by Matt Freeman | Feb 8, 2016 | Movie Reviews, Uncategorized
The most brilliant thing about the Coen Brothers particular brand of comedy is that they are able to effectively make fun of something while clearly showing how much admiration and respect that have for it. Fargo is often viewed as a scathing commentary of the...
by Matt Freeman | Jan 29, 2016 | Book Reviews, Movie Reviews, The Daly Planet Podcast, Uncategorized
This week on the podcast, Scott and Matt, both recovering from an illness are joined by special guest Melissa Daly to discuss The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. We talk about the films, their problems, the impossibility of adapting the books, and the legacy the story has...
by Matt Freeman | Jan 28, 2016 | Movie Reviews, Uncategorized
I’m not exactly sure when January became the defacto month for releasing jingoist modern military movies. The past two years have seen both Lone Survivor and American Sniper drop in this time frame, filling our eyes and ears with the sights and sounds of...
by Matt Freeman | Jan 22, 2016 | Deconstructing FIlmmakers, Movie Reviews, The Daly Planet Podcast, Uncategorized
This week on The Daly Planet Podcast, a double length two hour episode where we dive deep into the filmography of the second greatest living director, Quentin Tarantino. Scott and Matt are joined by special guest Michael Grubb to discuss the movies we love, those we...
by Matt Freeman | Jan 15, 2016 | Movie Reviews, The Daly Planet Podcast, Uncategorized
On this week’s episode of The Daly Planet Podcast, Scott is frustrated and confused by the critical and commercial success of Alejandro Innaritu’s last two films: Birdman and The Revenant. Join Scott and Matt as we dive deep into these movies try to figure out just...
by Matt Freeman | Jan 7, 2016 | Movie Reviews, The Daly Planet Podcast, Uncategorized
After a weeklong break to celebrate the holidays, the Podcast is back! Scott and (Supreme Leader) Matt saw The Force Awakens and wanted to talk about it, but this movie is so big we needed two special returning guests: James Gentry and Daniel Freeman. First, we wave...