Ethan asked to do a year-end episode, and wanted to do a Top Ten. So here it is!
Podcast: Brief & Not So Brief
Brief Reviews: A Study in Contrasts (The Art of Self-Defense / Hobbs & Shaw)
This time we take up two films with very different styles, that probably have something to say about masculinity, though one of them has more of a chance to explore that theme. The other one is too busy assaulting the audiences senses and reason.
Brief Reviews: Olympus Has Fallen / London Has Fallen
This time the guys do their homework to prepare for Angel Has Fallen this summer by watching both Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and London Has Fallen (2016).
Not So Brief (but super brief) Review: Brightburn
All spoilers! And we didin’t like the film. Wait for home video or VOD. We’re really stretching the definition of Not So Brief reviews here, because the fact is we didn’t have much to say about Brightburn. It was disappointing. So tune in to hear us discuss the one or two good points and a … Continue reading “Not So Brief (but super brief) Review: Brightburn”
Not So Brief Review: John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum
We watched John Wick 3! You know you’re jealous. Hear us work through our feelings about it and rank it in the franchise. Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/hugospodcast
Brief Reviews: Movie Grab Bag #1 (Chronicle, Upgrade, Tropic Thunder)
No theme this time. We just needed to get an episode in and we’ve watched some movies lately. So here we are talking about them. (This podcast contains a bonus post-credit scene alluded to earlier in the podcast.) Links/Notes: Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Tom Cruise talking about Les Grossman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa-ch8H_5DE&feature=youtu.be&t=56
Brief Reviews: A Good Bad Movie and a Bad Bad Movie
Ethan and Seth watched Truth or Dare and The Hurricane Heist so you don’t have to. Seriously, between these two films there are several minutes of entertainment value. Find out which minutes!
Not So Brief Review: Us
This time, Ethan and Seth discuss Jordan Peele’s latest horror/thriller film, Us.
Brief Reviews: Old Man Action Movies
Ethan and Seth discuss a few Old Man Action Movies, “Old Man” referring to the lead actors being older than Seth. Under discussion: Taken (2009) Jack Reacher (2012) The Equalizer (2014) John Wick (2014) There’s also some brief discussion of the sequels that we’ve seen, and a five minute bonus discussion of Widows, which isn’t … Continue reading “Brief Reviews: Old Man Action Movies”
Not So Brief Review: Cold Pursuit
This time, Seth and Ethan take a look at the box office flop-in-progress that is Liam Neeson’s latest, Cold Pursuit, which is a shot-for-shot, line-for-line remake of the Stellan Skarsgaard film In Order of Disappearance. It’s a pretty good movie. You should go check it out.