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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Support Independent Film Dammit! (Stuck)

As any young person knows, more than ever, it's hard out there for a pimp.....wait, no......that's not how it goes.  Okay, got it, it's hard out there for a millennial.  While it might not have the same ring and pop as the hit Three 6 Mafia song,...

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Simplistic Reviews Presents: Simply Horrifying featuring Tales from the Crypt Ep. 13

Happy post-Halloween you creeps!  In this 13th episode of Simply Horrifying we have an episode that probably is the most memorable in my opinion.  Being a child of the late 1980s and early 1990s one of my favorite movies has "The Goonies" and this episode, entitled "Undertaking Parlor" has the finger prints of "The Goonies" all over it. A...

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