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All posts by Josh Spiegel
Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 199: “Evita”
This week on Mousterpiece Cinema, we're singing loud and proud! Or, Josh is singing loud and proud, and Gabe is trying not to cower in embarrassment at his co-host's voice. But you can't really blame Josh for feeling musical on this episode, seeing as the film...
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Blu-ray Review: “McFarland, USA”
In the annals of White People Learn That Other Cultures Besides Theirs Exist, Isn’t That Crazy? films, McFarland, USA is neither the best nor the worst. It’s the latest entry in the Disney live-action subgenre of sports movies based on true stories, and is rou...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 198: “Tomorrowland”
This week on Mousterpiece Cinema, we're going to the future! Or an alternate dimension! Or another planet! Or...listen, we're just going to where the jet packs are, OK? On this episode, Josh and Gabe talk about Disney's big-budget blockbuster epic from directo...
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“Tomorrowland”
Tomorrowland is built on an admirable message, and very little else. The new film from director and co-writer Brad Bird is often beautiful to look at, with a capable ensemble of actors, and is constantly throwing curveballs at its characters which buoys the ex...
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The Exceptional Characters in Brad Bird’s Films
Brad Bird is, to date, among a handful of mainstream filmmakers with a Midas touch. Though his new film Tomorrowland represents the closest thing to an exception to the rule--it's big, bold, messy, and never quite able to deliver any kind of satisfying payoff ...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 197: “Monkeys, Go Home!”
To quote a line from Rainier Wolfcastle's McBain (two weeks in a row referencing that character!), this episode of Mousterpiece Cinema is Josh and Gabe: Let's Get Silly. In discussing the final monkey-themed movie of the year (for now), Josh and Gabe got very ...
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DVD Review: “Strange Magic”
The film Strange Magic answers two age-old questions. First, what would happen if George Lucas made a movie inspired by what was on his iPod? And second, what would happen if George Lucas refused to sell Lucasfilm to the Walt Disney Company unless they release...
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“Pitch Perfect 2”
If comedy is hard, then comedy sequels face an even more difficult obstacle. Often hampered by the sense of regurgitation and superfluous additions used to heighten the stakes, second chapters within the genre tend to feel forced. And, unfortunately, Pitch Per...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 196: Walt Disney Treasures: Tomorrow Land
For this week's episode of Mousterpiece Cinema, we're requiring all listeners to get their space gear in check, test their oxygen tanks, and prepare for a trip beyond Earth, beyond space, and maybe even beyond our solar system! But in case you're not ready for...
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A World Filled With Schlemiels: On “Make Way for Tomorrow”
Make Way for Tomorrow is a prime example of the cinema functioning as an emergency broadcast system. Its timelessness is shocking to behold nearly 80 years after its release in 1937, primarily because it suggests that humanity, for all its pride in evolution, ...
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