Masterminds

“Zach Galifianakis’ affectations only distract from the okay-enough humor on display.”

Fantastic Fest Days 1 & 2 Recap: Turtles, Creepy Elevators & Everything in Between

After a one-year absence, I finally ventured north was again to Austin for Fantastic Fest. Honestly, those 365 days felt much longer. I missed the people, the sense of community, and the celebration of all things film. I had to bow out of attending 2015’s Fantastic Fest since I was busy planning my wedding. Not that I’m complaining. Not really. Besides, this year I get to bring my favorite movie buddy and new bride with me, and I’m definitely not complaining about that.

The Magnificent Seven

“A pop-culture western. It’s been a while since a western was played as an action movie.”

Blair Witch

“Ideas [are] brought up and abandoned too quickly; mythology never gets expanded upon.”

Ep. 88 – Sully, Transpecos, and the various delights of cable TV programming

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The Light Between Oceans

“Bathed in exquisitely aching restraint and soul-rending inner turmoil, its potboiler escapist theater.”

Yoga Hosers

“What the hell happened to Kevin Smith and his ability to tell a funny story on a movie screen?”

Ep. 87 – Yoga Hosers or, just what the hell happened to Kevin Smith?

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4643472/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/standard” height=”100″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] On this Labor Day weekend edition of The CineSnob Podcast, Cody and Jerrod tackle writer/director Kevin Smith’s worst movie ever in “Yoga Hosers” and remember the good times they once had with Smith’s work. They also talk college, water park injuries, recap “RiffTrax Live: […]

Greater

“Worth watching, particularly for fans of fighting-giants, feel-good athletics films.”

War Dogs

“There’s harrowing ugly-truth-telling to keep things entertaining and eye-opening all the way through.”

Ep. 86 – Sausage Party, Gleason, and a whole bunch of rambling

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Sausage Party

“Hilarious at times. With a little more stamina leading up to the climax, it could have been legendary.”