Author: THEDHK
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TRON: Ares, Roofman, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Boots – 604
TRON: Ares is gobbledygook that fails to add anything meaningful to the franchise (except maybe a great soundtrack). Roofman is a criminally fun tie at the movies (but more fluff than anything else). Kiss of the Spider Woman gets bogged down in its own attempted grandeur. Boots is a brilliant balance of themes and tones.…
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Ramona Young for The Paper
The Paper star Ramona Young is here to discuss professional catfishing, conspiracy theory beats, and horror films. More about The Paper The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch in the Emmy Award-winning series “The Office” find a new subject when they discover a historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it.…
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The Smashing Machine, The Lost Bus – 602
The Smashing Machine is a slightly disjointed but overall serviceable sports biopic. The Lost Bus succeeds at the macro storytelling but goes astray in the purported main conceit. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Smashing Machine The story of legendary mixed martial arts & UFC fighter Mark Kerr. More about The Lost Bus From…
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Kenji Tanigaki for The Furious – 600
Director Kenji Tanigaki is here to chat about bringing his relentless and entertaining thriller, The Furious, to life. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Furious In a small Southeast Asian country, skilled martial artist Wang Wei’s daughter Rainy is abducted by a child trafficking ring. Wang Wei sets out on a rampage, confronting both…
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One Battle After Another, All of You, Eleanor the Great – 599
Paul Thomas Anderson is in fighting form with One Battle After Another. Brett Goldstein brings the romance to All of You. Eleanor the Great is anything but impressive. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about One Battle After Another Washed-up revolutionary Bob (DiCaprio) exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant…
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Lulu Wilson, Trae Romano, Matthew Loren Oates for Xeno
Lulu Wilson, Trae Romano, and Matthew Loren Oates are here to chat about greeting extra terrestrials, puppets, and filming challenges. More about Xeno A teenage girl and a terrifying alien form a powerful bond after a chance encounter in the desert, sending them on an adventure that questions the nature of good and evil. As…
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Omari Hardwick for Xeno
Omari Hardwick is here to chat about greeting extra terrestrials, motorcycle madness, and his new film Xeno. More about Xeno A teenage girl and a terrifying alien form a powerful bond after a chance encounter in the desert, sending them on an adventure that questions the nature of good and evil. As government agents close…
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Matt Roller, Eliza Coupe, Jimmi Simpson for Haunted Hotel
The Haunted Hotel creator and stars are here to discuss dangerous situations, cult philosophies, and family traditions. More about Haunted Hotel A single mother of two struggles to run a haunted hotel with the help of her estranged brother, who is now one of the ghosts haunting the hotel and thinks the other ghosts have…
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HIM, Gen V Season 2, Swiped, Rebel Royals – 597
Unfortunately HIM has a great premise but spirals out in the end. Gen V does not suffer from a sophomore slump. We’re swiping left on the Bumble / Tinder cofounder biopic Swiped. Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story is borderline propaganda for the subjects but a fascinating watch. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about HIM…
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TIFF 2025
It was our pleasure to attend TIFF 2025 for the 50th iteration of the festival. We saw 20 films at the Toronto International Film Festival (and again a special thanks to the TIFF and Rotten Tomatoes Grant Program for helping us participate). We weren’t able to screen everything there, but here’s a glimpse at what…