Tag: Movie
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Everything Everywhere All at Once, Pachinko – 189
Michelle Yeoh’s performance is everything we ever thought we wanted from her and things we didn’t even know we wanted from her in Everything Everywhere All at Once which is ultimately a story of family wrapped in a spectacular maximalist package. Pachinko also covers the story of a family through many branches and generations in…
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Deep Water, Human Resources – 187
There is nothing erotic or thrilling about Ben Affleck and Ana De Armas’ Deep Water. Meanwhile Human Resources is indeed Big Mouth meets The Office and it works! Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Deep Water Based on the celebrated novel by famed mystery writer Patricia Highsmith (The Talented Mr. Ripley), “Deep Water” takes us…
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Domee Shi, Lindsey Collins for Turning Red – 185
Welcome Domee Shi and Lindsey Collins to talk about first crushes, embarrassing teenage stories, complicated family dynamics, and of course their new Pixar film: Turning Red. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Turning Red Young actress Rosalie Chiang lends her voice to Mei Lee, a 13-year-old who suddenly “poofs” into a giant red panda when…
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Turning Red, The Adam Project, Fresh – 184
Pixar’s latest film Turning Red is a spectacularly specific delight about young adulthood. However The Adam Project from Ryan Reynolds seems unsure if it wants to grow up, and Fresh explores the horrors of modern dating for women. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Turning Red Young actress Rosalie Chiang lends her voice to Mei…
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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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Production Designer and Lead Character Designer Lindsey Olivares for The Mitchells vs. The Machines – 180
Welcome Lindsey Olivares to chat about specificity in design, the art of caricature, clarity in comedy, and production and character designing for The Mitchells vs. The Machines. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Mitchells vs the Machines From the humans who brought you the Academy Award®-winning Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The LEGO…
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Cyrano, Studio 666 – 179
Two very different musical movies this week with Peter Dinklage as Cyrano and the Foo Fighters b-horror film Studio 666. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Cyrano In the tradition of the classic MGM movies that celebrate romance lyrically and visually, award winning director Joe Wright orchestrates a gifted ensemble of actors performing the big-screen…
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Uncharted, Severance – 177
Fans of the video game Uncharted are probably going to have a very different experience than the uninitiated. Also Apple TV+’s Severance takes setting work / life boundaries to the extreme. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Uncharted Street-smart Nathan Drake is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor “Sully” Sullivan to recover a fortune amassed…
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Death on the Nile, Marry Me, I Want You Back, Blacklight – 175
Poirot is back and as dated as ever with Death on the Nile. Then there are two “romantic comedies” in times for Valentine’s Day with J.Lo’s Marry Me and Charlie Day and Jenny Slate’s I Want You Back. Finally Liam Neeson has his latest anemic attempt at action with Blacklight. Listen on Apple Podcasts. More…
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Moonfall, Book of Love, Pam & Tommy – 172
We know Roland Emmerich’s Moonfall is going to be bad, but is it GOOD bad or BAD bad? Same goes for the cookie cutter story Book of Love. Finally Pam & Tommy is here and we have complicated feelings on it. Listen on Apple Podcasts. More about Moonfall In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the…