The Simplistic Reviews Podcast: The 2013 End of the Year Blowout Spectacular Jimmy - Jam

In the blink of an eye, 2013 is over and we look towards 2014 here on The Simplistic Reviews Podcast.  In this special edition of The Podcast, DJ, Justin, Matt, and Neal give their two-cents on the best and worst of the year in film and TV, and I'm sure...

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Let's Get Real: Blackfish

Blackfish - Sickening SICKENING Let me get the comedy out of the way before I get to what "Blackfish" is really about; Good God killer whales have giant wieners!  That's it folks, I'll be here all night. However, if you take away manually masturbating...

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The Wolf Of Wall Street

DEBAUCHERY  I have previously joked about how I'd watch the trailer to Martin Scorsese's The Wolf Of Wall Street in the morning because visually it was like doing a line of cocaine.  Little did I know that the feature length film would be the best...

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Forgotten Gems: 50/50

SEEDS 50/50 - Seeds Can a film about cancer be funny?  Normally, it's one of those topics that Hollywood tends to stay away from when it comes to comedy.  Sure, you have "Terms of Endearment" which is thought of as one of the best films in the last...

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The Simplistic Reviews Podcast: December Holiday Edition

'Tis the season to talk movies and TV...and R.Kelly...and...um... Jolene Blalock's disappearance...and Lara Flynn Boyle?  I'm pretty sure that's not how the song goes. An oddly optimistic Justin Polizzi makes his triumphant return and unveils his latest...

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Out Of The Furnace

PERFORMANCES Perhaps it is because I'm a black man born and raised in a city environment that the world of the country gangster interests me so much.  Their world is an entirely different world than the one I'm used to, and it's just a short ways up the...

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Simply Foreign: Blue Is the Warmest Color

HONEST I had heard a lot about Blue Is The Warmest Color a few months back.  It made some history at the Cannes Film Festival by being the first to win the Palme d'Or for both lead actresses and director. (Palme d'Or is a very fancy French award in case...

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Hobbit Countdown: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

BALLS The Fellowship of the Ring - Balls One of the biggest no-no's of pop culture is not messing up anything that beloved by a group of nerds.  And before I get nailed to a cross, I myself am a nerd and I use that as a term of extreme affection, I mean...

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Early Returns: American Hustle

SILKY American Hustle - Silky The name David O. Russell can evoke a lot of emotions, especially if you talk to either George Clooney or Lily Tomlin.  The man has the special talent to bring both the best, and worst, out in people.  While there is...

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The Simplistic Reviews Podcast: November Edition

As Turkey Day draws to a close, the boys recap the month of November with Anime and Asian Cinema aficionado Neal DaSouza.  They talk about black films, black Kermit The Frog, and Blacklist.  Not necessarily in that order. The boys also introduce...

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The Family

The Family: Fluff 2013/Crime/111Mins Well was it entertaining? Yeah a little bit but most was just... Fluff I've said this before, if your looking down at your phone more then the movie your watching, then the movie isn't doing its job. So whats this film...

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Parkland

Parkland: Messy Drama/93mins/2013 Parkland is one of those films you hear about then count till the day it comes out. It peak my interest mostly due to the event this film takes place on. I'm talking about the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The assassination...

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (DJ's Take)

STEADY See what I did there?  I made a joke about the shaky cam used in the first Hunger Games movie in comparison to its usage in this film.  A cheap shot, I know.  However, STEADY can also be a word attributed to several things about The Hunger...

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True Story: 12 Years a Slave

HARROWING 12 Years a Slave - Harrowing It's been nearly a year since the release, and our review, of "Django Unchained," the Quentin Tarantino blood-soaked revenge story where white slavers finally got their comeuppance.  It was a thing of beauty to see...

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Simplistic TV: Almost Human: Premiere Episodes 1 & 2

FLASHY I've been a fan of Karl Urban since The Bourne Supremacy.  His portrayal of Dr. McCoy in the new Star Trek franchise is practically perfect, he made Judge Dredd a bad ass again, and he was my pick for Batman before the character eventually got Afflecked. ...

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Simplistic Reviews presents: Indie Insider - Stuck, Interview with Director Angela Palladino

In our first in a series of interviews we will be conducting during the production of the film "Stuck," Simplistic Reviews is happy to have Writer, Producer, and Director, Angela Palladino, on this Simplistic Reviews Podcast special, "Indie Insider."  SR's...

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White Men Can't Jump

White Men Can't Jump - Chemistry CHEMISTRY It seems fitting that we are a few weeks into the NBA season, as well as NCAA Basketball just getting underway, that we finally post a review about something basketball oriented.  While football gets most of...

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Phantom (2012)

*Special thanks to Ganko Films for providing Simplistic Reviews with a screener to watch the film "Phantom."* STRUGGLE Phantom (2012) - Struggle  What is a phantom really?  Is it from the opera?  Is it something that Ben Affleck has to fight?...

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Thor: The Dark World (DJ's Take)

MIGHTY The first Thor film was a charming and clever way to introduce the idea of gods and monsters to the relatively grounded Marvel Cinematic Universe.  Director Kenneth Branagh didn't shy away from the absurdity of gods/aliens from a magical kingdom...

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