Episodes
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
Ep. 65 - The Replacements
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
Picking a football movie to jaw about on the American Thanksgiving is a no-brainer, so it's too bad the football movie in question isn't one with a lot more zing.
It's not like The Replacements doesn't have a talented cast, because Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman play the two leads. Keanu is as likable as he usually is as the cheerleader-romancing, picket-line-crossing quarterback. Hackman is just playing this football coach the way he played the basketball coach in Hoosiers, but the man is still pretty good in this because he was always good. Let's just call this inoffensive entertainment that you'll forget about 10 or 20 minutes later. What might not be so forgettable to those who don't like unions is our discussion about strikes and organized labour. We have sympathy both for union members AND to scabs who cross picket lines. It's a complex issue.
Anyway, DON'T sack your own QB, but DO sack that play button.
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Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Ep. 64 - Molly's Game
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
If you thought we'd never talk about a poker/skiing movie, well, you clearly underestimated us. Or maybe you vastly overestimated us...
Anyway, in Molly's Game, Jessica Chastain is as solid as a rock in the title role and she's also the chillest drug addict you've ever seen. Her quip-filled scenes with Idris Elba are filled with chemistry and heat, but we questioned if all the legal scenes helped or hurt the film. Besides, if you're going to have these two actors spark off each other like this, then, for once, we want a romance in a sports movie! At least the poker scenes are authentic and Tobey Maguire is a highlight at the card table. Wait, that's Michael Cera! We had an amusingly hard time keeping that straight. So don't go on tilt or take a rake, but DO be a poker princess (or prince, we aren't here to judge) as we jabber about Molly's Game.
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