UPDATE 3/1/16: The below listing has been updated with fresh picks and is no longer reflected on the podcast episode itself, which was initially posted on 1/7/16.
Rob reveals his 10 favorite big-screen releases of 2015. Listen in on episode 19 of the Crooked Table Podcast to see which films made the cut!
In Episode 13 of the Crooked Table Podcast, Rob is joined by special guest RJ Huebert of the Giant Nuggets podcast to discuss some of the most-anticipated films to hit theaters during the rest of 2015, including Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight and new films from Ridley Scott, Robert Zemeckis, M. Night Shyamalan and Guillermo del Toro. It’s a jam-packed season of entertainment this fall. So strap in, and join the Table as we help you create your own must-see list.
Continue reading Crooked Table Podcast: Episode 13 – The Fall Guys
The term “biopic” has turned into a dirty word for a lot of moviegoers and critics alike. The assumption, of course, is that the story at hand will follow the tropes of the genre so closely that the resulting tale will end up leaving audiences with a sense of déjà vu and ultimately the inability to distinguish the film they’ve just seen from many other just like it. That stigma may be even stronger for releases covering the lives of popular musical artists, as Oscar-winning films like Ray and Walk the Line – both solid in their own right – have demonstrated a certain template of personal struggle set against the creation of indelible music. Somehow, Straight Outta Compton both conforms to these standards and transcends them into something perhaps greater than moviegoers might expect.
Continue reading Review: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Goes Behind the Rhymes
