Dec 23, 2021
Alexander Payne's filmography contains some of the most bitter and hilarious films of the past twenty years, from Laura Dern's caustic abortion comedy Citizen Ruth to the movie that Thron calls the unofficial sequel to Ferris Beuler's Day Off: the merciless Reese Witherspoon showcase Election. But today we take a look...
Dec 9, 2021
Tonight MG features a pair of brilliantly upsetting early films from a pair of brilliantly upsetting filmmakers! First up, Roman Polanski's lesser-known dark comedy Cul de Sac, featuring a young-n-skinny Donald Pleasence living in a lonely castle with his bored wife, followed by Under the Skin helmer Johnathan Glazer's...
Nov 24, 2021
In 1984 David Lynch's disastrous adaptation of Dune seemed to prove the critics right - that this novel, even after decades of development in the hands of artists like Alejandro Jodorowski, Moebius, Ridley Scott and H.R. Giger had proved itself totally unfilmable. But Hollywood has never met a remake it could resist, so...
Nov 11, 2021
Few actors have captured Gen-X's grungy combo of ironic charm and misanthropic frustration better than John Cusack...or so MG argues with tonight's double feature! First up, Cameron Crowe's directorial debut Say Anything navigates a surprisingly subtle transition from goofy 80's high school comedy to thoughtful,...
Oct 28, 2021
Break out the Pumpkin Spice martinis MG fans, because it's time for our (semi) annual horror triple feature! Each October, your hosts all pick a shocker that the other two haven't seen, and we guarantee you have some deep cuts comin'! First up, Chris goes for the gut with the low-budget gross out-comedy Bad Milo,...