Tag: Apple TV+
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The King’s Daughter, Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock – 167
What is The King’s Daughter? How did it get Julie Andrews to narrate!? Where in the mermaid hell did it come from?! Find out! Also Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock is here to continue Jim Henson’s legacy with poise and positivity. Listen on Apple Podcasts. More about The King’s Daughter Known as The Sun…
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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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Dear Evan Hansen, Foundation – 126
How can one adaptation go so horribly awry and one go so “meh” so far? The musical Dear Evan Hansen makes its way to the big screen and Isaac Asimov’s Foundation hits Apple TV+. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Dear Evan Hansen The breathtaking, generation-defining Broadway phenomenon becomes a soaring cinematic event as Tony,…
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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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Cherry, Genera+ion – 64
After watching Cherry perhaps Tom Holland and the Russo Brothers should keep their collaborations to comics only. Also the Youths take center stage in Genera+ion on HBO Max. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Cherry The film follows the wild journey of a disenfranchised young man from Ohio who meets the love of his life,…
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The Little Things, Palmer, The Dig, Penguin Bloom – 52
Three Academy Award winners do not an interesting film make in the crime thriller The Little Things. Justin Timberlake tries to put his progressive acting hat on in Palmer. Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes dig up some dirt (but not the interesting kind) in The Dig. Finally, Naomi Watts is wheelchair bound (but certainly not…
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Tenet, Wolfwalkers, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, The Forty-Year-Old Version – 44
On the first day of 2021 let’s take an opportunity to watch some films that you may have missed (or weren’t available to you yet) in 2020! Enjoy a spoiler free review of Tenet, the animated Wolfwalkers, the painfully honest Never Rarely Sometimes Always, and the self realized The Forty-Year-Old Version. Listen on Apple Podcasters…
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Chemical Hearts, Tesla, Boys State
Lots of streaming from home options this week with “Chemical Hearts” “Tesla” and “Boys State”. Unfortunately “Chemical Hearts” lacks heart – it’s like an AI wrote a script of what it thought would be marketable to teens. Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams star. “Tesla” is an uninspired portrait of an inspiring figure. Ethan Hawke provides…
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The Old Guard, Greyhound
Charlize Theron and Kiki Layne kick ass and take names in Netflix’s “The Old Guard” but Tom Hanks is just lame in Apple TV Plus’s “Greyhound.” Gina Price-Bythewood shows how to do action right on Netflix with “The Old Guard” based on the comic by Greg Rucka. Charlize Theron, Kiki Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari,…