Tag: Apple TV+

  • Novocaine, Borderline, The Electric State, Dope Thief – 546

    Novocaine, Borderline, The Electric State, Dope Thief – 546

    Jack Quaid prevents Novocaine from being a painful watch. Borderline flirts with irreverence and chaos. The Electric State shows the sorry state of creativity these days. Dope Thief is a slow start to a dramatic roller coaster ride. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Novocaine When the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is kidnapped,…

  • The Monkey, Riff Raff, Berlin ER – 542

    The Monkey, Riff Raff, Berlin ER – 542

    There’s not much funny or monkey business in The Monkey. Given the acting caliber of the cast of Riff Raff it’s sad it can’t rise above the rabble. Finally in the saturated genre of medical dramas, Berlin ER manages to stand out. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Monkey Based on the Stephen King…

  • The Gorge, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Nickel Boys – 540

    The Gorge, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Nickel Boys – 540

    Can The Gorge do anything to fill the vast content gap in your heart? Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy may prove it’s time for ol Bridge to hang up that diary. Nickel Boys is hard to watch because it’s successful at what it sets out to do. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The…

  • Borderlands, The Instigators, The Influencer – 473

    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…

  • Deadpool & Wolverine, Time Bandits, The Decameron – 466

    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,…

  • Fly Me to the Moon, Sunny, Touch – 461

    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…

  • Sunny

    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…

  • Wonka, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, The Family Plan – 395

    It feels like Wonka is more sugar substitute than sweet. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is full of jokes that fail to fly. We’re not sure who The Family Plan is intended for.  Listen on Apple Podcasts

  • The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Next Goal Wins, Trolls Band Together, Rustin, The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters – 386

    An absolutely jam packed week with a variety of pre-holiday options including: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Next Goal Wins, Trolls Band Together, Rustin, Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain and the new series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Listen on Apple Podcasts

  • Killers of the Flower Moon – 378

    Killers of the Flower Moon – 378

    There’s no arguing Martin Scorsese’s latest film, Killers of the Flower Moon, is beautifully shot and has powerful performances, but would it have been even more impactful if it didn’t spend as much time waxing poetic at some of the visuals? Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Killers of the Flower Moon It is an…