I saw Iron Man 3 this past week, and I enjoyed the film well enough. Shane Black injects some pretty hilarious moments into the franchise and the action beats were more impressive than those in the second film.
But this film is as dumb as a bag of door knobs. It does not rise above the level of popcorn entertainment, and I don’t get film critics who can overlook its myriad of issues. So in the grand tradition of needlessly nitpicking things to death, after the jump you’ll find some of my issues with the film. Feel free to let me know in the comments whether you agree with any of them, as I’m sure you already will. Thanks to Matt Singer for his inspiration (and some of his copy!) in writing this piece.
Massive spoilers for Iron Man 3 follow.
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Joanna and Dave discuss the fifth episode of season 3 of Game of Thrones, “Kissed by Fire.” Be sure to read up on how Benioff and Weiss were inspired by book 3.
E-mail us and let us know what you thought of the episode, as well as of the podcast, at acastofkings@gmail.com. You can find every episode of the show at gameofthronespodcast.com. If you like the show, feel free to leave us a review on iTunes!
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Dave, Devindra, and Laremy chat about the improvements in VHS 2, the inanity of ATM, the backlash against the Zach Braff Kickstarter. You can buy Laremy’s book, Film Critic, at Amazon, or read up on the differences between Pain & Gain and real life.
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Posted on Saturday, April 27th, 2013 by David Chen
The Independent Film Festival of Boston is in full swing! While I’m unable to attend, I was thrilled to be able to grab some time with writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait, whose newest film, Willow Creek, will be premiering at IFFB. Bobcat chatted with me about the veracity of the Patterson-Gimlin bigfoot footage, the making of his films, and the benefits of impersonating him on Twitter. Listen to the podcast after the jump.
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To say that Pain & Gain is Michael Bay’s most restrained film in six years is either an indictment of the devolution of Bay’s directorial career or an earnest wish that he return to making movies without giant fighting robots. Despite its pedigree, the film is an enjoyable, misanthropic, frequently uncomfortable testosterone-laden romp through the streets of 90s-era Miami. It feels like the type of film Bay was born to make, before he got in bed with Hasbro.
One of the most fascinating aspects of Pain & Gain is that it’s based on a true story, featuring characters that are still alive today. How a filmmaker chooses to depict real-life events can say a lot about the filmmaker and how the events themselves still resonate. According to Bay, “Pain & Gain is a mixture of Fargo and Pulp Fiction. It’s a dark comedy, and it’s all true.”
But how accurate is the film, really? I spent a couple of hours reading Pete Collins’ Pain and Gain, a riveting feature he wrote for the Miami New Times in 2000 (you can read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 on the internet). In the screenplay, written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the standard liberties are taken with the source material: characters were combined or excluded completely based on how they served the plot, and many of the more mundane events were eliminated as well. To see what I thought were the most significant divergences, read past the jump.
Note: Massive spoilers for Pain and Gain follow.
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Dave, Devindra, and Joanna Robinson from Pajiba delve deeper into the mysteries of Room 237, praise the remake of Evil Dead, and get excited about Man of Steel. Special guest Inkoo Kang joins us from the Village Voice.
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Joanna and Dave discuss the fourth episode of season 3 of Game of Thrones, “And Now His Watch Is Ended.”
E-mail us and let us know what you thought of the episode, as well as of the podcast, at acastofkings@gmail.com. You can find every episode of the show at gameofthronespodcast.com. If you like the show, feel free to leave us a review on iTunes!
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Dave, Devindra, and Joanna Robinson from Pajiba lament the passing of one of the greatest film critics that ever lived, admire The Place Beyond the Pines, praise the gorgeously-shot Hannibal, and reminisce about the awesomeness of Adam Quigley.
Be sure to also read Roger Ebert’s Nil By Mouth, Press Play’s essay on Room 237, and why being an art thief is a really bad business plan.
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