Tag: Review

  • Kate, Queenpins, LuLaRich – 122

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    Ladies committing crimes is the theme of the week with Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s Kate, Kristen Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste’s Queenpins, and the LuLaRoe docu-series, LuLaRich. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Kate Meticulous and preternaturally skilled, Kate is the perfect specimen of a finely tuned assassin at the height of her game. But when she…

  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Spoiler Free), Cinderella – 120

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    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is finally here! But does it live up to representation expectations? Find out in this spoiler free review. Plus the umpteenth adaptation of Cinderella is out, but does it have anything new to say (or sing)? Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Shang-Chi and the Legend of…

  • Vacation Friends, The Chair – 118

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    This week features two streaming options full of bumbling awkward (and sometimes stupid) scenarios with Vacation Friends on Hulu and The Chair on Netflix. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Vacation Friends In this raw and raunchy comedy, straight-laced Marcus and Emily are befriended by wild, thrill-seeking partiers Ron and Kyla at a resort in…

  • Reminiscence, Annette – 116

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    It’s a trippy AF week with Lisa Joy’s sci-fi crime thriller, Reminiscence, and the Sparks musical, Annette. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Reminiscence From writer/director/producer Lisa Joy comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ action thriller “Reminiscence,” starring Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson and Thandiwe Newton. Nick Bannister (Jackman), a private investigator of the mind, navigates the darkly…

  • Free Guy, CODA, The Green Knight, John and the Hole, Nine Days – 114

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    It’s a summer movie / independent film bonanza with Free Guy, CODA, The Green Knight, John and the Hole, and Nine Days. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Free Guy When a bank teller discovers he’s actually a background player in an open-world video game, he decides to become the hero of his own story…

  • The Suicide Squad, Vivo – 111

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    James Gunn takes a crack at The Suicide Squad and thankfully doesn’t ask much of his audience. Meanwhile Lin-Manuel Miranda brings his talents (and Hamilton and In the Heights collaborators) to the new animated film, Vivo. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Suicide Squad Welcome to hell—a.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest…

  • Jungle Cruise, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins – 109

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    You won’t want to The Rock the boat when it comes to Disney’s Jungle Cruise and consider yourself lucky if you skip Snake Eyes: G.I Joe Origins. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Jungle Cruise Join fan favorites Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt for the adventure of a lifetime on Disney’s “Jungle Cruise,” a rollicking…

  • Joe Bell, How It Ends – 107

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    Mark Wahlberg aims for awards but lands in reductive storytelling in Joe Bell. Plus can we handle How It Ends now that we have some modicums of hope? Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Joe Bell From filmmaker Reinaldo Marcus Green (MONSTERS AND MEN; upcoming KING RICHARD), along with the Academy Award-winning writing team behind…

  • Space Jam: A New Legacy, Pig – 105

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    Welcome to the Space Jam (A New Legacy) … but do you want to stay there? Also Nicolas Cage needs his Pig back. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Space Jam: A New Legacy Welcome to the Jam! NBA champion and global icon LeBron James goes on an epic adventure alongside timeless Tune Bugs Bunny…

  • Black Widow (Spoiler Free), Zola – 103

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    One of these films finally got THEDHK back into theaters! Marvel’s Black Widow and A24’s Zola are both up for review. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Black Widow In Marvel Studios’ action-packed spy thriller “Black Widow,” Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties…