John Goodman Reviews, Interviews & More
When The Hangover hit screens in 2009, it was a breath of fresh air after Judd Apatow and his consortium took over American comedies. This was no feel-good comedy about people learning lessons, it was about guys doing dumb things they couldn't remember while in Vegas. It also launched Zach Galifianakis and Bradley Cooper as movie stars. The second film,...
It's only been a couple of years since we last saw a Joel and Ethan Coen movie (True Grit) pop up in theaters, but for some fans including myself it feels like an eternity. Thankfully the two creative minds behind movies like Barton Fink, No Country for Old Men and many other films are back with their latest called Inside Llewyn...
Pixar is putting out animated films once a year, and so 2013's big animated movie for the studio is Monsters University, their prequel to Monsters, Inc. The film shows how James P. Sullivan (John Goodman) and Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) came to work together and be friends, but it looks like their relationship didn't start out that well....
Like any good cinephile, we treat the release of a new Coen brothers movie as an event. Their latest, Inside Llewyn Davis, is the first in twenty years not to be shot by Roger Deakins, and tells the story of a New York folk singer in the 60's. After their recent run of movies (No Country for Old Men, Burn After...
This week, Mike and Sully swing back into theaters for Monsters, Inc. 3D. Pixar has given the family film a makeover. It's mainly to generate extra cash during the holidays, but also to prepare us for what's coming. Next summer, the studio's releasing Monsters University, the prequel to the 2001 original. So does the 3D re-release bring anything new to the table?
Everybody make way for the behemoth known as Argo. When Ben Affleck's latest movie first came out in theaters, every other film that came out before it was put in second place, awards-wise. It helps that Argo is a magnificent flick . Currently Oscar predictors are convinced the picture will have Oscar fame and glory. But will the front runner stay that way...
It feels weird that Robert Zemeckis's return to live action filmmaking isn't a little more buzzed about. The man directed Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Forrest Gump and Cast Away. But spending nearly a decade chasing motion capture technology (only to be trumped by James...
Every year, we're flooded with a pocket of animated movies aimed towards the younger demographic. Luckily, creative companies like Laika, produce films that everybody can enjoy. They provide us with strong central themes that man, woman and child can relate to. ParaNorman succeeds on many levels, and despite its small flaws is easily one of the strongest animated...
With Brave hitting theaters this Friday, it's no surprise that Pixar has included a teaser for their next film Monsters University. But it's their marketing strategy where they've failed. They've offered four teasers that all pretty much say and do the same thing. Check them out...
Ben Affleck's Argo looks like a crazy-awesome, intense semi-comedy. Whatever one expected of the auteur behind Gone Baby Gone and The Town, it's hard to guess this would be the project. During the Carter Administration, an American embassy was raided and six of its employees went into hiding. Ben Affleck's character...
From fairy tales on, the supernatural and scary elements of children's entertainment has long been celebrated and decried. It all depends on the kids, but for every scaredy cat, there's the child who wants to watch Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas on a loop. ParaNorman is the latest entry in the genre of macabre children's tales, and...
Is Tom Hanks Old Yeller in Stephen Daldry's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close? It seems likely. Honestly, it's surprising that it's taken ten years for Hollywood to make a film that uses (and perhaps exploits) the tragedy of September 11, 2001 to make a movie about death (and perhaps a chance to feel good about being alive). Hanks stars with newcomer Thomas Horn,...
Writer/Director/Producer/Actor/Podcaster/Stoner/Twitter Aficionado Kevin Smith is currently on his nationwide tour with his latest film Red State, and has been talking about how his next film Hit Somebody will be his last. When asked about John Goodman's role in the next film via Twitter, Smith spoke well of Goodman's role...
Last summer, fans of the Glenn Close led drama "Damages" got some great news. The show, which was removed from the FX schedule after season three, was given a second chance at life. Everyone including its stars thought the show was canceled after the network decided not to renew it for a fourth season, but DirecTV swooped in and saved the day. As we await its return the...
Two trailers have been released for the upcoming HBO feature film, You Don't Know Jack. It's based on the real life events circling the controversial "Dr. Death," Jack Kevorkian. Al Pacino stars as the troubled physician and leads an all star cast in the Barry Levinson directed film. It looks like Pacino might have another Emmy and Golden Globe winning performance on...
Confessions of a Shopaholic is a surprisingly poignant film mixed in with a lot of estrogen. That being said, yes it is a "chick flick" but, men, if you find yourselves being dragged into this movie, know that it's really a funny film with more depth than you would expect. This film has two sides in it. It's really great female, shopping movie and yet it also deals...
