Tortellini at Noon

Our friend Steve joins us for our review of the 2012 film Seeking a Friend For the End of the World. Starring Steve Carell and Keira Knightley, the announcement that an enormous asteroid will obliterate Earth in less than a month brings an end to the marriage of mild-mannered insurance salesman Dodge, whose wife leaves him on the spot. After his bold young neighbor, Penny belatedly delivers a letter from his former sweetheart, Dodge decides that he must find the love of his life before it’s too late. Dodge and Penny embark on a road trip that eventually brightens their outlook, if not the world’s. . Come join our discussion on this film.

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In our 62nd episode we watched the 1932 classic film The Most Dangerous Game. Based on a short story of the same name and written by James Ashmore Creelman who also wrote King Kong, the plot concerns a Count on an island who hunts humans for sport and another well known game hunter who washes up on the island from a shipwreck and questions the counts methods . Starring Joe McCrea, Fay Wray and Leslie Banks this film uses a lot of the same crew and sets from King Kong. Come join our discussion on this classic film.

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In our 61st episode we watched the 1964 classic Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb directed by Stanley Kubrick. The story concerns an unhinged USAF general who orders a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. It follows the President of the United States, his advisors, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and a Royal Air Force officer as they try to recall the bombers to prevent a nuclear apocalypse. It separately follows the crew of one B-52 bomber as they try to deliver their payload. We do talk about the film but we also go on a lot of tangents that deal with the Cold War and different types of political drama. Join us as we discuss this great classic.

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In our 60th episode our friend Chris returns and we watched one of Conor’s film suggestion, 2004’s Kung Fu Hustle. Written and Directed by Stephen Chow, in Shanghai, in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious “Axe Gang” while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf. This is an eccentric and outrageous film that is a very entertaining watch so come join our discussion and be sure to let us know what you think.

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In honor of the 10th anniversary, we rewatched the 2008 film The Dark Knight. Not much really needs to be said about this movie. In today’s world where superhero movies are the norm, this one is still considered one of if not the best one ever and its no secret as to why with a great cast and a great director tell a compelling story that still catches you in today. The performances are off the chart, with Heath Ledgers performance scoring him the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Now while we do talk quite a bit about the film, this episode has the most tangents in a long time though we stay within the realm of comic books and movies. Join us as we celebrate this classic film that will be hard to if not impossible to beat anytime soon.

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In this episode, we definitely saw the new Marvel Studios film Ant-Man and the Wasp. We most definitely did not watch the 2000 film Almost Famous which was written and directed by Cameron Crowe and is a about a young teenage journalist writing for Rolling Stone magazine in 1973 while covering the fictitious rock band Stillwater, and his efforts to get his first cover story published. We surely saw Ant-Man so come join us on our discussion on this joyous film.

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So with the recent news of some “fans” wanting to remake the film and it still getting some unwarranted hate, we thought that the time has come to finally release our review of the second film of the Star Wars sequel trilogy: The Last Jedi. Written and Directed by Rian Johnson, The Last Jedi follows Rey as she receives Jedi training from Luke Skywalker, in hopes of turning the tide for the Resistance in the fight against Kylo Ren and the First Order. Join us for this long over due review of what people are calling the most divisive film of 2017 in the third installment of our Expired Pasta series.

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In our 57th episode we went and saw the new 2018 film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Directed by J.A. Bayona and written by Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly the film follows Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) as they return to Isla Nublar to rescue the dinosaurs from the erupting volcano but the mission turns out to be lie for the purpose of getting species to be auctioned off along with a new hybrid called the Indoraptor. Also starring Rafe Spall, James Cromwell, Jeff Goldblum and B.D. Wong join us as we discuss this film that joins the list of Don liking all 2018 films so far a feat never thought possible.

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This week on our 56th episode, we reviewed the long awaited sequel after a 14 year wait of the Disney Pixar film Incredibles 2. Written and Directed by Brad Bird and starring Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter and Samuel L. Jackson this film follows the Parr family as they balance regaining the public’s trust of superheroes with their civilian family life, only to combat a new foe know as Screenslaver who seeks to turn the populace against all supers. Join us as we discuss the film and if it was worth the long wait.

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This week on our 55th episode, in preparation for Incredibles 2 this week we re watched the 2004 classic Disney Pixar film The Incredibles. Written and Directed by Brad Bird and starring Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter and Samuel L. Jackson this film follows a family of superheroes who are forced to hide their powers and live a quiet suburban life. Mr. Incredible’s desire to help people draws the entire family into a battle with a former fan who now plots to wipe out all superheroes with his killer robot. Join us as we discuss the film and talk about little things we didn’t recognize as children.  Also be sure to check back next Monday for our spoiler review of the sequel!!

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