Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 049: Summer Blockbuster Recap 2013 and Closed Circuit (2013) and Getaway (2013) and Jobs (2013) and Blue Jasmine (2013) and The Spectacular Now (2013) and Paranoia (2013)

In Episode 049 of Movie Podcast Weekly, besides giving you a nice Summer Blockbuster Recap for 2013, your four hosts proudly bring you 6 feature reviews of new movies that are currently playing in theaters! We give you full reviews, ratings and recommendations on “Closed Circuit” (2013), “Getaway” (2013), “Jobs” (2013), “Blue Jasmine” (2013), “The Spectacular Now” (2013) and Paranoia (2013). We also talk about a number of news items, Mini Reviews, and of course, our recommendation segments. Please vote on our poll question below:

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Written Review: Argo (2012)

by Jason Pyles
Movie Podcast Weekly.com

Premise: Based on historical events, “Argo” depicts the rescue attempt of six U.S. embassy personnel who were holed up at a Canadian ambassador’s house during the Iran hostage crisis, which took place between 1979 and 1981.

Review: While watching “Argo,” I couldn’t help but wonder how this story hadn’t been adapted to the silver screen sooner. The full story wasn’t revealed until 1997, but I’m surprised we didn’t have a movie version at least by 1998. Truly, it’s one of those instances of “truth is stranger than fiction.” It’s also one of those “It’s so crazy, it just might work” kind of plans. I’ll describe the overview of said plan in broad strokes, without spoiling what happens, in case you haven’t seen the movie and aren’t familiar with the history. Continue reading