Monday, August 29, 2016

Random Requests 2: Singham with Paul

A police inspector kills himself after a powerful gangster frames him for corruption - but soon the thug faces the full force of cop Bajirao Singham.

Singham

Our second guest, Paul, brings in an awesome Bollywood movie. Everything in this film is over the top. Singham is a god among men who fights corruption by being the most corrupt police officer in India. Smart. I'm not going to write anything else. Go watch this movie.

Gordon: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Geoff: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Paul: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

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Monday, August 22, 2016

Episode 47: The Awakening

Twists abound in this dark thriller as a young man consults an ambitious journalist in his quest to learn the truth behind his prophetic dreams.

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The Awakening is a Nigerian movie that is arguably worse than my ninth grade video project for science class. Apparently Nigerian movies are classified as Nollywood productions like how Indian movies are called Bollywood. This would suggest that some inspiration was taken from the movies of Hollywood but I don't think anyone involved with this movie has ever watched American cinema. Everything was bad. Acting, sound, editing, scenery, costumes, and story were managed by the same children who make Nike shoes at the factory every morning. We could almost chalk this one up as one of those so-bad-its-good movies but the entire 2 hours of dialogue is drowned out by a pesky farmer driving his tractor around in the background of every scene. After the news, Gordon brings in his review of Sausage Party and I continue my streak of watching last year's movies with Straight Outta Compton. Next week, we're watching An Affair to Remember.

Gordon: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Geoff: ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

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Monday, August 15, 2016

Episode 46: Commitment

After taking on a spying mission to free his sister from a labor camp, a 19-year-old North Korean becomes a target of his own government.

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This is the story detailing why North Korea is so far behind the rest of the world. All of their resources are tied up in smuggling their agents into South Korea to kill agents they no longer need. Once those agents complete their mission, they too are no longer needed. It's a never-ending cycle that has the male equivalent of Wendy Wu torn between completing his mission or making his school a "No Bully Zone." Tough choices. The movie is chock full of action for the first part of the film and then throws in this weird generic B-plot about trading hostages for diamonds and yada yada yada Gordon and I talk about what it takes to be a good waiter/waitress. After the news, we talk about Suicide Squad. Next week, we're watching The Awakening which doesn't seem to have an IMDB page associated with it.

Gordon: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Geoff: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

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Monday, August 8, 2016

Episode 45: Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me

This documentary explores the history of Memphis rock band Big Star, which experienced commercial failure but influenced major artists such as REM.

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We all have dreams of being the most famous podcast but even when you have the best content, the best talent, the best concept, and the best reviews, if the stars don't align just right, the majority of people are just going to continue listening to Adam Carolla. So check out our documentary, "Random Reviews and other Ramblings: Another Netflix Streaming Option" in fifty years. RRaoR:ANSO and BS:NCHM are both the story of an unsuccessful entertainment group's attempt to jump into an oversaturated genre and how they got lost in the noise. The only difference between the two flicks is that in fifty years, Gordon and Geoff will probably still be here so you won't have to interview our loose acquaintances to guess at what happened. After the news, we talk about some sequels; The new Star Trek and the new Jason Bourne. Next week, we're watching Commitment.

Gordon: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Geoff: ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

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Monday, August 1, 2016

Episode 44: Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior

A teen girl focuses on becoming homecoming queen - until she learns she has the soul of an ancient female warrior destined to battle an evil spirit.

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What's more important than saving the world? If you grew up on Disney Channel, then you know that the answer is going to the homecoming dance after your boyfriend Vaughn beats rival high school The "Offensive-To-Native-Americans." Wendy Wu is a typical Californian who crashes her car into people's trucks and doesn't leave a note. Also she's the reincarnation of a famous ninja. She takes a break from her quest to get chlamydia to help her cousin defeat the Putty Patrollers from Power Rangers but accidentally falls in love with him. But like, it's like 2016, and like it's okay to date your cousin LOL. We're looking forward to seeing how they break up in Wendy Wu 2: The Search for More Polos. After the news, Gordon walks us through the new BoJack Horseman season and I talk about alternative rock costumes. Next week we're watching Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me.

Gordon: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Geoff: ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆

This episode may contain spoilers for the following: