Spy
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Spy

    Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Jude Law, Jason Statham, Allison Janney, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Peter Serafinowicz, 50 cent, Morena Baccarin, Miranda Hart Director/Screenwriter: Paul Feig Rated: R - for language throughout, violence, and some sexual content including brief graphic nudity Runtime: 120 min On Sunday night, at SXSW, I had an opportunity to see Paul Feig's newest creation Spy, a film about a desk-confined CIA analyst that must go into the field as an undercover agent to save the world from a dangerous arms dealer. Now I'm a big fan of Bridesmaids and anything with Melissa McCarthy in it,…
Furious 7
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Furious 7

When I found out there was going to be a super secret surprise midnight screening of Furious 7 at The Paramount Theater during SXSW, I completely changed my movie watching plans for that day and made sure that I got a great spot in line. I ended up with a fantastic seat in one of the coolest theaters in Austin (although, my heart will always be with Alamo Drafthouse, but I digress). Anyway, I mention all of this because I'm sure it will taint my view of this film. It's hard to separate a great experience from a film, and…
The Way We Were: The Agony and The Ecstasy
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The Way We Were: The Agony and The Ecstasy

So if you have been keeping up with The Good, The Bad, and The Podcast, you are probably aware that today we released our ninth episode: Female Singers Moonlighting as Actresses (or some other really, really long title that you can thank Charles for—BAZINGA!). In this episode we discuss, among other things, the Streisand classic The Way We Were (1973). Now, you might be asking yourself why I felt the need to write even MORE about this movie after you’ve already heard me blather on about it for ten minutes during the podcast, and my answer to you is this:…