Fri, 27 February 2009
Dave, Erich, and Mac dive into yet another week's worth of entertainment madness -- Loathing the Oscars, 24 invades the White House, it's a love-fest for Street Fighter IV, gearing up expectations for 4-hour director's cut of The Watchmen, Ron Howard teases filming of the Arrested Development film, the darkness within Friday the 13th: The Series, whoring around with My Two Dads, messages from the future, Doctor Who's celibacy, Zack Synder's Boggle!, and bargain hunting in the '60s. Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Dave and Mac. |
Wed, 25 February 2009
Head colds fail to deter Kent and Michelle from debriefing the 2009 Oscars, crying foul as Zac Efron circles the role of Jonny Quest, Star Trek beams onto Blu-ray, Linda Hamilton lending her voice to T4, and Michelle straps herself to the grille of Stephen King's Christine. Enjoy! Email your questions, comments, and suggestions to Kent and Michelle. Once a week not enough? Then be sure to check out ViewFromTheCouch.com. |
Tue, 24 February 2009
Judge Clark Douglas focuses this episode on new and recent film and television score releases, featuring selections from Last Chance Harvey, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Coraline, The International, The Unborn, The Univited, and The Pink Panther (1964). Clark also shares his review of Steve Martin in The Pink Panther 2. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Clark. |
Fri, 20 February 2009
Dave and Mac welcome in Judge Mike Rubino to talk Street Fighter IV and Grand Theft Auto's expansion pack; reviews of Coraline, Let the Right One In, and the mini-series XIII: The Conspiracy; digesting the latest info dump that is Battlestar Galactica; catching up on The Unit; previewing the DVD reviews of Sex Drive, Cyclops, and Feast III; a look at upcoming DVD releases for Feb 24; conceptualizing House and Witness the Saturday morning animated series; and brainstorming sporting events that cinematic terrorists could invade. Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Dave and Mac. |
Wed, 18 February 2009
Kent and Michelle survive Friday the 13th with only a minor fender bender, still fully able to review Season Four of Meerkat Manor, pondering Alvin and the Chipmunks the Squeek-quel, 140 mins worth of Transformers 2, Matrix-ing a reboot of the Superman franchise, Flick-Swapping The Secret Life of Bees, and a call for your post-Oscars commentary. Enjoy! Email your questions, comments, and suggestions to Kent and Michelle. Once a week not enough? Then be sure to check out ViewFromTheCouch.com. |
Tue, 17 February 2009
Judge Clark Douglas' countdown of 2008's Best Film Scores rolls on... Synecdoche, New York (5), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (4), Standard Operating Procedure (3), The Reader (2), The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (1), and a bonus track from Appaloosa ...alongside his review of Clive Owen and Naomi Watts in The International, and a rundown of the 11 Best Films of 2008. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Clark. |
Fri, 13 February 2009
Dave, Michael, and Erich go toe-to-toe with Jack Bauer, pull the covers off Steven Spielberg's affair with Mickey Mouse, explore the potential of Sony PS3's new video game/Blu-ray combo format, whatever happened to Mike Judge, inappropriate crushes on Angela Lansbury, terrible subjects for PBS documentaries, anti-climactic fight scenes, TV series you discovered embarrassingly late, and piloting a new Verdict show "Pullquote Match Game." Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Dave and Mac. |
Wed, 11 February 2009
Kent is a big fat dirty liar! Excuses, excuses, excuses, frontload this week's adventure, which also includes unwelcome Valentine's Day pressure, Kent's brush with Jerry Springer, Christian Bale's on-air apology, a new animated Santa trilogy, Warner Bros. tries to turn Batman into James Bond, Kent loses The Black Hole only to wind up with Michael Crawford in the eternally painful Condorman, and cinematic recommendations for lovers. Email your questions, comments, and suggestions to Kent and Michelle. Once a week not enough? Then be sure to check out ViewFromTheCouch.com. |
Tue, 10 February 2009
Judge Clark Douglas' countdown of 2008's Best Film Scores rolls on... Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (10), Wanted (9), Frost/Nixon (8), Pane E Liberta (7), In Bruges (6), and a bonus track from Fireflies in the Garden ...alongside his review of Henry Selick and Neil Gaiman's highly anticipated Coraline. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Clark. |
Fri, 6 February 2009
Join Dave, Erich, and Mac as they kill 45 minutes worth of brain cells. A new, innovative feature gets introduced this week: "The 2-minute Spoiler Warning," giving you a chance to fast forward so as not to ruin any films or television episode you have not yet seen. Topics of conversation include Mac and Dave's review of Taken; Erich catching up on Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's series Extras; breaking down the latest episodes of Lost and Battlestar Galactica; looking forward to the release of Street Fight IV and Resident Evil V; looking back at Star Wars: The Force Unleashed; reviewing 100 hours of The Powerpuff Girls, bad '80s sfx-driven Tales from the Dark Side, and defending The Rocker; lousy source material to movie translations; Erich spills the beans on his franchise film project; favorite mad scientists; and a sleazy golden nugget that may not be safe for work. Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Dave and Mac. |
