The Puppy Express: On the Road with 25 Rescue Dogs... What Could Go Wrong?
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All aboard! When David Rosenfelt and his family embarked on a roadtrip across the USA to their new...
Judy: A Dog in a Million: From Runaway Puppy to the World's Most Heroic Dog
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The impossibly moving story of how Judy, World War Two's only animal POW, brought hope in the midst...
The Happytime Murders (2017)
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In the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles, two clashing detectives -- one human and the other a puppet...
The Jock and Nerd Podcast
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Geek out with a millennial Jock, a Gen-X Nerd and a grumpy puppet! Anthony, Imran and Rugboy deliver...
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Afternoons with Puppy: Lessons for Life from a Therapist and His Animals
Aubrey H. Fine and Cynthia J. Eisen
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Afternoons with Puppy is a heartwarming account of dynamic relationships and outcomes involving a...
Rache (174 KP) rated The Happytime Murders (2017) in Movies
Jan 6, 2019
Despite the humour inherent in puppet characters, and the use of puppets as an analogue for minority populations (up to and including a puppet who has been 'humanised'), it's neither funny enough nor enough of a social commentary to fit into one of those two dichotomous genres.
Noir comedy, carpet-bombed with dick jokes, riddled with puppet humour, and boiling with 'social commentary', this film doesn't really land in a single genre, and the ones it tries to are too different to make a really good film. It turns out a bit like 'Muppets She Wrote' with added swearing and crudery.
Melissa Mccarthy plays the typical irreverent, foul-mouthed, stereotypical racist cop, and interacts really well with the puppets, but even all of her talent can't save this film.
It's funny (the puppet sex scene is just insane), carries some preachiness about racism (trying to decide how much 'puppet' makes someone a puppet based on a surgical implant), thoroughly irreverent (foul mouthed, 'drug' addled puppets), has an okay storyline (the twist is fairly well written), and concludes with the usual happy Muppets ending, but it feels like it's trying too hard to do too much. Perhaps, if it had tried to do less, it could have been a really good film.
All of that taken into account, it's not bad for something to watch for lighthearted fun, if you don't want to think too hard about it.
365Flicks (235 KP) rated The Jock and Nerd Podcast in Podcasts
Nov 20, 2019
No matter the topic of discussion you are guaranteed open, honest and frank views. Imran and Anthony have amazing chemistry and bounce wonderfully off each other, throw in their puppet friend Rugboy and you have a perfect trifecta of pop culture curation!!!
Saving Susie Belle: Rescued from the Horrors of a Puppy Farm, One Dog's Uplifting True Story
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In the week before Christmas, a dog snoozed on a bed beside a log burner; warm, safe and contented...
Darren (1599 KP) rated Possum (2018) in Movies
Nov 7, 2019
Performances – Sean Harris is genuinely creepy through this film giving a performance that is bound to get him placed in any horror film he wants for years to come. Alun Armstrong does well in the supporting role which does work very well in the film.
Story – The story follows the puppeteer that is haunted by his own puppet while is clearly a metaphor for something else going on in his life. This is a strange film to say the least, it does deal with real issues that can be disguised and will keep you feeling uneasy throughout. We could spend time studying certain issues in this film, but that goes into full spoilers.
Horror – The horror comes from the uneasy feeling we are getting through the film, with just what could be going on, the appearances of the puppet itself, which does look genuinely creepy.
Settings – The settings for this feel only add to the atmosphere involved in the film, each place feels like something terrible could happen.
Special Effects – The effects in the film come from the puppet creation and slow movements that it gives us through the film.
Scene of the Movie – Puppet first appearance.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – It is slow in places.
Final Thoughts – This is a movie that does leave you feeling unsettled by what we see with a puppet that just feels difficult to look at.
Overall: Creepy horror.