The Film With Three Brains

Broadcast News 1987 - The Film with Three Brains Review

Hunt, Hurt, Brooks: a coworker love triangle, each angling to create ideal TV news at another's expense. Smart comedy always rings true, but does the integrity of broadcast journalism still mean anything? The Brains go live on the scene for an update on this 1988 Oscar nominee.

Midnight Run 1988 - The Film With Three Brains Review E157

Robert De Niro hones his comic chops with Charles Grodin in this odd couple road trip flick. Grumpy bounty hunter De Niro is bound for L.A. with (and sometimes bound to) mob accountant Grodin, with feds and mafia hitmen in hot pursuit. Director Martin Brest caught lightning in a bottle with Beverly Hills Cop - did he nab another winner here? Catch up with the Brains before you come down with Fistaphobia.

Cronos 1993 - The Film With Three Brains Review E156

Guillermo del Toro's creepy debut gives a new origin to the age-old vampire story. How did this low budget body-horror flick give birth to del Toro's career? Gather carcasses around the radio for a nibble of the Brains.

Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure 1985 - The Film With Three Brains Review E155

Tim Burton's unique directorial style was evident in his debut—a quirky tale of a stolen bicycle—featuring gags galore, no ground floor, and many things never seen before. Is Pee-Wee an irritating man-child or a clever trickster marching to his own beat? We don’t make monkeys, we just train them to listen to reviews. Tune in, KWYJIBO’s!

Donnie Brasco 1997 - The Film With Three Brains Review E154

Johnny Depp and Al Pacino develop a bromance as undercover Fed and mobster in this true story of a mafia mole mentored by a made man who hasn't got it made. A rom-com director takes a swing at the gritty, not so pretty, even petty life of the criminal underworld - is it a wild pitch or can two heavy hitter actors knock it out of the park? Hears the brains call it.

Coming to America 1988 - The Film With Three Brains Review E153

Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall star/costar/cameo/come-of-age in this princely fish-out-of-water (romantic) comedy. Eddie and director John Landis disagreed at every turn, but you'd never know it. Is it "that boy is good" good or more than just nostalgic fun? You conscious? The brains want to tear it apart - and your friend, too - wherever you listen to podcasts.

Dawn of the Dead 1978 - The Film With Three Brains Review E152

Zombies run rampant in George Romero's seminal undead apocalypse sequel. Romero laid the foundation for decades of zombie flicks, but more importantly, how often do we get to review a sequel that just might be better than the original? Get your fill of brains in this lively review!

Being John Malkovich 1999 - The Film with Three Brains Review

The big screen debuts of Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman show us what it's like to see through the eyes of a celebrity. Literally. John Cusack plays master of puppets in this mind-bending movie. Mayhem? Magnificence? Or Malarky? Malkovich Malkovich, wherever you Malkovich Malkovich.

The Breakfast Club 1985 - The Film with Three Brains Review

A brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal walk into a high school library...

The Rocketeer 1991 - The Film with Three Brains Review

In yesteryear there was a rocket.

 

Stored in a swashbuckler's cockpit.

 

Saving girl, USA

 

Mob and Nazis at bay

 

Will the Brains embrace or knock it?

The Shootist 1976 - The Film with Three Brains Review

In John Wayne's swan song, he plays a dying gunslinger who has outlived his era and wants nothing more than to ride off into the sunset. He settles down at Lauren Bacall and Ron Howard's B&B. But locals with visions of glory want to take the gunman out themselves. See bullets fly! Hears Brains gush.

The Truman Show 1998 - The Film with Three Brains Review

Peter Weir posits: what if Orwell's Big Brother cameras were there just for the ratings? Can reality be reality TV? What's true, man? Jim Carrey tones it down for his first drama, but is he stills "aces?" Join our not live feed for lively conversation.

Last Action Hero 1993 - The Film with Three Brains Review

Last Action Hero:

SatisfAction?

StupefAction?

MalefAction?

OverreAction?

Fecal ImpAction!?

Or, Last Action Zero?

Born on the Fourth of July 1989 - The Film with Three Brains Review

Tom Cruise set aside his looks and 80's charisma for this mostly-true story of Ron Kovic, a paraplegic Vietnam veteran turned anti-war activist. Oliver Stone snagged his third Oscar for this biopic, but will the new generation of moviegoers love it or leave it?

Jacob’s Ladder 1990 - The Film with Three Brains Review

Fractured Vietnam Vet, Tim Robbins as his best. spirals into the sinister unknown as his inner (and outer) demons claw their way to reality. Losing one's mind is a risky movie investment. Do terror, regret. confusion, and conspiracy add up to payoff worthy by today's standards? Come climb that ladder with us.