Spoiled Rotten 153: Revisiting Iron Man
Ben and Daniel revisit Iron Man!
Terrence Howard
Movies vs. Matrimony: Season 3 Round 4
Find out which movie and which actor Daniel and Pauline debated during round 4!
Parental Guidance MCU Rewatch:
Iron Man
As a family, we pledged to embark upon an epic MCU rewatch before we see Avengers: Endgame, and answer the all-important question: should you watch these with your kids? First up: Iron Man (2008)!
The Best Man Holiday Review
After an impressive and genuinely funny first hour, The Best Man Holiday manages to turn to sour, rancid eggnog that negates any and all good will that came before it, essentially forgetting about everything that made the first film from 1999 such a pleasant surprise in the first place.
Prisoners Review
Gorgeously shot and impeccably directed by Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, Prisoners still has a bit too much going on across its two and a half hour running time. It never fully bogs down until it becomes a completely different – and sadly far less satisfying – movie in its final 40 minutes.
Lee Daniels’ The Butler Review
Lee Daniels' The Butler is a strange kind of film that tries to avoid the standard pitfalls of the biopic by being somewhat irreverent, and it nearly succeeds.
On the Road Review
While not a bad film overall, the probably unadaptable On the Road captures an admirably realistic feeling sense of aimlessness and youthful hedonism, but it's hard to shake the feeling that something big is still missing
Winnie Review
Tedious, flat and sentimental, Winnie attempts to tell the life story of Winnie Mandela, but it misses the nuances of the historical context and the point entirely.
Red Tails Review
It’s hard not to talk about the World War II action drama Red Tails without bringing up George Lucas. Making a fighter pilot film had always been a dream of the man whose greatest strength was filming dog fights in the skies. Lucas, who allegedly oversaw reshoots and worked a bit on the script, receives only a producer credit here, but he probably should’ve had a lot more input on this tale of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. It’s a film that has its heart in the right place and nothing but the best of intentions, but also one the cries out for some sort of real guidance to hold this debacle together.
