446. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) — At the Movies
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-446-muppet-christmas-carol/SandF_446_Muppet_Christmas_Carol.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSKiller bops, Michael Caine, and Muppets, oh my! Shaun Duke, Brandon O’Brien, and Mike Underwood bring on some holiday cheer with a joyful conversation about a classic: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992). Together, they explore the film’s themes of redemption and wealth, what it’s like to live in a world of puppets, some apocryphal Muppet stories, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
Episode 10. Into the Wardrobe with The Goonies (1985; dir. Richard Donner): The 80s Child (or, How I Learned to Find a Pirate Ship on a Weekend)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TotallyPretentious010TheGooniesIntoTheWardrobe/TotallyPretentious010–TheGoonies–IntoTheWardrobe.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSThe Goonies and the 80s Child (or, How I Learned to Find a Pirate Ship on a Weekend) In our first ever Into the Wardrobe subcast, Jen Zink joins the Totally Pretentious crew to discuss the 1985 class, The Goonies. We discuss how the film represents the child, both in the acting and the direction, how the film connects to our pasts, whether the film translates to “now,” and much more! Enjoy!
Review: Blended (2014; dir. Frank Coraci)
Blended (2014; dir. Frank Coraci) can be summed up in a single sentence: an exhausting two hours of jokes about androgynous daughters, lesbians, and Africa. There are few films I can legitimately say should be consigned to the fires where “art” goes to be mercifully removed from human consciousness. Blended, unfortunately, is one of those films. Contrived and painfully anathema to comedy, Blended may be one of the worst films of 2014; it may even be the worst Adam Sandler film to be presented to the public. Starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, Blended follows two single parents, Jim (Sandler) and Lauren (Barrymore), who meet on a blind date and realize they pretty much hate one another. But as fate would have it, they can’t seem to avoid meeting, especially when both Jim and Lauren decide to take their kids on an African safari, not realizing that they’re each going on the same trip. As a result, they become engrossed in one another’s lives, sparking, as to be expected, a romance and giving meaning to the title.
