Tag: Apple TV+
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Borderlands, The Instigators, The Influencer – 473
Borderlands is an entertainment desert. The Instigators is criminally intolerable. Thankfully The Influencer is a captivating social experiment. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Borderlands Lilith (Blanchett), an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her mission is to find the missing…
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Deadpool & Wolverine, Time Bandits, The Decameron – 466
Starting with Deadpool & Wolverine, the theme of the week is “not necessarily for everyone, but definitely for us.” Also the new Time Bandits series and The Decameron. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Deadpool & Wolverine Shawn Levy directs “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which stars Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams,…
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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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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: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Spoiler Free) and Spirited
We don’t envy the expectations Black Panther: Wakanda Forever had to live up to. Meanwhile Spirited is a Christmas musical, but is it one for the ages? Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: In Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to…
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Review: Armageddon Time, My Policeman, Causeway, and Decision to Leave
A roller coaster of a ride this week with a lot of lows but culminating in a high: Armageddon Time, My Policeman, Causeway, and Decision to Leave. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Armageddon Time: From acclaimed filmmaker James Gray, ARMAGEDDON TIME is a deeply personal story on the strength of family, the complexity of…
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Review: Beast, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Spoiler Free), and Bad Sisters
Idris Elba’s latest film Beast gets more of a “woof” from us than a roar of approval. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is here to smash up our MCU expectations. Bad Sisters is family drama (and comedy) with a deadly twist Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Beast: Recently widowed Dr. Nate Daniels and his two…
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Review: Bullet Train, The Sandman, and Luck
You might be dodging a bullet by skipping Bullet Train. Neil Gaiman‘s The Sandman is an adaptation we want to see more of. Finally the new animated film Luck is cursed in the story department. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Bullet Train: Ladybug is an unlucky assassin who’s determined to do his job peacefully…
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Review: Thor: Love and Thunder (Spoiler Free), The Sea Beast, and Black Bird
Thor: Love and Thunder once again helps prove Taika Waititi is the GOAT in this spoiler free review. Netflix takes to the open ocean with the animated The Sea Beast. Taron Egerton heads to the big house in Apple TV+’s Black Bird. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Thor: Love and Thunder: In Marvel Studios’…