Category: Review

  • Lilo & Stitch, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Fountain of Youth – 656

    Lilo & Stitch, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Fountain of Youth – 656

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    Lilo & Stitch is built on the back of the strength of the original film. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning doesn’t know how to balance spectacle with coherent story. Fountain of Youth is a waste of minutes from your life only the actual fountain of youth would be able to restore. Listen on Apple…

  • Murderbot, Overcompensating – 564

    Murderbot, Overcompensating – 564

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    Two new series this week that both balance comedy and drama and what it means to be (or not to be) human with Murderbot and Overcompensating. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Murderbot Based on Martha Wells’ bestselling Hugo and Nebula Award-winning book series, it is a sci-fi thriller/comedy about a self-hacking security construct who…

  • Friendship, The Four Seasons – 562

    Friendship, The Four Seasons – 562

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    I think you should definitely see Friendship if you’re a Tim Robinson fan. The Four Seasons might star comedy titans but feels beyond pedestrian. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Friendship Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor, but Craig’s attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of…

  • Sinners, The Accountant 2, Andor, On Swift Horses, The Legend of Ochi – 558

    Sinners, The Accountant 2, Andor, On Swift Horses, The Legend of Ochi – 558

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    Get thee to a theater for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. The Accountant 2 is paint by numbers action. Andor season 2 is painfully poignant. On Swift Horses feels dated. The Legend of Ochi is formulaic. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Sinners From Ryan Coogler—director of “Black Panther” and “Creed”—and starring Michael B. Jordan comes a…

  • The Wedding Banquet – 556

    The Wedding Banquet – 556

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    RSVP yes toThe Wedding Banquet, that oh so rare remake that feels relevant and necessary. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Wedding Banquet From Director Andrew Ahn comes a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating the disasters and delights of family expectations, queerness, and cultural identity. Angela and her partner Lee…

  • Freaky Tales, A Nice Indian Boy, The Luckiest Man in America – 554

    Freaky Tales, A Nice Indian Boy, The Luckiest Man in America – 554

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    This week brings: an odd but authentic ensemble odyssey through Oakland in Freaky Tales, a highly specific yet universally relatable romance with A Nice Indian Boy, and a morally questionable but surprisingly relatable The Luckiest Man in America. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Freaky Tales Set in 1987 Oakland, Freaky Tales is a multi-track…

  • Death of a Unicorn, The Rule of Jenny Pen, The Studio – 552

    Death of a Unicorn, The Rule of Jenny Pen, The Studio – 552

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    Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega star in the surprisingly earnest but still wild creature feature: Death of a Unicorn. John Lithgow is a terror in The Rule of Jenny Pen. Seth Rogen brings the stress of Hollywood to life in The Studio. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Death of a Unicorn A father (Paul…

  • Bob Trevino Likes It, The Assessment – 549

    Bob Trevino Likes It, The Assessment – 549

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    Two films that could’ve gone horribly wrong but are bolstered by great performances with Bob Trevino Likes It and The Assessment. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Bob Trevino Likes It BOB TREVINO LIKES IT is inspired by the true friendship that writer/director Tracie Laymon found with a stranger in real life while looking for…

  • Snow White (2025) – 548

    Snow White (2025) – 548

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    If nightmarish CG dwarven polycules are your thing, boy howdy is there a film for you in the form of the creatively bankrupt 2025 live action remake of Snow White. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Snow White A live-action musical reimagining of the classic 1937 film, opens exclusively in theaters March 21, 2025. Starring…

  • Novocaine, Borderline, The Electric State, Dope Thief – 546

    Novocaine, Borderline, The Electric State, Dope Thief – 546

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    Jack Quaid prevents Novocaine from being a painful watch. Borderline flirts with irreverence and chaos. The Electric State shows the sorry state of creativity these days. Dope Thief is a slow start to a dramatic roller coaster ride. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Novocaine When the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is kidnapped,…