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  • In the Heights, Wish Dragon – 93

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    Lots of expectations on In the Heights and somehow Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jon M. Chu, and Quiara Alegría Hudes’ film soars above them. Plus the new animated film Wish Dragon on Netflix. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about In the Heights Lights up on Washington Heights…The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just…

  • A Quiet Place Part 2, Sweet Tooth – 91

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    It’s a post apocalyptic double feature (again?) with John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place Part 2 and the new Netflix series Sweet Tooth which is based on the DC Comic by Jeff Lemire. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about A Quiet Place Part 2 Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent…

  • Cruella – 89

    Cruella – 89

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    Sure Cruella has style, but does it have substance for anyone but a Disney superfan? Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Cruella Academy Award® winner Emma Stone (“La La Land”) stars in Disney’s “Cruella,” an all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinemas most notorious – and notoriously fashionable –…

  • Army of the Dead, The Dry, Dream Horse – 87

    Army of the Dead, The Dry, Dream Horse – 87

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    Zack Snyder + zombies = formulaic fun? in Army of the Dead. Eric Bana in The Dry is a relatively dry thriller. Plus yes Dream Horse is the real name of a movie that is not aimed at children. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Army of the Dead Following a zombie outbreak in Las…

  • Wrath of Man, Together Together – 82

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    Is toxic masculinity ruining all the stakes in action movies? Jason Statham seems dead set on proving that in Wrath of Man. Meanwhile, Together Together explores single-dom in an unexpected and refreshing way. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Wrath of Man A mysterious and wild-eyed new cash truck security guard (Jason Statham) surprises his…

  • Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, The Mitchells vs The Machines, Four Good Days – 79

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    Michael B. Jordan brings his acting chops to the Ryanverse (is that even a thing?) but does Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse even deserve him? The Mitchells vs. The Machines is an animated delight. Four Good Days also wastes the potential of its stars. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse An elite…

  • Mortal Kombat, Stowaway – 77

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    2021’s Mortal Kombat is on the cusp of cult terrible-greatness and Stowaway on Netflix is a bunch of very smart characters acting very stupid (in space!) Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Mortal Kombat In “Mortal Kombat,” MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage—or why Outworld’s…

  • Godzilla vs. Kong, French Exit – 70

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    It’s a clash of epic scale in Godzilla vs. Kong but does the film live up to the two titular titans legacies? Plus Michelle Pfeiffer brings her all in French Exit. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Godzilla vs. Kong From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures comes the long-awaited face-off between two icons in…

  • Nobody, The Father – 68

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    Bob Odenkirk is Nobody and struggles to make the film worth seeing. Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman bring their acting chops to the intimate portrait of aging in The Father. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Nobody Sometimes the man you don’t notice is the most dangerous of all. Emmy winner Bob Odenkirk (Better Call…

  • The Courier, Land – 66

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    Benedict Cumberbatch gets his spy on in the Cold War thriller, The Courier, (but it doesn’t quite deliver). Robin Wright makes her directorial debut in Land. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Courier THE COURIER is the true story of an unassuming British business man Greville Wynne (Cumberbatch) recruited into one of the greatest…