Tag: Focus Features
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Joan Chen for DìDi (弟弟) – 469
Legendary actress Joan Chen is here to talk about her new film DìDi (弟弟), relating to raising her own daughters, and contextualizing success. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about DìDi (弟弟) In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t teach…
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Trap, DìDi – 468
M. Night Shyamalan tries to foil us into seeing Trap. DìDi is a perfectly put together coming of age film. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Trap A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event. Written and directed by M. Night…
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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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The Bikeriders, Thelma, America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders – 453
The summer of the threesome (ok foursome if you count the motorcycle) continues with The Bikeriders. Looking for a nonagenarian led action comedy? Look no further than Thelma. Get a frighteningly candid look at the world of America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Bikeriders: THE BIKERIDERS follows the rise…
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Drive-Away Dolls and Avatar: The Last Airbender – 415
Drive-Away Dolls fails to get us into gear, while the latest live action take on Avatar: The Last Airbender manages to finally heat things up. Listen on Apple Podcasts
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Review: Lisa Frankenstein and Suncoast
Two coming of age tales of young women, (both featuring their own forms of morbidity) with Lisa Frankenstein and Suncoast. Listen on Apple Podcasts
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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: 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: Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Don’t let the style fool you, Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul has depths. We’re not sure we can say the same for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power YET, we’re just not sure how many ages to give it a chance for. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Honk for Jesus,…
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Review: Vengeance and My Old School
Listen on Apple Podcasts B.J Novak makes his feature directorial debut with Vengeance and still seems to be channeling Ryan the Temp (which is not a good thing here). Meanwhile Alan Cumming stars in the documentary My Old School about a fascinating Scottish mini-scandal. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Vengeance: Ben Manalowtiz is an…