Alcohollywood Podcast Ep. 332 – This Must Be the Place (2011)
This week, we make a triumphant return to the mailbag, taking a listener request to discuss Paolo Sorrentino‘s ponderous arthouse quirk-fest This Must Be the Place! […]
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Skate Kitchen Is a Sun-Baked Celebration of Realistic Adolescence
Crystal Moselle’s narrative debut brings her documentary sensibilities to a fun, heartfelt story featuring the real members of Long Island’s most badass boarders. Skate Kitchen […]
The Meg is the Goofiest, Cheesiest, Most Sharktastic Fin-tertainment of the Summer
The shark schlock comes at you hard, fast, and fun, as Jason Statham battles giant sharks with an international cast in the Deep Blue Sea […]
Oscars Changes Add a “Popular Film” Category, Cuts Down to Three Hours
The Academy’s board of governors approves new changes for next year’s Oscars, including a three-hour telecast and the addition of new categories. Next year’s Oscars […]
Ponderous and Disconnected, Nico, 1988 Will Not Let You Be its Mirror
Susanna Nicchiarelli’s biopic of the German singer and artist is as impermeable as it is impermanent – those seeking a window into the artist’s life […]
Ken Marino’s Canine Comedy Dog Days is Ruff Around the Edges
While trying to chase both sentimentality and laughs, Ken Marino’s ensemble canine comedy ends up barking up the wrong tree. If you knew Ken Marino […]
En el Séptimo Día Is a Naturalistic, Humanistic View of the Immigrant Experience
Jim McKay’s tale of the plight of undocumented workers in America is soulful, sensitive, and a potent rebuke to modern rhetoric about the humanity of […]
The Bleeding Edge Is a Rage-Inducing Exposé on the Medical Device Industry
Kirby Dick’s documentary on the evils of the medical device industry is a shocking call to action, stressing the need for regulation in a field […]
Alcohollywood Podcast Ep. 331: SHARK WEEK SPECIAL – Shark Attack 3: Megalodon (2002)
Happy Shark Week everybody! It’s the most fin-derful time of the year, and since The Meg is foolishly coming out two weeks after Shark Week, we’re celebrating instead […]
Fantasia 2018: Hurt Is Blumhouse’s Latest, Spookiest, Most Uneven Scare-Fest
Blumhouse’s latest thriller is tense and deceptively clever, but undoes its thrills with no shortage of irritating fakeouts. Trauma appears to be the monster in […]