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Positive Cynicism – People who need to shut up now

Aaron R. Davis I have high blood pressure. It’s one of my many health problems. It’s also one of the things that makes it so hard to follow the news, because some days it really seems like news reports are specifically designed to raise my blood pressure. So …

Murphy’s Law – A week in the life of Ratner

Joel Murphy It’s been quite a week for Brett Ratner. His new Ben Stiller “comedy” Tower Heist came up short at the box office – only making $24 million ($11 million less than expected) and finishing in second place overall. On top of that, he’s had to make …

Review – Tower Heist

Tower Heist Release Date: November 4, 2011 Director: Brett Ratner Writers: Ted Griffin and Jeff Nathanson (screenplay), Adam Cooper & Bill Collage (story) Stars: Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller and Casey Affleck MPAA Rating: PG-13 HoboTrashcan’s Rating: Tower Heist is by no means unwatchable. It tells a complete story …

Hobo Radio 146 – Ben Stiller is getting Ratnered

Introduction HoboTrashcan’s anniversary Ratner and Stiller Pee Wee Herman Lars and Joel Time “Morgan Freeman’s Selected Filmography” by Yellow Ostrich When you think of great actor/director combos in Hollywood today, you might think of Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese or Tom Hanks and …