Tag: Netflix
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Mad God, Angelyne, The Umbrella Academy – 220
Phil Tippett’s Mad God is next level unhinged, and not necessarily in a good way. Angelyne is an interesting look at LA’s billboard queen. The Umbrella Academy is back for season 3 but we’re starting to feel a little fatigue. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Mad God Mad God is an experimental, hand-made, animated…
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Lightyear, Spiderhead, Good Luck to You Leo Grande, Cha Cha Real Smooth, Brian and Charles – 218
Lightyear heads to infinity but doesn’t push beyond a very basic story. Spiderhead is a web of hot mess. Emma Thompson gives her Emma Thompson best in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande. Cha Cha Real Smooth is a smooth and safe choice. Finally there’s the eccentric genuineness of Brian and Charles. Listen on Apple…
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Operation Mincemeat, Senior Year, Bling Empire Season 2 – 206
Perhaps some stories are meant to stay hidden with Operation Mincemeat. Meanwhile Rebel Wilson heads back to school with mixed results in Senior Year. Finally it’s the return of some rich Asians in Bling Empire Season 2. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Operation Mincemeat Operation Mincemeat is the extraordinary story of two intelligence officers…
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, The Pentaverate – 204
Multiverses with Marvel’s latest: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and multiple Mike Meyers (too many if you ask us) in the new Netflix show The Pentaverate. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness In Marvel Studios’ “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” the MCU unlocks the…
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The Northman, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, The Bad Guys, White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch – 199
Robert Eggers brings us his Viking epic The Northman. Nic Cage reaches peak Nic Cage in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Crime doesn’t pay in the new animated film The Bad Guys. Speaking of criminal, there’s also the new documentary White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch. Listen on Apple Podcasts…
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Morbius, The Bubble – 191
Yes, Morbius is bad, and its greatest crime is being boring. We had slightly higher hopes for Judd Apatow’s latest film, The Bubble, but it lacked heart and consistent humor – in spite of what is usually a very talented cast and crew. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Morbius: One of the most compelling…
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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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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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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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Dan Ojari, Mikey Please for Robin Robin – 174
Welcome freshly minted Academy Award nominees Dan Ojari and Mikey Please to talk about their stop-motion animated short Robin Robin, Aardman Animation‘s production challenges, collecting habits, early filmmaking endeavors, and self-made merch. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Robin Robin Robin Robin is the tale of a small bird with a very big heart. After…