Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
“Birdman may not be everything it’s been hyped to be, and it may not even be remembered as groundbreaking cinema—mostly because it’s not.”
Category: Movies
VIDEO: Star Wars Episode II: attack of the groans
More terrible puns, weird acting choices, the perils of directing, and baby Jedi named Liam! We've got it all!
VIDEO: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
After a three-year cliffhanger, guest star "Spazzmaster" finally teaches Il Neige to embrace his inner Goofy Goober as they sit down to review the first Spongebob movie. Also, there's time travel.
The Giver (2014)
“There are times when it feels like the characters in The Giver are really just living in a slightly more authoritarian Disneyworld.”
Why long-awaited sequels are never that good
“If you’ve been waiting decades for the return of your favorite franchises, there’s a good chance you’ll be pleased by what’s coming in the next few years. But there’s a much better chance you won’t, because it’s all going to be terrible.”
VIDEO: Spiders (2000)
Giant bugs! Run!
VIDEO: Should Disney make animated sequels?
In this editorial, Joey asks if Disney (not Pixar) should really be making animated sequels like the just announced Frozen 2.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
“I would say this movie contains no actual dialogue; just endless action-movie quips.”
VIDEO: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
Are ya ready Kids? With a new SpongeBob movie out, Joey revisits the first time our friends from Bikini Bottom made the jump to the big screen.
Should Alien 5 be the “true sequel” to Aliens?
“Of course we’re getting another movie with Ripley, because Fox knows that whatever Prometheus grossed at the box office, a ‘true sequel’ to Aliens starring Weaver and Biehn will put those numbers to shame.”
VIDEO: Enchanted (2007)
This episode, Ursa is truly... well... enchanted, and she's talking Disney, cynicism, magic, and why reference jokes do not a good film make. Plus, Amy Adams holds a live fish in her mouth while talking to Ariel.
VIDEO: One Man’s Justice (1996)
In this episode, Cecil reviews the awesome '90s action flick One Man's Justice.
POWER/RANGERS (2015) fan film shows why grim-dark is grim-dumb
“All I can think is, ‘A lot of people out there actually, unironically want this,’ and the thought just depresses me.”
VIDEO: Sleepaway Camp (1983)
One of the best and sadly overlooked horror films of all time. This is not just a classic horror film; this is a classic film.
Under the Skin (2013)
“This film finds one note and plays it until we’re either deaf or dead from boredom.”
Notes on the Star Wars trilogy, part 1: A New Hope
“Yeah, he might look cute. But while fighting for the people of Grpnlp at the Battle of Plorvox 12, he racked up a body count that would make Rambo shit himself!”
VIDEO: Akira (1988)
Joey finally looks at an anime film: the revered classic from the '80s that arguably made anime popular in the west.
Kristen Stewart should be in the next Captain America
“It’s a real shame, because if she had found a role in a better franchise to finally launch her into A-list status, those very traits that people hate about her now might have been her most endearing qualities to many of those same people.”
VIDEO: Star Wars Episode I: the fandom medley
What does Ursa think of The Phantom Menace? Why are the Star Wars prequels in a Stuff You Like episode at all? What is Moosebutter? What is fandom? Who originated the phrase, "Jar Jar, you're a genius!" and made me believe it? And exactly what is Darths and Droids? Some of these questions will be answered in this very episode! Some are mysteries for the ages.
RIP superhero origin stories (1978 - 2015)
“There’s one thing Marvel fans, movie fans, and pretty much all of civilized society are in unanimous agreement upon: Please, not another Spider-Man origin story.”
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