Review: Hail, Caesar!

The Coen brothers keep things light in their candid portrayal of hot and heavy old Hollywood.

*spoiler free*

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Review: Sanjay’s Super Team (Pixar Short Film)

Pixar’s latest short (and accompaniment to The Good Dinosaur) is a divine masterpiece of animation.

"Sanjay's Super Team" Comes to the Con — Director Sanjay Patel and producer Nicole Grindle are taking Pixar Animation Studios' new short to San Diego's Comic-Con International next month for its North American premiere and a peek behind the scenes of the production process. The Super Story Behind the Pixar Short "Sanjay's Super Team," slated for Thurs., July 9 at 11 a.m. in the Indigo Ballroom, Hilton Bayfront, reveals the unique inspiration for this incredibly personal film that features superheroes like never before. The short debuts in U.S. theaters in front of Disney-Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur" on Nov. 25, 2015.

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Podcast: The Punch Up, Ep.1 – ‘Suicide Pod’

The Punch Up is a brand new weekly film & television podcast broadc​asting from the laaaazy west coast city of Vancouver, Canada.

Featuring regulars Phill Bartlett, Adam Blair, and yours truly, Nicholas Lay, the chaps and I will be covering regular news, reviews, previews, and retrospect from the world of the reel.

Put ’em up!

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Ep.1 – ‘Suicide Pod’

The latest episode of The Punch Up features an unhealthy dose of Comic-Con fallout, discussion on recent releases, including Me, Earl, & the Dying Girl and Minions, and a look back at the Coen bros. classic, Fargo, before the chaps chew over the insane success of Jurassic World and finish, as per usual, with another round of spoiler-filled True Detective chat. Enjoy!

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SceneKid#11: The Death of Queen Jane

The Coen bros. demonstrate the beautiful brutality of talent’s place within life’s natural cycle of giveth, and taketh away.

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Dir: Joel and Ethan Coen
Original Release Date: 6 December 2013

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Review: Terminator Genisys

James Cameron will be spinning in his Deepsea Challenger. Actually, he’s probably not. $$$.

*spoiler free*

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Review: Inside Out

Pixar’s literal emotional roller coaster shoots us closer to the heady heights of the studio’s former glories than we’ve been in years…

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Review: Kung Fury

Dinosaurs, Nazis, kung-fu, time travel, Thor, 1980s fashion…

That’s right, it’s David Sandberg’s viral short: Kung Fury.

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Retrospect: Blackadder’s Dish & Dishonesty

Possibly the show’s finest episode?

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Written by: Richard Curtis & Ben Elton
Original Air Date: 17 September 1987

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Review: Furious 7

Paul Walker’s last ride is a fitting ‘end’ to the definitive action series of this generation.

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SceneKid#6: “What they did was tech-nic-ally high treason!”♫

Seth McFarlane and co.’s take on the 1980s Iran-Contra affair provides a painfully funny history lesson…

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Dir: Pam Cooke
Original Air Date: 11 May 2008

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