Tag: HBO Max
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Joker: Folie à Deux, The Franchise – 492
We have no clue who Joker: Folie à Deux is supposed to be for (and we don’t even think The Riddler could come up with an answer to that). This all makes it perfect timing for The Franchise to appear and poke fun at the superhero industrial complex. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Joker:…
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Poor Things, The Boy and the Heron, The Garden: Commune or Cult – 393
Poor Things builds a wild and rich world. Miyazaki’s latest film, The Boy and the Heron might be one of his most personal. Finally, The Garden: Commune or Cult is more reality show than reality, but still watchable. Listen on Apple Podcasts
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The Little Mermaid, American Born Chinese, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Drops of God, MerPeople – 320
Two themes for this week: AAPI Heritage Month and MerMonth? Find out if the new “live action” The Little Mermaid makes a splash. American Born Chinese is one of the best adaptations we’ve seen in a long time. Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai pays homage to the original, while still finding it’s own voice. Drops…
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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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Erick Oh, Maureen Fan for Namoo – 169
Welcome back Academy Award nominated director Erick Oh and welcome to Baobab Studios CEO Maureen Fan. We chat about their new short animated film Namoo, embracing new technology, what the metaverse will mean for storytelling, and more! Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Namoo Written and directed by Oscar®-nominated Erick Oh (Opera), Namoo is a…
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Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, Peacemaker, Cheer Season 2 – 164
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania is relentlessly zany and we’re not sure who it’s for. Peacemaker is committed to chaotic absurdity and Cheer Season 2 on Netflix takes place in a much darker world than season 1, but does it retain it’s joy? Listen on Apple Podcasts. More about Hotel Transylvania: Transformania Drac and the Pack are…
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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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What Happened, Brittany Murphy?, Bergman Island – 132
Does What Happened, Brittany Murphy? have anything new to contribute or is it just exploitative docu-tainment? Also is Bergman Island meant for anyone but super film nerds? Listen on Apple Podcasts More about What Happened, Brittany Murphy? This two-part documentary series presents an in-depth, intimate character portrait exploring the life and career and mysterious circumstances…
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Cry Macho, I’m Your Man (Ich bin dein Mensch) – 124
It’s impressive that Clint Eastwood is alive and capable enough of making a movie at 91 years old, but at this point who is his audience with Cry Macho? Eastwood may give an unintentionally wooden performance in Cry Macho but at least Dan Stevens delivers an intentionally semi-robotic and fully romantic one in Germany’s Academy…
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Reminiscence, Annette – 116
It’s a trippy AF week with Lisa Joy’s sci-fi crime thriller, Reminiscence, and the Sparks musical, Annette. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Reminiscence From writer/director/producer Lisa Joy comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ action thriller “Reminiscence,” starring Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson and Thandiwe Newton. Nick Bannister (Jackman), a private investigator of the mind, navigates the darkly…