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Netflix pick for 3/25/13 – ‘True Grit’

This is a two-for-one special, because Netflix Instant Watch has proven to be quite resourceful in this particular situation. We got something for everyone here, if everyone is happy with a western anyway. In 1969, John Wayne won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for his portrayal of an old surly U.S. Marshal named Rooster Cogburn in the first adaptation of the book of the same name, and in 2010 the two-headed filmmaking beast known as the Coen brothers made their own adaptation of this book, to much critical and commercial success. “True Grit” is something special, and there is much to enjoy from these two versions of the same story.Continue Reading …

#11 – The Backbone of America

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In Episode 11 of Cinema Crespodiso, Chris Crespo and Drewster Cogburn welcome first-time guest Matt, producer of “SBK Live” and co-host of “2 Guys 1 Sports Show,” and the three guys talk about Stoker, Spring Breakers, Seven Psychopaths, and movies shot in Pittsburgh, PA. Plus we got a whole new Netflix Pick of the Week which turns into something of a two-for-one, the Crespodisco is lively and the Crespodome is packed, so there is only one left to do, and that is Macho Man Randy Savage style dig it!

Review: ‘Spring Breakers’

Hey, do you like to oogle scantily clad young flesh whilst listening to Skrillex, all wrapped up in the confines of an arty indie movie trying to say something but in the end not really saying all that much at all but still looking cool doing it? Then buddy, do we have the perfect movie for you.

“Spring Breakers” is the story of four small town college girls who raise the funds to make it to Spring Break week in St. Petersburg, Florida (because everyone all over the world knows that the one place anyone associates spring break with is St. Pete, Florida), and once they get there, set out to be as debaucherous and wild as they possibly can, which means pretty much scene after scene of half naked and fully naked people drinking from beer funnels and jumping around in slow motion with their hands in the air and watching girls make out with each other and trashing their environment with reckless abandon, just moving around from setting to setting like beaches and hotel rooms and pools.Continue Reading …

Netflix pick for 3/19/13 – ‘Midnight Cowboy’

“Midnight Cowboy” is a classic. The only X-rated film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture (and also winning Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay), this is the story of a young Texas idiot named Joe Buck (Jon Voight) who moves to New York City with the intention of starting a career as a gigolo. Of course since he is a yokel he gets taken advantage of immediately in ole NYC, and struggles mightily to get his dream job going. He also meets polio-riddled Rizzo the Rat (Dustin Hoffman), a street hustler who initially hustles Joe Buck but then becomes friends with the guy, and soon enough they are the only thing the other person has.Continue Reading …

#10 – Top Meat Sandwich

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In episode ten of Cinema Crespodiso, Chris is joined by special guest co-host Ed Luvables and super special guest Soul Brother Kevin, and they talk about the new Netflix Instant Pick of the Week “Midnight Cowboy,” they talk about new movies “Identity Thief,” “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” and “Oz The Great and Powerful,” they talk about censorship in “A Good Day to Die Hard,” and both Ed and Kevin are subjected to their own individual Lightning Rounds, so there’s a lot going on in the packed sammich of a show! Dig it!

Review: ‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’

“The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” is a comedy about a magician who has lost his way, forgetting why he got into the profession to begin with, and his life decision, coupled with the changing tastes of the public, have forced him into a downward spiral, from which only magic can save him. How ironic. With a strong cast, and more than a few good jokes, this movie ends up being more entertaining and likable than it would have seemed possible at the outset. Really, going in to this movie, it looked like a hunk of crap. So when in fact it turns out to be pretty decent, that’s a win for everyone.Continue Reading …

Review: ‘Dead Man Down’

Nowhere near bad enough to just hate on, but definitely too sloppy and ridiculous to actually be good, “Dead Man Down” is just a forgettable crime drama about revenge and learning how to move on with life after tragedy. From the director of the original “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” comes another middle of the road movie that has interesting touches here and there but ultimately adds up to a whole lot of nothing.Continue Reading …

Netflix pick for 3/11/13 – ‘Donnie Darko’

“Donnie Darko” is a crazy sci-fi coming of age time travel weirdo movie that has gained a massive cult following since its release in 2001. A high school kid has weird visions and finds himself standing between the end of the world and everyone else, and crazy things happen to him as he sees visions, does weird things in his sleep, and all in all has a confusing few weeks that changes the way he looks at the world and those around him.

#9 – Fantasy Casting

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In Episode 9 of Cinema Crespodiso, Chris and Drew go over the Netflix Instant Pick of the Week, Chris reviews Oz the Great and Powerful and Dead Man Down, they both look at the new movies coming out on DVD and in theaters, and then they go into the Crespodome, where they discuss the possibility of a sequel to The Simpsons Movie, they review The Master, Tabloid and A Late Quartet, and they fantasy cast the new Justice League movie. Finally they wrap it all up with an experimental Lightning Round. There is plenty to go around so feel free to share with your friends! Dig it!

Review: ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’

“Oz the Great and the Powerful” is kind of a weird movie, as it is a prequel to a very popular film, but legally speaking can’t be too associated with that other very popular film, so some things can be referenced but others can’t, and we’re all like, “come on, we all know what’s going on here, why all the squabbling over copyrighted imagery?” Anyway, here it is, a prequel to “The Wizard of Oz,” the origin story of the man behind the curtain and the three witches who battle for control of the Oz empire.

Oscar “Oz” Diggs (James Franco, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Pineapple Express) is a carnival magician in turn of the century America, in the heartland of Kansas. He’s also a bit of a scumbag, as he woos local girls with the same story he gives everyone, but also at least knows he is a bit of a scumbag when he finds out that an old flame is getting married to some dude, and he refuses to stop it from happening because he feels like he doesn’t deserve such a nice person (and probably also because he doesn’t want to get locked down).Continue Reading …