Tag: Netflix
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Review: Where the Crawdads Sing, Persuasion, Don’t Make Me Go, and Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
An abundance of adaptations this week with Where the Crawdads Sing, Jane Austen’s Persuasion, John Cho in Don’t Make Me Go (the solo non-adaptation of the week), and the attempting to be fashion forward Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Where the Crawdads Sing: From the best-selling novel comes a…
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Review: Thor: Love and Thunder (Spoiler Free), The Sea Beast, and Black Bird
Thor: Love and Thunder once again helps prove Taika Waititi is the GOAT in this spoiler free review. Netflix takes to the open ocean with the animated The Sea Beast. Taron Egerton heads to the big house in Apple TV+’s Black Bird. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Thor: Love and Thunder: In Marvel Studios’…
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Review: Mad God, Angelyne, and The Umbrella Academy
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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Review: Lightyear, Spiderhead, Good Luck to You Leo Grande, Cha Cha Real Smooth, and Brian and Charles
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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Review: Operation Mincemeat, Senior Year, and Bling Empire Season 2
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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Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Spoiler Free) and The Pentaverate
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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Review: The Northman, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, The Bad Guys, and White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch
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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Review: Morbius and The Bubble
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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Review: Deep Water and Human Resources
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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Review: Turning Red, The Adam Project, and Fresh
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…