Chasing Amy
Taking a break from the testosterone-fuelled insanity of The Warriors last week, we change things up with a rather earnest and sentimental comedy, albeit one livened up by Kevin Smith’s trademark flair for vulgarity. We enjoyed Chasing Amy a lot, although some of its treatment of LGBT issues, which...
The Warriors
A classic of its time, The Warriors had to contend with real gang violence during filming. Gang problems pursued the movie into the cinema with many gang going to watch the movie upon release and fighting other gangs inside the cinema. Although this movie really hasn’t aged well in...
When Worlds Collide (1951)
On this week’s Two Friends Watch, we take a gander at the oldest film we’ve covered on the show to date: 1951’s George Pal-produced “When Worlds Collide.” Although very much a relic of its time and somewhat unreceptive to modern standards of criticism, we found there was some considerable...
Without a Paddle
I stumbled upon this movie many years ago and although it has a few redeeming features overall it’s a bad movie. It centres around a group of three friends who go of on a wacky adventure to find some lost treasure. One can’t get a girlfriend, one can’t keep...
The Hunt for Red October
On this week’s episode, we take a look at one on the best action thrillers ever to feature almost no action: 1990’s “The Hunt for Red October,” which may actually be the last time Sean Connery was cool. 38 mins
The Mist
A fairly good horror film with a few minor let downs but overall fantastic. The film is full of little shout-outs to Stephen King and some great terror and fear throughout. 42 mins INTRO AND OUTRO “Pop Goes the Weasel” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution...
The Man Who Knew Infinity