Tag: 20th Century Fox
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Aileen Wu for Alien Romulus – 513
Alien Romulus star Aileen Wu is here to chat stepping into unknown franchises, sexy Xenomorphs, and filming horrors. This interview contains spoilers. More about Alien Romulus This truly terrifying sci-fi horror-thriller takes the phenomenally successful Alien franchise back to its iconic roots. While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of…
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Alien: Romulus, Jackpot!, Skincare – 476
We’re bursting at the seams after having seen Alien: Romulus and feel lucky about Jackpot!. Plus is Skincare able to be more than skin deep? Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Alien: Romulus “Alien: Romulus” takes the phenomenally successful “Alien” franchise back to its roots: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young…
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Kevin Durand, Owen Teague for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
We’re monkeying around with Kevin Durand and Owen Teague at San Diego Comic-Con for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. More about Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Director Wes Ball breathes new life into the global, epic franchise set several generations in the future following Caesar’s reign, in which apes are the…
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Avatar: The Way of Water (Spoiler Free)
James Cameron is finally back on Pandora with Avatar: The Way of Water – and while we’re all for his message of conservationism that does not mean we love a recycled story… Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Avatar: The Way of Water: Set more than a decade after the events of the first film,…
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Review: Amsterdam, and Catherine Called Birdy
David O. Russell brings a spectacular cast to an absolute dud of a movie in Amsterdam. Plus Lena Dunham takes a crack at the literary Catherine Called Birdy to mixed results. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Amsterdam: An original crime epic about three close friends who find themselves at the center of one of…
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Review: Death on the Nile, Marry Me, I Want You Back, and Blacklight
Poirot is back and as dated as ever with Death on the Nile. Then there are two “romantic comedies” in times for Valentine’s Day with J.Lo’s Marry Me and Charlie Day and Jenny Slate’s I Want You Back. Finally Liam Neeson has his latest anemic attempt at action with Blacklight. Listen on Apple Podcasts. More…
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Review: Don’t Look Up, The King’s Man, The Lost Daughter, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Beanie Mania, and Single’s Inferno
Awards deadlines approach so it’s a supersized episode for the last reviews of 2021! Don’t Look Up, The Lost Daughter, and The Tragedy of Macbeth are all vying hard for accolades. The King’s Man doesn’t seem to be vying for anything (including logic). As for some lighter fare there’s also the Beanie Baby documentary Beanie…
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Review: West Side Story and Red Rocket
Steven Spielberg takes his shot at West Side Story but is it really a story that needed retelling? Also Sean Baker once again turns his cinematic eye to overlooked communities and wholly formed characters in Red Rocket. More about West Side Story: WEST SIDE STORY is produced and directed by Steven Spielberg from a script…
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Review: Dune (Spoiler Free), Ron’s Gone Wrong, and Maya and the Three
Denis Villeneuve finally gets to unleash his version of Frank Herbert’s Dune. Also some delightful animated fare with the technocentric Ron’s Gone Wrong and the Mesoamerican epic Maya and the Three. More about Dune: A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born…