Tag: A24
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Directors Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) for Everything Everywhere All at Once – 192
Welcome DANIELS (aka Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) to talk about Everything Everywhere All at Once, purpose, parental expectations, unethical attention extraction, and eau de filmmaking. Recorded before the San Francisco premiere of the film. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Everything Everywhere All at Once Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known…
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Everything Everywhere All at Once, Pachinko – 189
Michelle Yeoh’s performance is everything we ever thought we wanted from her and things we didn’t even know we wanted from her in Everything Everywhere All at Once which is ultimately a story of family wrapped in a spectacular maximalist package. Pachinko also covers the story of a family through many branches and generations in…
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The Batman, After Yang, Our Flag Means Death – 182
Time to find out if Robert Pattinson sparkles in The Batman (in a spoiler free review). Also After Yang asks us “what it means to be alive?” and “what does it mean to be Asian?” Finally Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby take to the comedy high seas in Our Flag Means Death. Listen on Apple…
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Don’t Look Up, The King’s Man, The Lost Daughter, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Beanie Mania, Single’s Inferno – 160
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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West Side Story, Red Rocket – 153
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. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about West Side Story WEST SIDE STORY is produced and directed by Steven…
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House of Gucci, Bruised, The Humans, Hawkeye – 147
Itsa me! House of Gucci! Lady Gaga serves us camp to the max. Though was that the filmmakers intention? Probably not… Also Halle Berry makes her directorial debut with Bruised. If you’re missing family drama for Thanksgiving, The Humans might fill that chaotic hole in your heart. Plus does Hawkeye hit its target? Listen on…
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Eternals, Spencer, Finch, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, The Souvenir Part II – 141
Sci-fi, princesses, and cats! Oh my! Tons to review this week including a spoiler free look at the latest Marvel film, Eternals. Kristen Stewart stars as Princess Diana in Spencer. Tom Hanks talks to a robot in Finch. Benedict Cumberbatch makes cats popular in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. Mother daughter duo of Honor…
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Free Guy, CODA, The Green Knight, John and the Hole, Nine Days – 114
It’s a summer movie / independent film bonanza with Free Guy, CODA, The Green Knight, John and the Hole, and Nine Days. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Free Guy When a bank teller discovers he’s actually a background player in an open-world video game, he decides to become the hero of his own story…
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Black Widow (Spoiler Free), Zola – 103
One of these films finally got THEDHK back into theaters! Marvel’s Black Widow and A24’s Zola are both up for review. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Black Widow In Marvel Studios’ action-packed spy thriller “Black Widow,” Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties…