Tag: Review
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We Live In Time – 497
An emotional carousel ride of a film with We Live in Time, Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh are electric together. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about We Live in Time Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together —…
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Piece by Piece, Bad Genius – 495
Get to know Pharrell like you’ve never seen him before (aka as a LEGO minifig!) and his prolific impact on music in Piece by Piece. Also Bad Genius makes cheating on the SATs look pretty good. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Piece By Piece PIECE BY PIECE is a unique cinematic experience that invites audiences…
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Joker: Folie à Deux, The Franchise – 492
We have no clue who Joker: Folie à Deux is supposed to be for (and we don’t even think The Riddler could come up with an answer to that). This all makes it perfect timing for The Franchise to appear and poke fun at the superhero industrial complex. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Joker:…
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The Wild Robot, Will & Harper, Lee – 490
We’ve got two heartwarming films this week with the animated delight The Wild Robot, and the beautifully vulnerable documentary, Will & Harper. Plus Lee, the Lee Miller biopic starring Kate Winslet. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Wild Robot The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on…
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The Substance, A Different Man, His Three Daughters – 487
A haunting double feature of vanity and regret with The Substance and A Different Man. Plus would His Three Daughters work better as live theater? Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Substance Demi Moore gives a career best performance as Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister past her prime and suddenly fired from her fitness…
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TIFF 2024
As we return from TIFF 2024 we present some of the standout films we saw at the festival. This was our inaugural year attending the Toronto International Film Festival (with special thanks to the TIFF and Rotten Tomatoes Media Inclusion Initiative for helping us participate) so we weren’t able to screen everything there (including some…
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Speak No Evil, My Old Ass – 484
James McAvoy is a psycho parent in Speak No Evil. My Old Ass is surprisingly thoughtful and charming. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Speak No Evil When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a…
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – 483
It’s been 36 years since we last summoned Beetlejuice, but should some things be left to rest in peace? Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is back! Oscar-nominated, singular creative visionary Tim Burton and Oscar nominee and star Michael Keaton reunite for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the long-awaited sequel to Burton’s award-winning Beetlejuice. Keaton returns to…
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Kaos, The Deliverance – 481
Jeff Goldblum and co give divine performances in Kaos. Lee Daniels dips into horror with mixed results in The Deliverance. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Kaos Zeus has long enjoyed his status as King of The Gods. That is until he wakes up one morning and discovers a wrinkle on his forehead. Neurosis sets…
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Blink Twice, Greedy People – 479
Is the new Zoë Kravitz directed thriller Blink Twice worth a deeper look? Plus can you get on the side of Greedy People? Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Blink Twice When tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) at his fundraising gala, sparks fly. He invites her to join…