Fat Guys Network - Episode 878 – It Was a Dark and Stormy Show

Episode 878 – It Was a Dark and Stormy Show

02/24/24 • 39 min

This Week: Kevin starts off with some news about the box office of Madame Web. Next, he looks at new trailers for Imagu and Borderlands. Later, he reviews Ordinary Angels, Drive-Away Dolls, The Black Hole, The Black Cauldron and True Detective: Night Country. Finally, he wraps things up with a look at the new 4K for Darkman.

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Episode Schedule: NOTE: Reviews begin at indicated time-stamp below.

Part I: Intro, news and Trailer Park, featuring Imagu and Borderlands

Part II: Reviews of The Black Hole [10:00] and The Black Cauldron [15:15]

Part III: Reviews of Ordinary Angels [19:00] and Drive-Away Dolls [25:35]

Part IV: Review of True Detective: Night Country [29:00] and the Home-Cinema Round-Up with a spotlight on Darkman [35:00]

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Episode Schedule: NOTE: Reviews begin at indicated time-stamp below.

Part I: Intro, news and Trailer Park, featuring Imagu and Borderlands

Part II: Reviews of The Black Hole [10:00] and The Black Cauldron [15:15]

Part III: Reviews of Ordinary Angels [19:00] and Drive-Away Dolls [25:35]

Part IV: Review of True Detective: Night Country [29:00] and the Home-Cinema Round-Up with a spotlight on Darkman [35:00]

Show Notes:

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‘Ordinary Angels’ Review

Rated PG
Opens: February 23, 2024
Kevin says Ordinary Angels kinda rocks!
With superhero movies slumping at the box office, there’s a new film focusing on the heroism of everyday people.

ORDINARY ANGELS stars Hilary Swank as a woman searching for a purpose. She hears about a young girl needing a liver transplant who just lost her mother, so she makes it her mission to help the family.

While ORDINARY ANGELS falls into the category of faith-based films, it doesn’t lean too heavily into an evangelical push. This works for the story because it focuses on the strength of the human spirit, making it more relateable, rather than literally preaching to the choir.
The strength of this film comes a strong script and excellent performances, with Swank leading the charge. Nancy Travis from LAST MAN STANDING and Alan Ritchson from REACHER deliver the goods as well.

Of course, as uplifting as the film can be, it exposes some serious problems with the healthcare industry which can leave parents with impossible choices. But that’s a discussion for another day.

ORDINARY ANGELS is not for everyone and will be seen as corny by others, but it’s heart’s in the right place, and that counts for something.

ORDINARY ANGELS gets three and a half halos out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.

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‘Dune Part Two’ Review

Rated PG
Opens: March 1, 2024
Kevin says Dune Part Two ROCKS!
Denis Villeneuve finishes his epic adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic novel with DUNE: PART TWO.

The story picks right up from the previous film. Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and his mother Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) have fled to the desert to join the nomadic Fremen. There, Paul concentrates his power as a potential messiah while planning to overthrow the evil Harkonnens.

Most of my complaints about the previous film have been improved. There’s greater character development, and the diversity of the different worlds is explored... though it still seems the furniture comes from the same Galactic Ikea, no matter the planet.

Most important, this completes a story that was merely set up three years ago. This is why I despise the trend of two-part adaptations. Sure, it generates more cash, but it results in awkward pacing.

This version of DUNE is epic and has scope, and Villeneuve loosened the reins a bit. Though he doesn’t go gloriously off the rails like David Lynch did in the 80s.

This film manages to capture what was once considered unfilmable. And it mitigates a minefield of triggering topics like conspiracies, religion, terrorism, war, and desert politics.

DUNE: PART TWO gets four sandworms out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.

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