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Tag Archives: Roald Dahl

Episode 868 – Guv’ner!

Posted on December 15, 2023

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This Week: Kevin gets into the holiday spirit with some Japanese box office news, then talks about the nominations for the Critics Choice Awards. Next, he looks at trailers for the Doctor Who Christmas Special and Memory. Later, he reviews Wonka, American Fiction, Saltburn, May December and Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. Finally, he wraps things up with the Home-Cinema Round-Up and a spotlight on Ghosts.


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Posted in Fat Guys at the Movies, Podcast | Tags: Aardman, American Fiction, Barry Keoghan, Catherine Tate, CCA, Charles Melton, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Critics Choice Awards, David Tennent, Doctor Who, Ghosts, Godzilla Minus One, Jeffrey Wright, Jessica Chastain, Julianne Moore, May December, Memory, Natalie Portman, Ntuci Gatwa, Roald Dahl, Saltburn, The Boy and the Heron, Timothée Chalamet, Wonka |

Episode 860 – Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll

Posted on October 20, 2023

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This Week: Kevin starts things off with some praise for Taylor Swift and her team for breaking oodles of records on concert movies. Then, he moves on to look at new trailers for Leo and Candy Cane Lane. Next, he reviews Killers of the Flower Moon, The Fall of the House of Usher, Goosebumps and some Roald Dahl short films on Netflix. Finally, he wraps things up with the Home-Cinema Round-Up, featuring a spotlight on the Night of the Demons 4K and Night of the Demons 2.


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Posted in Fat Guys at the Movies, Podcast | Tags: Adam Sandler, Bruce Greenwood, Candy Cane Lane, Carla Gugino, Eddie Murphy, Edgar Allan Poe, Eras Tour, Goosebumps, Halloween, Killers of the Flower Moon, Leo, Leonardo DicCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Martin Scorsese, Mike Flanigan, Night of the Demons, Night of the Demons 2, Poison, R.L. Stine, Roald Dahl, Robert De Niro, Taylor Swift, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Ratcatcher, The Swan, Wes Anderson |

Episode 857 – Saw Patrol!

Posted on September 29, 2023

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This Week: Kevin starts things off with zero talk about Christopher Nolan and James Bond, then straight to the box office and the end of the writers strike. Next, he looks at new trailers for Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Special and Argylle. Later, he reviews Saw X, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Creator, Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie, Flora and Son and Launchpad: Season 2. Finally, he rides into the Home-Cinema Round-Up with a spotlight on The Exorcist.


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Posted in Fat Guys at the Movies, Podcast | Tags: Argylle, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bryce Dallas Howard, Catherine Tate, David Tennant, Disney, Doctor Who, Ellen Burstyn, Expend4bles, Flora and Son, Gareth Edwards, John Carney, Launchpad, Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie, Roald Dahl, Saw X, The Creator, The Exorcist, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Tobin Bell, Wes Anderson, WGA, William Friedkin, Writers Strike |

Episode 828 – Whip Into Action

Posted on March 3, 2023

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This Week: Kevin kicks things off with a glance at the box office and then some thoughts on the editing of Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming’s books. Next, he looks at new trailers for Agent Elvis and Haunted Mansion. Later, he reviews Creed III, Children of the Corn and The Mandalorian: Season 3. He also takes a look back at the action classics Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Finally, he wraps things up with the Home-Cinema Round-Up featuring Devotion.

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Posted in Fat Guys at the Movies, Podcast | Tags: Agent Elvis, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Children of the Corn, Cocaine Bear, Creed III, Devotion, George Lucas, Glen Powell, Harrison Ford, Haunted Mansion, Ian Fleming, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Jonathan Majors, Ke Huy Quan, Michael B. Jordan, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Roald Dahl, Rocky, Stephen King, Steven Spielberg, Sylvester Stallone, The Mandalorian |

‘The BFG’ Radio Review

Posted on July 1, 2016

Rated PG
Opens: July 1, 2016
Kevin says The BFG kinda rocks!

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Posted in Podcast, Radio Reviews | Tags: Mark Rylance, Roald Dahl, Steven Spielberg, The BFG |

Episode 480 – Holy Flippin’ Monster Tribble!

Posted on July 1, 2016

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This Week: Kevin celebrates the 4th of July weekend by checking out some movie news and raging about Rihanna’s involvement in the latest Star Trek Beyond trailer. Later, he reviews the new films The BFG, The Legend of Tarzan, The Purge: Election Year and Swiss Army Man. Later in the show, Kevin offers a Fat Guy Five for patriotic movies before launching into the box office report and the Home Cinema Round-Up!

Featured music: Swiss Army Man Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Andy Hull and Robert McDowell


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Posted in Fat Guys at the Movies, Podcast | Tags: 4th of July, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Radcliffe, Elizabeth Mitchell, Margot Robbie, Patriotic Movies, Paul Dano, Rihanna, Roald Dahl, Star Trek Beyond, Steven Spielberg, Swiss Army Man, The BFG, The Legend of Tarzan, The Purge: Election Year |

‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: 10th Anniversary’ Blu-ray Review

Posted on March 3, 2015



charlieandthechocolatefactorybdCHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY: 10th ANNIVERSARY

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MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)

STARRING
Johnny Depp as WILLY WONKA
Freddie Highmore as CHARLIE BUCKET
David Kelly as GRANDPA JOE
Helena Bonham Carter as MRS. BUCKET
Noah Taylor as MR. BUCKET
Missi Pyle as MRS. BEAUREGARDE
James Fox as MR. SALT
Deep Roy as OOMPA-LOOMPA
Christopher Lee as DR. WONKA
Adam Godley as MR. TEAVEE
Franziska Troegner as MRS. GLOOP
Annasophia Robb as VIOLET BEAUREGARDE
Julia Winter as VERUCA SALT
Jordan Fry as MIKE TEAVEE
Philip Wiegratz as AUGUSTUS GLOOP

Studio: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Tim Burton
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Posted in Blu-ray, Blu-ray & DVD Reviews | Tags: Adam Godley, AnnaSophia Robb, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Christopher Lee, David Kelly, Deep Roy, Franziska Troegner, Freddie Highmore, Helena Bonham Carter, James Fox, Johnny Depp, Jordan Fry, Julia Winter, Missi Pyle, Noah Taylor, Philip Wiegratz, Roald Dahl, Tim Burton |

Video: Kevin Picks the Top 5 Films of 2009 on FOX 28 – December 30, 2009

Posted on January 14, 2010

Right before the New Year, Fat Guy Kevin Carr rolled into the FOX 28 studios in Columbus, Ohio for a weekly movie review segment. This week, he picked his Top 5 films of 2009.

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Posted in Best of the Year, Reviews, Video | Tags: Best of 2009, Chris Pine, Coraline, District 9, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Henry Selick, J.J. Abrams, Pixar, Roald Dahl, Star Trek, Up, Wes Anderson |

'Fantastic Mr. Fox' Movie Review

Posted on November 25, 2009



fantasticmrfoxFANTASTIC MR. FOX
(PG)
****1/2 (out of 5)

November 25, 2009

STARRING
George Clooney as MR. FOX
Meryl Streep as MRS. FOX
Jason Schwartzman as ASH
Bill Murray as BADGER
Wally Wolodarsky as KYLIE
Eric Anderson a KRISTOFFERSON
Michael Gambon as FRANKLIN BEAN
Willem Dafoe as RAT

Studio: Fox Searchlight

Directed by: Wes Anderson
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Posted in Movie Reviews | Tags: Bill Murray, Eric Anderson, Fantastic Mr. Fox, George Clooney, Jason Schwartzman, Meryl Streep, Michael Gambon, Roald Dahl, Wally Wolodarsky, Wes Anderson, Willem Dafoe |

'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' Movie Review

Posted on July 15, 2005



CHARLIECHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
(PG)
**** (out of 5)

July 15, 2005

STARRING
Johnny Depp as WILLY WONKA
Freddie Highmore as CHARLIE BUCKET
David Kelly as GRANDPA JOE
Helena Bonham Carter as MRS. BUCKET
Noah Taylor as MR. BUCKET
Missi Pyle as MRS. BEAUREGARDE

Studio: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Tim Burton
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Posted in Movie Reviews | Tags: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, David Kelly, Freddie Highmore, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, Missi Pyle, Noah Taylor, Roald Dahl, Tim Burton |

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