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Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 029: Trance (2013) and Summer Blockbuster Preview 2013

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Beware… your hosts of Movie Podcast Weekly are particularly feisty during Episode 029, especially Jason who rants throughout the show. We attack several movies and even individuals (we’re ashamed to report), including our co-host, Joshua Ligairi. But perhaps all the extra energy can be attributed to our Summer Blockbuster Preview! So, we review Danny Boyle’s “Trance” and then discuss what you can look forward to at the theater this summer. (If we offend anyone during this podcast, please send all angry e-mails to Andy.) Thanks for listening! Continue reading →

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 003: Argo (2012)

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In Episode 003 of Movie Podcast Weekly, Jason and Karl are joined by special guest podcaster and documentary filmmaker Joshua Ligairi.

SHOW NOTES:
I. Intro
II. Mini Reviews
Karl: Hotel Transylvania (2012), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), 10 Years (2011), End of Watch (2012)
Jason: Primal (2011), Humongous (1982) – Thanks to my pal, Dave Becker of DVD Infatuation.com
Joshua Ligairi: Dark Shadows (2012), the “G.I. Joe” movies, Channing Tatum’s filmography Continue reading →

Written Review: End of Watch (2012)

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by Jason Pyles
Movie Podcast Weekly.com

Premise: While going about their daily duties, two LAPD officers keep stumbling onto a ferocious drug cartel with zero tolerance for ambitious cops.

Review: “End of Watch” may be the first found footage, shaky-cam, docu-drama, pseudo-documentary cop movie that also doubles as a feature-length PR commercial for the Los Angeles Police Department. (Seriously, this whole movie could be an advertisement for the LAPD. Perhaps it is.)

Actually, “End of Watch” is quite a number of things: It’s also a love story between two men played by Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña, not too far off from Gyllenhaal’s most famous role in “Brokeback Mountain” (2005). Continue reading →