vacation and help promote [kind of] our own Doc Rotten’s podcast,... 

For the bulk of their movies, Pixar has relied on the idea of shared cultural experiences to base their movies on. We all know the heartbreak of losing a favorite toy (all three Toy Story films) or the desire for that one great adventure (Up) or have curiosity about the monsters we all know are lurking in the closets (Monsters Inc.). In fact, it was a departure from that approach to storytelling that... 

Part of looking at movies does involve the business side of show business. We try to have a little fun with it, as each week Tim makes his predictions as to how movies will perform at the Box Office. Then, on Sundays, we look at how Tim’s predictions fared. As I mentioned on this week’s podcast, it’s been a hectic week – the kind of week where a hobby like this website has to take... 

I’d like to piss everyone off for a moment and ask what I consider to be a simple question: Why does Disney hates mothers? Think about every possible Disney movie you’ve ever seen, and I’m only referring to the mainstream full-feature length movies starting with 1937’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (evil, wicked stepmother) all the way to 2010’s Tangled (evil, wicked witch who pretends... 

We’re joined again this week by our own Doc Rotten, who picked out this month’s horror themed Artist of the Month selections. Doc also covered Real Steel for the site, so he chats about that and even issues a challenge to those on our staff who weren’t interested in the robot boxing movie: even those people will enjoy this audience-pleaser. We also talk about The Ides of March, The... 

It’s been a weird week. I’ve spent half of the week really sick, and then miraculously started to recover. All I can say is: it’s probably the zinc. This time yesterday I was alternating between hacking my head of and sneezing my brains out. Today, I’ve had maybe two coughing fits. Of course, now it’s Thursday, and I have a whole other problem: the best topic I could think of is one I wrote...