THE GOOD BOSS MOVIE REVIEW

It has to be hard to be the boss… the head honcho… the big cheese. Whatever pet name you have for your superior at work, just know that they have a tough life. Making sure your employees are satisfied with their work/life balance, meeting deadlines with the warehouse, and even having to talk to an employee’s wife about her extramarital affair… it’s hard work. That’s why they make 30 times more than you do… You sucker. In The Good Boss, Javier Bardem is Blanco, the owner of Blacos Basculas, and just like the scales he sells, has to keep everything in balance or the whole operation ceases to be. Especially when a business committee is coming for an inspection of the plant, an award is on the line that Blanco has to have. What lengths is he willing to go to? A lot apparently, when you have a laid off worker protesting in front of your scale factory. Or another employee is constantly late. Or when you start courting the new intern… Blancos tries to keep his plate clean until he realizes it’s full of shit. Mindy, Brad, T.C., and Chad are here to argue the definition of “Dark Comedy.” Thanks for being here.

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DIRECTED BY: Fernando León de Aranoa

STARRING: Javier Bardem, Manolo Solo, Almudena Amor, Óscar de la Fuente, Sonia Almarcha, Fernando Albizu, Tarik Rmili, Rafa Castejón, Celso Bugallo, Francesc Orella, Martín Páez, Yael Belicha, Mara Guil, Nao Albet, María de Nati, Dalit Streett Tejeda, Nicolás Ruiz

 

YOUR REVIEWERS

 

Chad Halvorsen (Screener Squad)

Chad Halvorsen currently resides in Milwaukee, WI, where he produces and edits commercials, films, and everything in between. He was always a fan of film/television growing up, spending days in the Summer, making (terrible) home movies with his brothers. Little did he know that passion would carry on into adulthood. Since 2006, Chad has worked for several agencies in various departments. Shooting, producing, editing, production management, directing, and when forced to, writing copy. In 2015, Chad decided to take the big leap and become a freelancer. Since then, he’s produced content for Lyft, AT&T, Target, and Discovery Network. His passion lies in entertaining people, making them feel better, even for a moment. All the pain and suffering of this business is worth it, if even just one person views his work. Chad is a frequent podcaster, most notably posing as a co-host for the podcast “The Film Illogical Society.”

 

 

Mindy Rast-Keenan (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews)

Having grown up in Nairobi, Kenya, and being very disappointed at the lack of riding elephants her cartoons had promised her, Mindy spends the majority of her time as a film, theater, and voice over actress in the Austin, Texas area. They still give her money for being on HBO that one time, with her name in the credits spelled wrong. A nerdy geek, this award-winning actress joined One of Us figuring she’d put her summa cum laude BFA acting degree to good use…by judging other people’s acting. In the few seconds she gets to herself, Mindy bakes for charity, knits eccentric plushies, plays original RPG’s with her gamemaster husband, and spends time with her soulmate, Batman.

 

 

Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)

Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos.