The Film With Three Brains

Chungking Express 1994 - The Film with Three Brains Review

This acclaimed 90s foreign flick tells two tales of lovesick policemen in Hong Kong who frequent the same takeout joint. Does putting two stylish stories together add to the intrigue, or just the confusion? We more or less discuss if more is less or less is more.

Fire in the Sky 1993 - The Film with Three Brains Review 134

It's a lumberjack's worst nightmare: abducted by aliens on the way home from work. While veracity and quality inform good filmmaking, can just one suffice? Does a true story require suspension of disbelief as do other films? Join us in probing for answers in the annals of alien abduction.

An American Werewolf in London 1981 - The Film with Three Brains Review 133

Where wolves roam far north of London, two yout(h)s meet their fate: one undead, the other succumbing to a lycanthropic curse. Can award-winning effects and makeup make up for a monster movie with scarcely a scary monster? Can John Landis land this? Bark at the moon with us.

The Commitments 1991 - The Film with Three Brains Review 132

Working-class Dubliners cause a stir playing in Alan Parker's fictional band of misfits. It takes more than music to give a movie soul. Does this cult classic still hit the high notes? Join us for a listen and a pint - no two drink minimum required.

Gattaca 1997 - The Film with Three Brains Review 131

In a dystopian future, DNA is the basis of life's caste system. Flawed Ethan Hawk plans to fake it until he makes it... to space, until a murder investigation threatens to expose him. Gene editing is still as relevant as ever, but is 90's low budget sci-fi? Turn off the tube and test this.

The Fisher King 1991 - The Film with Three Brains Review 130

The Fisher King features neither fish nor kings, but it does have Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams firing on all cylinders. Terry Gilliam brings his trademark visual flare to this tale of modern mythology and the dangers of megalomania, but does it serve the quest? Tally ho brave listener, glory awaits!

Scrooged 1988 - The Film With Three Brains Review 129

Bill Murray shines in the other Christmas Story. Does it take guts to retell a classic. Can star power win over the scrooges? Is this a better way to spend your Christmas Vacation? Drop your steaming Yule log and grab a listen to the jolliest review yet.

American Movie 1999 - The Film With Three Brains Review 128

An aspiring indie filmmaker chasing his destiny in a clown car shines as the star of this right-place-right-time documentary. Hindsight separates fool from visionary; either one might require gas money from "ma" to fuel the trip to stardom. Put your sight on our hinds and your ears on this episode.

Private Benjamin 1980 - The Film With Three Brains Review 127

Goldie Hawn is an entitled twenty-something whose privileged whimsy and whiny co-dependence find her two DOA marriages (one quite literally), then an impromptu Army enlistment. Can a woman break convention by breaking enemy lines? Are me Major A-holes worldwide? Stand at attention to receive our best review since the last one. 

Shoot to Kill 1988 - The Film With Three Brains Review 126

A diamond heist-double murder-getaway sucks street savvy Sidney Poitier out of his element into the backwoods. Mountain man, Tom Berenger is his mismatch made in Heaven in this buddy cop flick turned wilderness chase. Will Shoot to Kill still thrill? Chill with us.

Tales from the Crypt Presents Demon Knight 1995 - The Film With Three Brains Review 125

Tales from the Crypt presents a common horror comedy recipe: one part disparate group of social outcasts, one part Billy Zane/hoard of demons, and one part isolated location (a rundown hotel whose sole housekeeper is Jada Pinkett pre-Smith). Mix 'em together and what do ya got: celluloid gold? Tune in to find out, ya f---ing hoedown podunk well then there MOTHERF---ERS!!

Bird 1988 - The Film With Three Brains Review 124

Clint Eastwood directs Forest Whitaker as swinging Charlie "Bird" Parker. Neither drugs, race, the FBI, nor critics - ever came between Bird and his alto sax. Is this bebopping biopic as dedicated to getting its groove on as the musician? Hear us toot our horns.

Trainspotting 1996 - The Film With Three Brains Review 123

Danny Boyle directs Ewan McGregor in this acclaimed indie endeavor about heroin addicts destroying everything in their path. It's amusing, disgusting, obstreperous and unflinching in hitting the lows of lives less than ordinary. Does it deserve another chance, like its characters? Or should it be buried in a shallow grave?

The Changeling 1980 - The Film With Three Brains Review 122

A boy haunts a house from a hidden grave and George C. Scott is hellbent on unearthing why. This 1980 horror flick helped set the stage for the next decade of spooky films. Will it have you changeling your undies or the channel? Hear us coast to ghost.

The Hunt for Red October 1990 - The Film With Three Brains Review 121

The once "Sexiest Man Alive" (now deceased), Sean Connery pilots a killer Russian sub into the open arms of the original Jack Ryan, Alex Baldwin (also a "Sexiest Man Alive", still living). Does this defector flick have any defects? Hear three "arrogant asses" assess.