Tag: Movie
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Production Designer and Lead Character Designer Lindsey Olivares Interview: The Mitchells vs. The Machines
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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Review: Cyrano and Studio 666
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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Review: Uncharted and Severance
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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Review: Death on the Nile, Marry Me, I Want You Back, and Blacklight
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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Review: Moonfall, Book of Love, and Pam & Tommy
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…
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Review: GameStop: Rise of the Players, The Afterparty, and The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Unfortunately unless you were part of the ride, GameStop: Rise of the Players might leave you more confused than when you started watching. Also this week brings a pair of whodunit satires with The Afterparty on Apple TV+ and the cumbersomely titled The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the…
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Director Erick Oh, Producer Maureen Fan Interview: Namoo
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! More about Namoo: Written and directed by Oscar®-nominated Erick Oh (Opera), Namoo is a hand-crafted, narrative poem come…
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Review: The King’s Daughter and Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
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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Director Alberto Mielgo Interview: The Windshield Wiper
Welcome director Alberto Mielgo to discuss his new animated film The Windshield Wiper, his road from self-taught concept artist to director, why NFTs are a form of rebellion, and his time on Love Death + Robots’ The Witness and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Listen on Apple Podcasts. More about The Windshield Wiper: Inside a café,…
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Review: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, Peacemaker, and Cheer Season 2
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…