Tag: Review
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The Plague, We Bury the Dead, The Housemaid, Anaconda – 627
The Plague and We Bury the Dead offer two different types of horror (though they sound like they should be more related). The Housemaid is ridiculous popcorn camp but a shockingly enjoyable time at the movies. Anaconda has all the elements on paper to work but the chemissssstry fails to translate on screen. Listen on…
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Marty Supreme, No Other Choice, Song Sung Blue, The Testament of Ann Lee – 625
A holiday release day jam packed with awards bait, but only some are actually worthy of the nice list. We take on Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, Park Chan Wook‘s No Other Choice. Plus two musical(ish) films with Song Sung Blue and The Testament of Ann Lee Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Marty Supreme Marty Mauser,…
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Avatar: Fire and Ash, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants – 623
Tip of the cap to James Cameron who with Avatar: Fire and Ash has managed to make the us watch essentially same film 3x over (though this time it’s hornier than ever). The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants has a delightfully shocking amount of humor aimed at grown ups (though plenty of pandering for the…
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Dust Bunny, Sentimental Value – 621
Benoit Blanc is back and better than ever in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. Bryan Fuller takes his whimsy and weirdness to the big screen in Dust Bunny. Sentimental Value is an acting masterclass. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Benoit Blanc returns for…
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Hamnet, Left-Handed Girl, Fackham Hall – 618
Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet is one of the most haunting and best films of the year. Left-Handed Girl is a love letter to Taipei. Fackham Hall satirizes the likes of Downton Abbey. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Hamnet From Academy Award® winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, HAMNET tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the…
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Zootopia 2, Eternity – 617
The new Zootopia 2 goes for a maximalist mammal (and reptile) approach. Eternity is the best and most romantic afterlife film we’ve seen since Defending Your Life. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Zootopia 2 In Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zootopia 2,” rookie cops Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason…
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Wicked: For Good, Rental Family, Train Dreams, In Your Dreams – 615
Should you spend a clock tick of your time (and money) on Wicked: For Good? Rental Family continues the Brenaissance in the best possible way. Train Dreams is a meditative tone poem of a film. Let Baloney Tony shepherd you through In Your Dreams. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Wicked: For Good Directed once…
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The Running Man, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t – 614
Edgar Wright takes on Stephen King’s (sadly) still relevant The Running Man. The Horsemen return in Now You See Me: Now You Don’t but do we wish the franchise was a disappearing act instead? Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Running Man In a near-future society, The Running Man is the top-rated show on television—a deadly competition where contestants, known…
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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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Bugonia, Hedda – 610
Buckle up for the bonkers and brilliant ride that is Bugonia. Nia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson try to update Hedda – but does their big swing pay off? Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Bugonia From visionary director Yorgos Lanthimos comes BUGONIA, an explosive psychological thriller that offers a pitch-black comic window into our modern age…