Tag: Netflix
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Predator: Badlands, Frankenstein, Pluribus, Die My Love – 612
An auteur themed week with four distinct visionaries left to their own devices, but is that always a good thing? We’re watching Dan Trachtenberg shape several franchises with Predator: Badlands. Guillermo del Toro’s 30 year in the making Frankenstein comes to life. Vince Gilligan is back in action with Pluribus. Lynne Ramsay teams up with…
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Liam Oh for Boots
Actor Liam Oh is here to discuss acting, his experience being a mixed / hapa kid, and how that helped inform his role on Boots. More about Boots BOOTS is a one-hour comedic drama that delivers an irreverent, off-beat take on the coming-of-age story. Set in the tough, unpredictable world of the 1990s US Marine…
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TRON: Ares, Roofman, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Boots – 604
TRON: Ares is gobbledygook that fails to add anything meaningful to the franchise (except maybe a great soundtrack). Roofman is a criminally fun tie at the movies (but more fluff than anything else). Kiss of the Spider Woman gets bogged down in its own attempted grandeur. Boots is a brilliant balance of themes and tones.…
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Matt Roller, Eliza Coupe, Jimmi Simpson for Haunted Hotel
The Haunted Hotel creator and stars are here to discuss dangerous situations, cult philosophies, and family traditions. More about Haunted Hotel A single mother of two struggles to run a haunted hotel with the help of her estranged brother, who is now one of the ghosts haunting the hotel and thinks the other ghosts have…
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HIM, Gen V Season 2, Swiped, Rebel Royals – 597
Unfortunately HIM has a great premise but spirals out in the end. Gen V does not suffer from a sophomore slump. We’re swiping left on the Bumble / Tinder cofounder biopic Swiped. Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story is borderline propaganda for the subjects but a fascinating watch. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about HIM…
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TIFF 2025
It was our pleasure to attend TIFF 2025 for the 50th iteration of the festival. We saw 20 films at the Toronto International Film Festival (and again a special thanks to the TIFF and Rotten Tomatoes Grant Program for helping us participate). We weren’t able to screen everything there, but here’s a glimpse at what…
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The Roses, The Thursday Murder Club – 594
A pair of adaptations is up for review this week, both with all star casts: The Roses and The Thursday Murder Club. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Roses Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed…
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Ben Feldman, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Abbi Jacobson for Long Story Short
The Long Story Short creator and stars are here to chat Mitzvah mayhem, family traditions, and their new animated series. More about Long Story Short The series is an animated comedy from the creator of BoJack Horseman about one family, over time. Jumping through the years, we follow the Schwooper siblings from childhood to adulthood…
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Ne Zha 2, Honey Don’t, Eden, Eenie Meanie, Long Story Short – 591
A jam packed week (for better and for mostly worse) with the animated epic Ne Zha 2, the Margaret Qualley led Honey Don’t, Ron Howard’s the trouble in paradise catastrophe – Eden, the crime thriller Eenie Meanie, and finally the brilliant and heartfelt Long Story Short. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Ne Zha 2…
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Adam Devine, Beck Bennett, River Gallo for Fixed
Adam Devine, Beck Bennett, and River Gallo are in the hot seat to talk about dog show superlatives, the essence of meat, and their new film Fixed. More about Fixed From visionary director Genndy Tartakovsky comes “Fixed,” an adult animated comedy about Bull, an average, all-around good dog who discovers he’s going to be neutered…