Tag: Netflix
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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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Directors Clare Knight and Harry Cripps for Back to the Outback – 154
Welcome directors Clare Knight and Harry Cripps for their new animated Australian adventure, Back to the Outback. We discuss moving from editorial or writing to directing, common misconceptions, and spooky creatures. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Back to the Outback A ragtag group of the world’s deadliest creatures – and one cute but utterly…
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The Power of the Dog, Wolf, Try Harder! – 150
Jane Campion brings us Benedict Cumberbatch in chaps in The Power of the Dog. George MacKay channels his inner canis lupus in Wolf. Finally get ready to relive your college admissions trauma through the students of Lowell High in the incredibly watchable Try Harder!. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Power of the Dog…
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House of Gucci, Bruised, The Humans, Hawkeye – 147
Itsa me! House of Gucci! Lady Gaga serves us camp to the max. Though was that the filmmakers intention? Probably not… Also Halle Berry makes her directorial debut with Bruised. If you’re missing family drama for Thanksgiving, The Humans might fill that chaotic hole in your heart. Plus does Hawkeye hit its target? Listen on…
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife, King Richard, tick, tick… BOOM! – 145
This week is all about tributes that might get too tangled up with their reverence for the source material or subjects with: Ghostbusters: Afterlife, King Richard, and tick, tick… BOOM! Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Ghostbusters: Afterlife From director Jason Reitman and producer Ivan Reitman, comes the next chapter in the original Ghostbusters universe.…
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Red Notice, Passing – 143
Three of the biggest stars in the world (The Rock, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot) feature in Red Notice so what could go wrong…?! Also Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson give us two different sides of the Black experience in Passing. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Red Notice When an Interpol-issued Red Notice —…
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Director Jorge R. Gutiérrez and Sandra Equihua for Maya and the Three – 136
Welcome ridiculously creative couple Jorge R. Gutiérrez and Sandra Equihua to the podcast for their new Netflix limited series Maya and the Three. We chat about creative constraints, representation, classic movies, everyday sacrifices, and metal. Listen on Apple Podcasts. More about Maya and the Three In a fantastical world, where magic turns the world and…
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Dune, Ron’s Gone Wrong, Maya and the Three – 135
Denis Villeneuve finally gets to unleash his version of Frank Herbert’s Dune. Also some delightful animated fare with the technocentric Ron’s Gone Wrong and the Mesoamerican epic Maya and the Three. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Dune A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and…
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Squid Game – 128
Do you have to remember anything about Venom to see Venom: Let There Be Carnage? Probably not – and that’s probably not a great thing. Also WTF is Squid Game on Netflix and why is it on track to be their most streamed show of all time after only 2 weeks? Listen on Apple Podcasts…