Author: THEDHK
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Avatar: Fire and Ash, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants – 623
Tip of the cap to James Cameron who with Avatar: Fire and Ash has managed to make the us watch essentially same film 3x over (though this time it’s hornier than ever). The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants has a delightfully shocking amount of humor aimed at grown ups (though plenty of pandering for the…
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Nico Santos for St. Denis Medical
Nico Santos has the chismis on appropriate etiquette for being a guest star, reuniting with the Superstore team, and the joys of a comfy costume. More about St. Denis Medical “St Denis Medical” is a mockumentary about an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital where the dedicated doctors and nurses try their best to treat patients while…
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Dust Bunny, Sentimental Value – 621
Benoit Blanc is back and better than ever in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. Bryan Fuller takes his whimsy and weirdness to the big screen in Dust Bunny. Sentimental Value is an acting masterclass. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Benoit Blanc returns for…
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Hamnet, Left-Handed Girl, Fackham Hall – 618
Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet is one of the most haunting and best films of the year. Left-Handed Girl is a love letter to Taipei. Fackham Hall satirizes the likes of Downton Abbey. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Hamnet From Academy Award® winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, HAMNET tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the…
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Shih-Ching Tsou for Left-Handed Girl
Director / Writer Shih-Ching Tsou chats with us about shooting in Taiwan’s night markets, street casting both meerkats and kids, and superstitions. More about Left-Handed Girl A single mother and her two daughters return to Taipei after several years of living in the countryside to open a stand at a buzzing night market. Each in…
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Zootopia 2, Eternity – 617
The new Zootopia 2 goes for a maximalist mammal (and reptile) approach. Eternity is the best and most romantic afterlife film we’ve seen since Defending Your Life. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Zootopia 2 In Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zootopia 2,” rookie cops Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason…
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HIKARI for Rental Family
Director / Writer HIKARI catches up with us about emotionally challenging scenes in her film, adapting her directing style for the actors, and the parallels between directing on Netflix’s BEEF and Rental Family. More about Rental Family Set in modern-day Tokyo, the filmfollows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who struggles to find purpose until he…
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Wicked: For Good, Rental Family, Train Dreams, In Your Dreams – 615
Should you spend a clock tick of your time (and money) on Wicked: For Good? Rental Family continues the Brenaissance in the best possible way. Train Dreams is a meditative tone poem of a film. Let Baloney Tony shepherd you through In Your Dreams. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Wicked: For Good Directed once…
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Alex Woo for In Your Dreams
Director / Writer Alex Woo is here to catch up on formative animation, family dynamics, and his new film: In Your Dreams. More about In Your Dreams The film is a comedy adventure about Stevie and her brother Elliot who journey into the absurd landscape of their own dreams. If the siblings can withstand a…
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The Running Man, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t – 614
Edgar Wright takes on Stephen King’s (sadly) still relevant The Running Man. The Horsemen return in Now You See Me: Now You Don’t but do we wish the franchise was a disappearing act instead? Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Running Man In a near-future society, The Running Man is the top-rated show on television—a deadly competition where contestants, known…