Film School for Dad Film School for Dad
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- TV & Film
The podcast where Harv attempts to catch his Dad up on a lifetime squandered on serious, intellectual and meaningful pursuits in lieu of a solid education in popular culture and cinema.
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Fight Club: Expression of Freedom, or Excessive Bleedin' ?
Fight Club is a 1999 film directed by David Fincher, and written by Jim Uhls, based on a book by Chuck Palahniuk. It stars Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bottom Carter, and… er… Meatloaf. Part...
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Roger Dodger: Is this Dodger Artful and Deep, or More Likely to put you to Sleep?
Roger Dodger was a 2002 independent film written and directed by first time film-maker Dylan Kidd. It starred Campbell Scott in a very underrated performance as the titular Roger, and Jessie Eisenberg in his first...
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Magnolia: Sophisticated Work of Art or Chaotic Writer's Fart?
Magnolia is a 1999 film starring Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, William H Macy and an amazing ensemble cast that all deserve to get mentioned on that same level, but at 3 hours running time, we...
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Fascinating and Profound, or Too Much Monkeying Around?
Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 film starring James Franco, Frieda Pinto and a monkey named Ceasar played (virtually) by Andy Serkis. Notable for being one of the earliest films to...
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Unforgiven: thoughtful rumination, or more violence glorification
Unforgiven is a 1992 film starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman. It was written by David Web Peoples, but it’s very much a “Clint Eastwood film”. Sometimes described as the film that “broke...
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The Truman Show: Profound Allegory or Pointless Silly Story?
Peter Weir’s Jim Carrey vehicle “The Truman Show” came just as reality TV was overtaking the airwaves and invading our living rooms — and as such was almost prescient in its depiction of a man...