A Few Dollars More

A Few Dollars More 002: Anomalisa

#IdBuyThatForADollar is cute to say, but sometimes you need to spell out why, so Steve and I talked it out. What follows is an in depth conversation not just about Charlie Kaufman’s latest film, but more importantly, one indebted to it. This movie will make you think. Let us know what you think about our thoughts.

Debt to Cinema

Debt to Cinema 016: About Schmidt

There’s no particular reason Steve picked this film, but then again, when Jack Nicholson and Alexander Payne are involved, you shouldn’t need one. Join us as we talk about the wiles of an old man trying to find himself after society has told him his life is over.

Two Cents

Two Cents 028: An Old Friend Returns (Feat. David Junco)

The episode in which David joins us to chat about Amazon’s confusing Chi-Raq release strategy, George Lucas selling Star Wars to white slavers, CBS shutting down a Star Trek fan film, details on Christopher Nolan’s next film, the possible rise of 70mm, The CW’s DC Film Universe special, Joss Whedon moving on from Marvel, the future of 007, the possible return of NC-17/AO ratings. Plus our predictions for the tech to come at CES and dialogue about VR porn.

Dollar Reviews

Dollar Reviews 006: Joy

This week starts off with Steve’s transgender double feature of Tangerine and Boys Don’t Cry (7:45), The Diary of a Teenage Girl (17:26), Mistress America (20:40), Room (30:09), Love & Mercy (38:07), Joy (43:14), Macbeth (57:53), The Martian (1:05:17), and No Escape (1:14:21).

Debt to Cinema

Debt to Cinema 015: Strange Days

This film is all about the imagination: Imagine if Kathryn Bigelow and James Cameron made a Y2K sci-fi action thriller.

Next imagine it has awesome virtual reality.

Also imagine it has a strong subtext about police brutality.

Finally, imagine what a podcast review would sound like about that film.

Two Cents

Two Cents 027: Christmas Will Break Your Heart

This shorter than usual episode where we continue to talk about Star Wars making box office history, Avatar 2 possibly coming Christmas 2017, The Hateful Eight screener that leaked before its release, deaths of stuntmen and the end of stunts, James Franco making a Lifetime movie, David Fincher teaming with Netflix again, Comcast rolling out gigabit internet, and the return of LCD Soundsystem.

Dollar Reviews

Dollar Reviews 005: The Hateful Eight

This week we had a special engagement on the road for Quentin Tarantino’s eighth film. Plus Z for Zachariah (17:05), Brooklyn (22:40), The Big Short (33:50), Steve Jobs (40:00), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (46:05), Bridge of Spies (49:00), Spy (55:52), Creed (1:04:50), and The Peanuts Movie (1:11:25).

A Few Dollars More

A Few Dollars More 001: The Force Awakens

Dollar Reviews

Dollar Reviews 004: Dinosaurs Resurrected

This week we managed to review a few things besides Star Wars beginning with a rewatch of The Good Dinosaur, Hotel Transylvania 2 (10:09), McFarland USA (16:44), Paper Towns (19:14), Mistress America (31:44), Knock Knock (37:17), Legend (46:22), Black Rain (51:43), and some VR content (57:19)

Two Cents

Two Cents 026: No Place Like Dome

The episode in which the force awakens new box office records, Tarantino is pushed out of the Cinerama Dome, Dreamworks becomes Amblin Partners, Netflix streaming requires less bandwidth, Mad Max might get a black and white re-release, Terminator 2 is returning in 3D, Disneyland takes safety precautions, Sean Penn is Andrew Jackson on HBO, and Amazon renews three shows (including my darling Red Oaks).