Film Review: The Overnight
New Couple In Town, Just Trying To Fit In Less frisky than it leads on, but more explicit than you’d expect, The Overnight, a short-circuited suburban comedy, offers an unpredictable […]
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P&P Podcast Episode 20: ‘Jurassic World’ & ‘Veep’
The Peanuts and Popcorn Podcast features weekly conversations about film, television and sports. Taylor Armosino and Jake Kring-Schreifels assess the damage of their NBA Finals predictions before jumping into the blockbuster […]
P&P Podcast Episode 19: NBA Finals, ‘Spy’ & ‘Love And Mercy’
The Peanuts and Popcorn Podcast features weekly conversations about film, television and sports. Taylor Armosino and Jake Kring-Schreifels begin the podcast by discussing the NBA Finals and the secret motivation for […]
Film Review: San Andreas
Run, Duck, And Cover Context is important in a disaster movie. You need to know how much to invest in its ridiculousness or how much to just laugh along with […]
P&P Podcast Episode 18: The Disasters Of ‘San Andreas’ And ‘Aloha’
The Peanuts and Popcorn Podcast features weekly conversations about film, television and sports. Taylor Armosino and Jake Kring-Schreifels are talking disasters, the kind that wipe out cities and the kind to […]
P&P Podcast Episode 17: Catching Up With May Movies
The Peanuts and Popcorn Podcast features weekly conversations about film, television and sports. Taylor Armosino and Jake Kring-Schreifels catch up after being absent for the past two weeks. They start with […]
Girl Power Struggles: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ & ‘Pitch Perfect 2’
Mad Max: Fury Road Who is the main character in Mad Max: Fury Road? The question could be part of a fifth grade fill-in-the-blank comprehension test, but the teacher would […]
P&P Podcast Episode 16: ‘Avengers,’ Boxing And ‘Mad Men’
The Peanuts and Popcorn Podcast features weekly conversations about film, television and sports. Taylor Armosino and Jake Kring-Schreifels discuss the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao Pay Per View boxing match on Saturday, which […]
P&P Podcast Episode 15: ‘Ex Machina,’ ‘True Story,’ Summer Movie Preview
The Peanuts and Popcorn Podcast features weekly conversations about film, television and sports. Taylor Armosino and Jake Kring-Schreifels talk about two relatively new movies, “Ex Machina” and “True Story.” Then they […]
P&P Podcast Episode 14: NBA Playoffs, ‘Batman vs. Superman’ Trailer and ‘While We’re Young’
Taylor Armosino and Jake Kring-Schreifels open the podcast with the NBA playoffs and move onto some baseball talk. They discuss the “Batman vs. Superman” trailer that came out last week and […]
P&P Podcast Episode 13: The Fast And Furious Franchise
The Peanuts and Popcorn Podcast features weekly conversations about film, television and sports. Taylor Armosino and Jake Kring-Schreifels spend an hour discussing the Fast and Furious franchise, including the latest installment, […]
Film Review: Clouds Of Sils Maria
Characters Offering Catharsis There aren’t enough movies like Clouds of Sils Maria, movies that exist on a plane of beautiful self-awareness. This one stars Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart in powerfully meta-roles, giving performances they could […]
P&P Podcast Episode 12: ‘It Follows,’ ‘Going Clear,’ And ‘Mad Men’
The Peanuts and Popcorn Podcast features weekly conversations about film, television and sports. Taylor Armosino and Jake Kring-Schreifels start by discussing the new indie-horror movie “It Follows.” Then Taylor expresses some […]
P&P Podcast Episode 11: ‘Insurgent’ and ‘Last Man On Earth’
The Peanuts and Popcorn Podcast features weekly conversations about film, television and sports. Taylor Armosino and Jake Kring-Schreifels begin the episode by reflecting on some movies that Taylor watched over his Spring […]
P&P Podcast Episode 10: ‘The Jinx,’ Chris Borland and ‘Run All Night’
The Peanuts and Popcorn Podcast features weekly conversations about film, television and sports. In this episode, Taylor Armosino and Jake Kring-Schreifels start by determining their favorites for March Madness before an in-depth […]
Thug’s Life: ‘Chappie’ and ‘Run All Night’
Very early on in Chappie, Sigourney Weaver, playing the head of a private defense company, shoots down funding a robot that can recite poetry and paint pictures. It’s a brutal […]
P&P Podcast Episode 9: NFL Free Agency and ‘Chappie’
The Peanuts and Popcorn Podcast features weekly conversations about film, television and sports. In this episode, Taylor Armosino and Jake Kring-Schreifels try to break down some of the madness that was the start […]
P&P Podcast Episode 7: Oscars, ‘Kingsman’ and ‘Empire’
The Peanuts and Popcorn Podcast features weekly conversations about film, television and sports. In this episode, Taylor Armosino and Jake Kring-Schreifels talk about the Oscars for the final time this year and […]
Mid-Winter Mush
Why haven’t there been any good movies about women recently? It’s a weird time of year for movies. We’re now into late February. The Academy Awards are upon us, which means we’re […]
P&P Podcast Episode 5: SNL, ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ and Oscar Talk
The Peanuts and Popcorn Podcast features weekly conversations about film, television and sports. In this episode, Taylor Armosino and Jake Kring-Schreifels celebrate their fifth podcast with some basketball trade deadline talk and […]
P&P Podcast Episode 4: ‘Jupiter Ascending,’ Spiderman and Jon Stewart
The Peanuts and Popcorn Podcast features weekly conversations about film, television and sports. In this episode, Taylor Armosino and Jake Kring-Schreifels reflect on the news that host Jon Stewart will be leaving […]
Film Review: Ballet 422
Dancer As Director If you have paid close attention to popular culture over the last several years, you might believe ballet, an artistic dance form predicated on grace, poise and […]
P&P Podcast Episode 3: Super Bowl, ‘A Most Violent Year’ and ‘Boogie Nights’
The Peanuts and Popcorn Podcast features weekly conversations about film, television and sports. In this episode, Taylor Armosino and Jake Kring-Schreifels discuss the incredible Super Bowl and Katy Perry’s crazy halftime show. They […]
P&P Podcast Episode 2: Jennifer Aniston, ‘Togetherness’ And Deflategate
The Peanuts and Popcorn Podcast features weekly conversations about film, television and sports. In this episode, Taylor Armosino and Jake Kring-Schreifels discuss Jennifer Aniston’s new movie ‘Cake’ and the new HBO show ‘Togetherness.’ […]
The Top 10 Movies Of 2014
Not to belabor the point, but there were a lot of movies to see this year. I didn’t come close to seeing them all. I’m not sure who did. I […]
