Posts Tagged ‘Stanley Kubrick’
Movie of the Year: 1975 – Barry Lyndon
Movie of the Year: 1975 Barry Lyndon The Taste Buds take on the first movie that anyone thinks of when they think of 1975, Barry Lyndon! OK, maybe Barry Lyndon is not the first movie most people think of when they think of 1975, but maybe it should be. It’s a Kubrick, it’s almost all…
Read MoreMovie of the Year: 2001 – A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Movie of the Year: 2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence The Taste Buds talk 2001’s grandest fairy tale, A.I. Artificial Intelligence! 2020 is the worst thing to ever happen, but there is still a little magic left in the world. You know how I know? Because this holiday season has given birth to a holiday miracle: a…
Read MoreMovie of the Year: 1999- Finale Part 2
Movie of the Year 1999: The Final Battle The Taste Buds enter the final rounds of the 1999 Bracket! In a knockout- friend ruining no holds-barred tussle, Greg leads Mike and Ryan through the gauntlet. The surviving movies are Toy Story 2, Magnolia, Eyes Wide Shut and Being John Malkovich, meaning everything from animation to sexuality, to marriage, and the…
Read MoreMovie of the Year 1999 – Eyes Wide Shut
Movie of the Year 1999: Eyes Wide Shut The Taste Buds discuss the 1999 movie Eyes Wide Shut. The boys cover the meticulous film-craft, the many iconic scenes, and, of course, the s-e-x. But Ryan doesn’t think the s-e-x is actually s-e-x, so check that out. Plus, the guys construct a 1999 Ghostbusters squad, and we…
Read MoreTop Ten – Movie Urban Legends
Movie Urban Legends Goldfinger It was just like any other night for James Bond, he makes an entrance in a swanky casino, foils the cheating scheme of an International criminal, and takes the guy’s secretary to bed as his reward. But next thing you know Oddjob knocks him out cold and when he comes to…
Read MoreFLICKCHART’S GREATEST BATTLES
Flickchart’s Greatest Battles In which we pit two movies together using flickchart.com, debating their merits or lack thereof. Spaceballs VS Groundhog Day Bill Murray is going up against Mel Brooks who co-wrote, acted as two characters, and directed? Okay, time for a fair and just comparison… I’m rooting for you, Bill. Groundhog Day is…
Read MoreFLICKCHART’S GREATEST BATTLES
Flickchart’s Greatest Battles In which we pit two movies together using flickchart.com, debating their merits or lack thereof. ROUND ONE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END VS CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Both movies are bastardized mockeries of things I love and feature Johnny Depp. Early in his career, Depp was seriously underutilized playing…
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