Posts in Roundtables
Table Talk: Creed II (2018)
Table Talk: Creed II (2018)

Anders and Aren discuss Creed II: the latest in the Rocky series is an enjoyable if overstuffed sequel that looks at different father and child relationships while calling back to the old Rocky films.

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RoundtablesAnders Bergstromroundtable, Creed, Creed II, Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Dolph Lundgren, Wood Harris, Florian Munteanu, Phylicia Rashad, Steven Caple Jr., Ryan Coogler, boxing, sports, fathers, dramaComment
Roundtable: Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
Roundtable: Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

The brothers discuss the latest film in the Mission: Impossible franchise, Fallout, focusing on the series’ impressive durability, the continuity, the stunt work, and Tom Cruise’s appeal as a movie star.

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RoundtablesAren BergstromTom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Angela Bassett, Michelle Monaghan, Alec Baldwin, Vanessa Kirby, Wes Bentley, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation, Mission: Impossible — Fallout, Mission: Impossible — Ghost ProtocolComment
Roundtable: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) - Episode III
Roundtable: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) - Episode III

The Brothers close out their discussion of The Last Jedi, focusing on the film's politics, visual invention, continuity with The Force Awakens and the Prequel Trilogy.

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RoundtablesAren BergstromMark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Frank Oz, Benicio del Toro, Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star WarsComment
Roundtable: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) - Episode II
Roundtable: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) - Episode II

The Brothers continue their discussion of The Last Jedi, focusing on its premise, what it does with the Force, the new characters, and the big death.

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RoundtablesAren BergstromMark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Frank Oz, Benicio del Toro, Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars, George Lucas Comment
Roundtable: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) - Episode I
Roundtable: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) - Episode I

The Brothers begin their discussion of the divisive new film in the Star Wars series, The Last Jedi, focusing on shattered expectations, connections to the Original and Prequel Trilogies, and the film's controversial choices.

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RoundtablesAren BergstromMark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Frank Oz, Benicio del Toro, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars, George Lucas, Rian JohnsonComment
Table Talk: The Revenant (2015)
Table Talk: The Revenant (2015)

Anton and Aren table talk Iñárritu's latest, considering his direction, Leo's performance, and the film's storytelling and realism.

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RoundtablesAnton BergstromAlejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman, cinematography, Emmanuel Lubezki, Forrest Goodluck, Gladiator, historical epic, historical film, Leonardo DiCaprio, Native Americans, revenge, revisionism, survival, survival film, The Last of the Mohicans, The Revenant, Tom Hardy, westernComment
Roundtable: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Part 2
Roundtable: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Part 2

The 3 Brothers discuss the film as a reboot or remake, fandom, Han Solo, and the ending.

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RoundtablesAnton BergstromAdam Driver, Andy Serkis, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, Domhnall Gleeson, fandom, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, J- J- Abrams, John Boyega, Lawrence Kasdan, Lupita Nyong'o, Mark Hamill, Max von Sydow, Michael Arndt, Oscar Isaac, Peter Mayhew, reboot, remake, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force AwakensComment
Roundtable: James Bond 007: Spectre (2015)
Roundtable: James Bond 007: Spectre (2015)

The 3 Brothers discuss the latest film in the Bond franchise.

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James Bond 007, RoundtablesAren Bergstromaction, Alessandro Cremona, Andrew Scott, Ben Whishaw, blockbuster, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Craig, Dave Bautista, James Bond, James Bond 007, James Bond 007 Retrospective, Jesper Christensen, Jez Butterworth, John Logan, Léa Seydoux, Monica Bellucci, Naomie Harris, Neal Purvis, Ralph Fiennes, Robert Wade, Rory Kinnear, Sam Mendes, SPECTRE, spy Comments
Roundtable: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)
Roundtable: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)

The 3 Brothers discuss the fifth and possibly best installment in the franchise.

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RoundtablesAnton Bergstromaction, action cinema, action film, action movie, Alec Baldwin, America vs- Britain, blockbuster, car chase, Casablanca, Christopher McQuarrie, female characters, fun, James Bond, Jeremy Renner, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, motorbike chase, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Simon Pegg, spy movie, summer, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames Comment