Casper: Eggs and Orange Juice

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Casper (1995)
Directed by Brad Silberling
Written by Sherri Stoner & Deanna Oliver
100 min.

Why doesn’t anyone ever talk about how great Casper is? Yes, the 90’s Casper, starring Bill Pullman and Christina Ricci. I don’t know about you, but as a kid I fucking loved this movie. But I feel like if I were to bring it up to people as a legitimately good film, they’d laugh at me. Well, laugh away if you want, because I revisited last night to make sure it holds up, and it turns out it absolutely does.

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Smug Film Podcast Episode #21 – Abbey Bender / Fashion in Film (3/16/15)

Episode 21 1:03:43 | View on iTunes | Download Mp3

On this episode, Jenna Ipcar and I are joined by Abbey Bender, film critic and essayist, for a discussion about all things fashion in film. As always, we close the show by answering a question from our mailbag—but not before a review of Uzumasa Limelight from Chloe Pelletier!

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Cody Clarke & John D’Amico on ‘Chappie’

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Chappie (2015)
Directed by Neill Blomkamp
Written by Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell
120 min.

This past Wednesday, John D’Amico and I attended a free advance screening of this film. The following is a conversation between us, discussing everything from the film to the screening itself:

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Smug Film Podcast Episode #20 – John D’Amico 1-on-1 / Green Brothers / Bed / Where’s Waldo (3/9/15)

Episode 20 1:10:45 | View on iTunes | Download Mp3

On this episode, John D’Amico and I go 1-on-1 on all things Green Brothers and Bed, our two upcoming films. Then, we answer a question from the mailbag, and get into a very long discussion about Where’s Waldo.
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Smug Film Podcast Episode #19 – Rick Harper Returns / Room Full of Spoons / Horror / Aspect Ratios (3/2/15)

Episode 19 59:20 | View on iTunes | Download Mp3

On this episode, John D’Amico and I are joined via Skype by Rick Harper, who gives us some huge updates on the progress of his upcoming documentary Room Full Of Spoons. (You might remember him from Episode 5 of the podcast—if you don’t, check out that one too!) Rick is a big horror fan, so we also shoot the breeze about that, then close the episode with a mailbag question about aspect ratios. Plus, a review of Whiplash by Chloe Pelletier!

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