Posts tagged Jeff Bridges
PODCAST: Episode 91 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 91st episode, two expat critics, two jilted dads, and two school teachers in a beautiful friendship, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan, might not amount to a hill of beans, but, by golly, the can talk. This is a special treat for you folks where our two hosts have recorded a full-length commentary track for Casablanca. The 1942 classic celebrates its 80th anniversary and it's Don's #1 movie of all-time. That love and more comes up on this recording. Yes, that's us looking at you, kid.

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PODCAST: Episode 90 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 90th episode, two alien film critics, two resurrected dads, and two road-tripping school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan turn back the science fiction clock to talk about the beloved John Carpenter classic Starman. The fellas show their softer side while still regarding the great things that can come from a filmmaker going against the norm. Drive to the crater and get home with us after Thanksgiving!

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MOVIE REVIEW: Hell or High Water

If I was trying to create a snazzy pull quote to add to the "Hell or High Water" lobby poster (one that is already filled with oversold promises), it would be "redneck edge."  Fashioned as a genre-advancing Modern Western from the same screenwriter that knocked us out with "Sicario" last year, director David Mackenzie's new film is inspired in ambition but lax in execution.  Its edge is the inability to decide whether to bark or bite.

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