Cinema Misfits
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Episode 84: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, American Hustle, and The Wolf of Wall Street
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Mitty is an anonymous everyman who uses fantasy as a way to escape from his… important and creatively rewarding job at LIFE magazine? And his… understanding and supportive mother? Not to mention his…new girlfriend
Episode 83: Saving Mr. Banks, Her, and August: Osage County
Saving Mr. Banks. Not even a spoonful of sugar can get the Misfits to swallow this film. Her. It doesn’t take place in a dystopian future. The frame isn’t filled with high-tech CGI effects. And humanity hasn’t managed to all but wipe itself out
Episode 82: Dallas Buyers Club, Inside Llewyn Davis, and Philomena
Dallas Buyers Club. First Anne Hathaway lost 25 pounds to be in Les Miserables, and now Matthew McConaughey loses even more weight for his role in Dallas Buyers Club. In the future, Academy members won’t vote for best actor but will hold a weigh-in, a
Episode 81: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Out of the Furnace, and Rush
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. While not quite a bullseye, Catching Fire is far from being a "bouncer." In this segment, Katarina Aguilar joins the Misfits to discuss the film adaptation of the second book in The Hunger Games series. Out of the Furna
Episode 80: Nebraska, The Book Thief, and Frozen
Nebraska. Even though Nebraska is in black and white, most things in life aren't--except maybe the Misfits opinions about Alexander Payne's new film. Two of them loved it, and two of them hated it. The Book Thief. This quote from Flaubert could be use
Episode 79: Thor: The Dark World, Ender’s Game, and 12 Years a Slave
Thor: The Dark World. Hollywood has its own version of the Asgardian Convergence. Every so often the availability of A-list actors aligns with a confused script, two hundred million dollars, and a green light, resulting in a blockbuster motion picture.
Episode 78: Escape Plan, The Counselor, and About Time
Escape Plan. Even though Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone can get out of a high-tech prison that's sealed off from the world in an enormous cargo ship, they are unable to escape from the Misfits' enthusiasm for their new film. The Counselor.
Bonus Twofer Somali Pirates Episode: Captain Phillips and A Hijacking
Captain Phillips and A Hijacking are as different in execution as they are similar in subject matter. Captain Phillips, although presented in a straightforward, almost documentary style, still embraces many of the Hollywood conventions in terms of charac
Episode 77: Carrie, Room 237, and Gravity
Carrie. Watching the remake of Carrie is a bit like being locked in a closet with a bunch of dull people for 90 minutes. Room 237. If Stanley Kubrick had wanted to make room 237 in The Shining really scary, he would have filled it with film critics and
Bonus Halloween Episode: The Exorcist II: The Heretic, Jaws 2, and Psycho II
The Exorcist, Jaws, and Psycho. Each one of these films spawned a sequel, bastard offspring that, for the most part, the creators of the original versions refused to have anything to do with. In this Bonus Halloween Episode, the Misfits take a second lo