All posts by Robert Yaniz Jr.

Review: ‘This Is Where I Leave You’

Everyone knows that family dynamics can be complicated, to say the least, and cinema has been shedding a spotlight on this truth for ages. Truly, the family comedy/drama films that tackle this specific subject matter have essentially become their own sub-genre at this point, complete with their own cliches and caricatures. Somehow, This Is Where I Leave You manages to both acknowledge the stereotypes therein and transcend them. Continue reading Review: ‘This Is Where I Leave You’

Crooked Table Podcast: Episode 2 – From ‘Tusk’ Till Dawn

Summer 2014 has come and gone, and so Episode 2 of the Crooked Table Podcast sees Robert Yaniz Jr. and Freddy Yaniz review some of the most exciting and disappointing films of the summer. Also, our dynamic duo discusses Kevin Smith’s new film Tusk and answers that immortal question: “is man truly a walrus at heart?” (Wait… what?!?)

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Review: ‘Tusk’

Way back in the 1990s (yes, a millennium ago, kids), writer/director Kevin Smith made his name with pop culture-laced foul-mouthed comedies centering largely on crude sexual and scatalogical humor and a couple stoners known only as Jay and Silent Bob. However, Smith ultimately quit the movie business following his underrated 2011 indie horror film Red State, choosing instead to focus largely on his Smodcast podcast empire and other creative endeavors. Three years later, the auteur behind modern classics like Clerks and Dogma has emerged from self-proclaimed retirement with Tusk, and the result couldn’t be stranger. Continue reading Review: ‘Tusk’