Category: Review
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Review: Argylle, Scrambled, Orion and the Dark, and The Tiger’s Apprentice
Argylle has a great premise but bumpy execution. Scrambled is an egg-cellent time. Orion and the Dark shines when it’s being esoteric. The Tiger’s Apprentice may need to go back to school. Listen on Apple Podcasts
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Review: The Underdoggs, and Expats
Listen on Apple Podcasts Snoop Dogg takes it to the G-gridiron with The Underdoggs aka bobo Bad News Bears. Lulu Wang returns in full force with her Nicole Kidman led limited series, Expats.
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Review: I.S.S and Origin
Listen on Apple Podcasts We explore the unknown and possibly underpromoted depths of the I.S.S. Ava DuVernay breaks our hearts with Origin.
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Review: Mean Girls (2024), The Beekeeper, Echo, and Ted
Making Mean Girls fetch (and into a musical) is a bold choice to attempt. Jason Statham + bees, what more could you want from The Beekeeper? Marvel’s Echo deserves more than the spotlight. Finally everyone’s favorite lewd bear, Ted, gets a funny but uneven prequel series. Listen on Apple Podcasts
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Review: Godzilla Minus One, Ferrari, The Boys in the Boat, and The Brothers Sun
Kicking off 2024 with 4 options: Godzilla Minus One which is a shockingly deep. Ferrari is more of a lemon than a sports car. The Boys in the Boat is rather bland in transit. Thankfully The Brothers Sun is a Michelle Yeoh vehicle to be reckoned with. Listen on Apple Podcasts
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Review: Lật Mặt 6: Tấm Vé Định Mệnh (Face Off 6: The Ticket of Destiny)
The latest film in the increasingly popular Vietnamese “Lật Mặt” series, “Lật Mặt 6: Tấm Vé Định Mệnh” (“Face Off 6: The Ticket of Destiny”) takes Mark Twain’s musing that “Nothing incites to money-crimes like great poverty or great wealth” and turns it into a feature length film. When a longtime group of friends abruptly…
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Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Tetris, A Thousand and One, Rye Lane, and The Big Door Prize
Will Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves roll a Natural 20 at the box office? Is Tetris a brick or a keeper? Plus two slices of very different lives with A Thousand and One and Rye Lane. Finally an existential crisis in the form of The Big Door Prize. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about…
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Review: John Wick: Chapter 4 and A Good Person
Just when you think the Wickiverse couldn’t get better John Wick: Chapter 4 ups the game with the holy Asian (and AARP eligible) trinity of Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, and Hiroyuki Sanada. Plus Zach Braff returns to directing features with the Florence Pugh led A Good Person. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about John Wick:…
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Review: Shazam: Fury of the Gods, Swarm, Moving On, and Boston Strangler
Did Shazam: Fury of the Gods retain its powers? Meanwhile witness the power of the Beyhive… wait, we mean the Swarm in Swarm. Then Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda re-team for Moving On. Finally, Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon team up to take down the Boston Strangler. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Shazam: Fury…
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Review: 65 and Champions
Yes, 65 is a real big budget blockbuster with Adam Driver AND dinosaurs that you probably haven’t heard of until this point. Meanwhile Woody Harrelson stars in Champions which in spite of being recent, already feels dated. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about 65: After a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills quickly…