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Review – Vacancy At The Grand Budapest Manger
| 28. February, 2014

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Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Hotel and God’s Son of God!

This week we travel to the East, from Europe’s Republic of Zubrowka to the promised land of Jerusalem. First, Katey, Patches, and David give an early view of Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Hotel, a film that might rank among the director’s best. Then FITWR-regular Jordan Hoffman prays movie-going audiences will avoid Son of God, an adaptation of History Channel’s Bible mini-series that chronicles the life of the the late Jesus F. Christ. Plus, we hijack your lighting round answers on film’s best hijackings.

Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us: follow the show (@FITWR), Patches (@misterpatches), David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner) and Katey (@KateyRich) on Twitter.

Make sure to check out out guest Jordan Hoffman and follow up at @JHoffman!

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This week’s music:

“s’Rothe-Zäuerli Öse Schuppel” by Alexandre Desplat
“Everything’s Alright” by Yvonne Elliman from Jesus Christ Superstar
“Mr. Moustafa” by Alexandre Desplat

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Review – The Rising Wind is Filled with Airplanes and Volcanic Ash
| 21. February, 2014

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A Pompeii and The Wind Rises Double Header!

This week is ripe with adventure as Katey and Patches grab their swords, slip on their sandals and scale Pompeii, the latest blockbuster from vulgar auteurist Paul W.S. Anderson. Then, after hinting at talking about it for months, Patches and David finally discuss Hayao Miyazaki’s final film The Wind Rises. Does the English version do justice to the Japanese original? It’s certainly not a disaster, like the movies you picked for this week’s lighting round.

Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us: follow the show (@FITWR), Patches (@misterpatches), David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner) and Katey (@KateyRich) on Twitter.

We also welcome your feedback, and there are lots of new places you can find us!

Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! It helps us with expanding to new listeners, especially in these early days of the new podcast!

This week’s music:

“Pompeii” by Vitamin String Quartet

“Hikōki-gumo” by Yumi Matsutoya

“I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith

 

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Review – ReviewBoCop: Buy For Dollar? Much Wow.
| 14. February, 2014

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With HitFix’s Drew McWeeney!

This week, we’re returning to the current release schedule to grill José Padilla’s Robocop Remake with current David replacement, HitFix Master Drew McWeeney: he who brought the Twitterverse news of a transforming Robocop. The buzz on this reboot isn’t awesome, so after Katey, Drew and Patches dissect the new action film, they touch on other recent releases Winter’s Tale, About Last Night, and Endless Love!

Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us: follow the show (@FITWR), Patches (@misterpatches) and Katey (@KateyRich) on Twitter.

Follow Drew (@DrewAtHitFix) and check out his work at HitFix’s Motion Captured blog.

We also welcome your feedback, and there are lots of new places you can find us!

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This week’s music:

“A Winter’s Tale” by Queen
“Robocop” by Kanye West

 

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Review – Dr. Strangelove And How I Learned To Stop Worrying Because Everything Is Awesome
| 7. February, 2014

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Patches, Katey and Da7e Revisit A Comedy Classic!

This week, in celebration of Dr. Strangelove‘s 50th Anniversary, Matt Patches, Katey Rich and Da7e fondly recollect and review Stanley Kubrick’s satire which leads to a discussion on safety in comedy and the wobbly lines that define satire and spoof. After a deep dive into Strangelove, it’s time to quickly mention The Lego Movie and if the villain of the movie is actually Da7e.

Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us: follow the show (@FITWR), Da7e (@da7e), Patches (@misterpatches) and Katey (@KateyRich) on Twitter.

We also welcome your feedback, and there are lots of new places you can find us!

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This week’s music:

“Everything Is Awesome (Unplugged)” by Shawn Patterson and Sammy Allen

“We’ll Meet Again” by Vera Lynn

 

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