Category: Review
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The Little Things, Palmer, The Dig, Penguin Bloom – 52
Three Academy Award winners do not an interesting film make in the crime thriller The Little Things. Justin Timberlake tries to put his progressive acting hat on in Palmer. Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes dig up some dirt (but not the interesting kind) in The Dig. Finally, Naomi Watts is wheelchair bound (but certainly not…
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The White Tiger, Brothers By Blood – 50
After watching The White Tiger we’re firmly committed that we should eat the rich. Also Joel Kinnaman and Matthias Schoenaerts bring their European talents to…. Philadelphia in Brothers By Blood. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The White Tiger Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav) narrates his epic and darkly humorous rise from poor villager to successful…
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Outside the Wire, WandaVision (Spoiler Free) – 48
Netflix is bringing us a movie a week in 2021 but if Outside the Wire is any indication that might not be a good thing. Also the highly stylized WandaVision hits Disney+. Plus One Night In Miami… and Promising Young Woman are now available to stream! Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Outside the Wire…
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Pieces of a Woman, Fatale – 46
January always brings a lull in the quality of films but the Vanessa Kirby led Pieces of a Woman and the Hilary Swank thriller Fatale do not bode well for our 2021 viewing prospects. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Pieces of a Woman Martha and Sean are a Boston couple on the verge of…
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Tenet, Wolfwalkers, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, The Forty-Year-Old Version – 44
On the first day of 2021 let’s take an opportunity to watch some films that you may have missed (or weren’t available to you yet) in 2020! Enjoy a spoiler free review of Tenet, the animated Wolfwalkers, the painfully honest Never Rarely Sometimes Always, and the self realized The Forty-Year-Old Version. Listen on Apple Podcasters…
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Soul, Wonder Woman 1984, Sylvie’s Love, The Midnight Sky, and News of the World (Spoiler Free) – 41
Feeling overwhelmed by your sudden bevy of holiday viewing choices? Never fear! We’re here to guide you through your options (and suggested viewing order) all in a spoiler free way! Let’s prepare for Soul, Wonder Woman 1984, Sylvie’s Love, The Midnight Sky, and News of the World! Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Soul What…
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Monster Hunter, One Night in Miami…, Promising Young Woman – 39
Two stage to screen adaptations with Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and One Night in Miami. A video game adaptation (cause those always go well… right?) of Monster Hunter. Finally one of the most promising films of the year with Promising Young Woman. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Adapted from two-time…
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I’m Your Woman, Wild Mountain Thyme, The Prom, Let Them All Talk – 36
Several misguided or outright boring films up for review this week with I’m Your Woman, Wild Mountain Thyme, and the Meryl Streep double feature of The Prom, and Let Them All Talk. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about I’m Your Woman Suburban housewife Jean (Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) lives a seemingly easy life,…
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Happiest Season, We Are the Champions, The Croods: A New Age, Uncle Frank , Superintelligence, Hillbilly Elegy – 31
A holiday weekend in the US brings a smorgasbord of viewing offerings but like with any feast some are delicious and some will leave you with indigestion. Happiest Season, We Are the Champions, The Croods: A New Age, Uncle Frank, Superintelligence, and Hillbilly Elegy are all up for review – but which will fill your…