Mamo #333: Elf Clitoris
Mamo rounds the corner on the second third of its thousand-show output with a free-roaming discussion of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the state of the modern epic, the mega-franchise model,...
View ArticleCinecast Episode 365 – Conversations on a Beach
We’re calling this the overlap episode. From Mickey Rourke to M. Emmet Walsh to Brendan Gleeson to Chris O’Dowd; everyone seems to be in everything (if only Andrew had finished MI:2). But Calvary is...
View ArticleCinecast Episode 368 – Marriage as an Extreme Sport
Andrew and Kurt are back together. It’s been rocky these past 30 days, but they’ve decided to give their relationship another go. We’ll be easing back into it – we don’t want to rush anything. So...
View ArticleMamo #380: Yo, Megafranchises!
With the Ghostbusters III news and the release of Yo, Dracula!, Team Mamo has a look at the major studios’ race to construct their own Marvel-style megafranchises – with widely varying odds of success.
View ArticleMamo #385: What the Star Wars Trailer Gets Wrong About Stars, Wars, and Trailers
Well, like Lando said to the guy with the vagina-face before they flew into the Death Star II, here goes nothin’.
View ArticleStar Wars VII: A New Trailer - Row Three
I was absolutely head over heels for the first trailer Disney released for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It was simple, minimal and looked exactly like the original trilogy look – it even had the same...
View ArticleMondays Suck Less in the Third Row - Row Three
Check out these links: The 20 Strangest Sentences In The English Language 15 Popular Movie Poster Cliches Bennett Miller Gets Christopher Nolan to Open Up About the Studio System and His Biggest Fears...
View ArticleMondays Suck Less in the Third Row - Row Three
Check out these links: How THE LAST STARFIGHTER became a cult classic Type Drummer (you’re welcome) 20 animal myths you were taught that are actually false Gender swapping The Avengers (Photoshop) 25...
View ArticleMamo 413: Fade To Black - Row Three
More Mamo? You got it! We discuss the shuttering of The Dissolve, and what it means for online film criticism in a world of curated content. Plus, TIFF ’15 pricing and stupid Han Solo movie!
View ArticleMamo 419: White Privilege - Row Three
Straight came Outta Compton like a box office rocket, so Mamo is on the scene to discuss the movie’s champions and critics, including (professional contrarian?) Armond White’s thoughts on the film and...
View ArticleMondays Suck Less in the Third Row - Row Three
Check out these links: Barack Obama’s Spotify playalists for DAY and NIGHT Kid asks dad for a “real” Thor hammer for his birthday Mark Hamill’s awesome autographs Creative Star Wars posters 129 Of The...
View ArticleMamo 427: The Bench Test - Row Three
Matt has a new iPhone case which may or may not be blocking all sound, so we did this mini-episode as a bench test – covering the week’s big news, the mega-presales for Star Wars: The Force Awakens....
View ArticleFriday One Sheet: Star Wars Manga - Row Three
The mania this week around the new round of Star Wars movies was at its peak, and while a traditional collage-style Star Wars poster was released for Episode VII, clearly a new creative team offers...
View ArticleFriday One Sheet: Star Wars Matron - Row Three
Here is Carrie Fisher, all made-up, photoshopped, and ready for her solo character poster. And I must say, it looks fabulous. Fisher always had the energy and intensity (something Natalie Portman had...
View ArticleMamo 429: Star Wars Prequel Conversation Number 6,397 - Row Three
Christmas is in the air, but more importantly, so is Star Wars – a lot of it, a truly nauseating amount of it really, but who are we to back away from the roaring fire of Star Wars contemplation that...
View ArticleThose Near and Far Wars… - Star Wars
Taking off his X-Wing pilot’s helmet, and putting on his Llewellyn Davis scarf, Oscar Isaac shows why he is one of the most cool actors working today by covering Bill Murray’s SNL sketch, but bringing...
View ArticleEat Your Warmed Over Sugar Porridge That Came In The Fancy Box: Musings on...
Kurt killjoys the Star Wars euphoria of the masses. And, yea *SPOILERS* are ahead. The movie-magic for me, was not in any way ‘awakened’ by this ‘new’ story in the most popular corner of fandom. I...
View ArticleSuper Ticket Episode 7 – The Death Gantry - Star Wars
The dream has become a reality. We now live in a world in which the sequel to Return of the Jedi is actually in existence. New heroes, old Jedi. Wookies, story board decisions, gender politics. Poor...
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