Category: Review
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Fly Me to the Moon, Sunny, Touch – 461
Can the new romcom Fly Me to the Moon achieve liftoff? Sunny explores what it means to be human. Touch is a love story through the ages. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Fly Me to the Moon Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, “Fly Me to the Moon” is a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set against…
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Sunny
It takes the automaton in “Sunny” to help reflect what makes us human. The new Apple TV+ series stars Rashida Jones and the titular robot, Sunny. They make a brilliantly mismatched duo. Jones plays Suzie, an American woman living in Japan. Catastrophe strikes when her husband and son disappear in a plane crash. Her husband’s…
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MaXXXine, The Imaginary, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F – 458
Does Maxine Minx get her Hollywood ending in MaXXXine? Studio Ponoc serves up their best Ghibli attempt in The Imaginary. Finally a return to La-La Land with Eddie Murphy trying to reinvigorate Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about MaXXXine: In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx…
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A Quiet Place: Day One, A Family Affair, Kinds of Kindness – 456
A Quiet Place: Day One is a return to form for the franchise. Is A Family Affair cringe or camp? Kinds of Kindness is more thank kind of not for us. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about A Quiet Place: Day One: Experience the day the world went quiet. Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff and Djimon…
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The Bikeriders, Thelma, America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders – 453
The summer of the threesome (ok foursome if you count the motorcycle) continues with The Bikeriders. Looking for a nonagenarian led action comedy? Look no further than Thelma. Get a frighteningly candid look at the world of America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Bikeriders THE BIKERIDERS follows the rise…
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Inside Out 2, Ultraman: Rising – 451
Time to get animated (and emotional) this week with Inside Out 2 and Ultraman: Rising. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Inside Out 2: Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as Headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new…
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The Imaginary
The Imaginary paints a colorful and sometimes mournful picture of what happens to our imaginary friends. Centering around young Amanda and her fictional pal Rudger (not to be misspelled Roger), we follow along a charming but sometimes fraught journey setting up their lives. Things take a very quick turn with the introduction of dark forces…
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Hitman, Ren Faire, The Acolyte – 449
A dynamic duo return in Bad Boys: Ride or Die but whatcha gonna do? Go to the theater or no? Glen Powell gets his own mini acting showcase in Hitman. Ren Faire is more than fairly fascinating. The Acolyte sets the stage for a new (older) era of Star Wars. Listen on Apple Podcasts More…
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Atlas, The Garfield Movie – 445
Fairly certain Atlas was legitimately written by an AI or someone being held hostage by an AI… The Garfield Movie is about as fun as a million Mondays. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Atlas: Atlas Shepherd (Jennifer Lopez), a brilliant but misanthropic data analyst with a deep distrust of artificial intelligence, joins a mission…
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The Fall Guy, The Idea of You, The Contestant – 438
The Fall Guy is a love letter to the Hollywood blockbuster. The Idea of You may not live up to the fantasy. The Contestant is the true story of The Truman Show meets Naked and Afraid meets Extreme Couponing. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Fall Guy He’s a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt…