Tag: Review
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Pillion, Dracula – 636
Pillion is a beautiful love story (that just so happens to be leather clad and lusty). Luc Besson takes on Dracula but does he bring anything new to the classic tale? Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Pillion A timid man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on…
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Send Help, The Moment, The Wrecking Crew, Arco, Shelter – 634
A feast of films this week with Sam Raimi’s Send Help, the Charli XCX faux documentary The Moment, the Jason Momoa / Dave Bautista team up: The Wrecking Crew, the animated Oscar contender Arco, and Jason Statham’s latest – Shelter. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Send Help In “Send Help,” two colleagues become stranded on…
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Mercy, H is for Hawk, Drops of God Season 2 – 632
Have compassion for yourself and consider skipping the hot mess of a film Mercy. Claire Foy paints a portrait of grief in H is for Hawk. Drops of God season 2 undergoes a major tonal shift. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Mercy In the near future, a detective (Chris Pratt) stands on trial accused…
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Dead Man’s Wire, The Boyfriend Season 2 – 630
Ralph Fiennes gives a mesmerizing performance in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Bill Skarsgård does his best to carry the based on a true story – Dead Man’s Wire. The Boyfriend is back on Netflix and better than ever. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Expanding upon the…
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Primate, Greenland 2: Migration, The People We Meet on Vacation – 629
Get ready to go violently bananas with Primate. Greenland 2: Migration goes full post apocalyptic. The People We Meet on Vacation tries its best to translate Emily Henry’s chemistry to the screen. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Primate In PRIMATE, a group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and…
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Top Films 2025
Ready for our top films 2025? In a year of films with runtimes that pushed the limits of our bladders and patience here are the ones we found worth sitting through. Here are some of the standouts of 2025. Here is the list in alphabetical order. Top Films 2025 Bugonia Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone’s…
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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…