Category: Movie
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Jurassic World: Dominion, Ms. Marvel, and Queer as Folk
Jurassic World: Dominion tries to prey upon your desire for nostalgia, but it’s a dino doo-doo sized mess. Thankfully Ms. Marvel is a breath of fresh air to the MCU. Finally our third iteration of Queer as Folk is here and it’s more inclusive than ever (but there’s still work to do). Listen on Apple…
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Joel Kim Booster, Andrew Ahn Interview: Fire Island
Welcome star and writer Joel Kim Booster and Director Andrew Ahn to talk about representation, previous Pride and Prejudice adaptations, and Fire Island. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Fire Island: Set in the iconic Pines, Andrew Ahn’s FIRE ISLAND is an unapologetic, modern day rom-com showcasing a diverse, multicultural examination of queerness and romance.…
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Review: Fire Island and The Boys Season 3 (Spoiler Free)
Fire Island is the latest in a long line of Pride & Prejudice adaptations, but we’d say it’s certainly amongst the most fun. Also The Boys are back and more extreme than ever (which is hard to do considering the society they’re mirroring is even more unhinged than one would think possible). Listen on Apple…
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Review: Top Gun: Maverick and Prehistoric Planet
Tom Cruise undeniably knows how to make a quintessential summer blockbuster and does so with “Top Gun: Maverick.” Also who can resist Sir David Attenborough and Dinosaurs in “Prehistoric Planet.” Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Top Gun: Maverick: After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick”…
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Downton Abbey: A New Era, Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers, The Valet
There’s not much new about Downton Abbey: A New Era but that’s not unexpected. What was unanticipated was how delightful Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers is. Finally there’s the Eugenio Derbez vehicle The Valet. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Downton Abbey: A New Era: From award-winning creator Julian Fellowes comes the motion picture event…
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Review: Operation Mincemeat, Senior Year, and Bling Empire Season 2
Perhaps some stories are meant to stay hidden with Operation Mincemeat. Meanwhile Rebel Wilson heads back to school with mixed results in Senior Year. Finally it’s the return of some rich Asians in Bling Empire Season 2. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Operation Mincemeat: Operation Mincemeat is the extraordinary story of two intelligence officers…
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Review: The Northman, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, The Bad Guys, and White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch
Robert Eggers brings us his Viking epic The Northman. Nic Cage reaches peak Nic Cage in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Crime doesn’t pay in the new animated film The Bad Guys. Speaking of criminal, there’s also the new documentary White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch. Listen on Apple Podcasts…
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Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (Spoiler Free)
While Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is a slight improvement over previous entries into the franchise, it’s not good enough as a film to overlook the fact that it’s supporting She Who Must Not Be Named. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful…
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Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 2, All the Old Knives, and Cow
It’s time for Sonic the Hedgehog 2, All the Old Knives, and Cow. 2/3 of this week features films we don’t think live up to their potential. One of these things is not like the others… Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Sonic the Hedgehog 2: After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to…