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FSFD013 – Magnolia: Sophisticated Work of Art or Unstructured Writer’s Fart?

March 7, 2021
Tagged as: Aimee Mann, Art Film, Drama, Jason Robards, John C. Reilly, Julianne Moore, Magnolia, Melora Walters, Musical, Paul Thomas Anderson, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymore Hoffman, Tom Cruise, William H Macy

Magnolia is a 1999 film starring Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, William H Macy and an amazing ensemble cast that all deserve to get mentioned on that same level, but at 3 hours running time, we…

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FSFD007 – Coco: Nonsense for Toddlers or Serious Noggin Fodder?

August 31, 2019
Tagged as: Animation, Australian Culture, CGI, Coco, Family, Father's Day, Legacy, Mexican Culture, Musical, Pixar

Welcome to our special Father’s Day episode of Film School for Dad! Coco is a 2017 Disney Pixar film starring Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Alana Ubach and a whole bunch of other people with…

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FSFD006 – 8 Mile: Cultural Edification or Rap Crap Irritation?

August 4, 2019
Tagged as: Biography, Biopic, Black Culture, Britanny Murphy, Curtis Hanson, Drama, Eminem, Hip-Hop, Kim Bassinger, Marshall Mathers, Mekhi Phifer, Musical, Rap

8 Mile is a 2002 musical drama directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Marshal Mathers (Eminem), Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer and Britanny Murphy (RIP). While telling the story of a character that closely parallels Eminem’s…

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