Tag: Review

  • Materialists, How to Train Your Dragon, The Life of Chuck, Echo Valley – 574

    Materialists, How to Train Your Dragon, The Life of Chuck, Echo Valley – 574

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    Celine Song continues to prove a master of relationship storytelling with Materialists. How to Train Your Dragon soars to similar levels of the animated version. The Life of Chuck will ruin and repair your heart. Echo Valley fails to reverberate with audiences. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Materialists A young, ambitious New York City…

  • Ballerina, The Phoenician Scheme, Dangerous Animals, Predator: Killer of Killers – 570

    Ballerina, The Phoenician Scheme, Dangerous Animals, Predator: Killer of Killers – 570

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    Ana De Armas joins the John Wick-iverse in Ballerina. Wes Anderson continues to rinse and repeat his work with The Phoenician Scheme. Jai Courtney gives a swimmingly scary performance in Dangerous Animals. Predator: Killer of Killers is a more than worthy entry into the franchise. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Ballerina: From the World…

  • Karate Kid: Legends – 568

    Karate Kid: Legends – 568

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    Though a jumble of styles and a plot with too many storylines for its own good, Ben Wang and Jackie Chan kick this sixth Karate Kid film into “watchable” territory. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Karate Kid: Legends The film unites the iconic martial arts masters of one of the most beloved film franchises of all time to…

  • Lilo & Stitch, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Fountain of Youth – 656

    Lilo & Stitch, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Fountain of Youth – 656

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    Lilo & Stitch is built on the back of the strength of the original film. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning doesn’t know how to balance spectacle with coherent story. Fountain of Youth is a waste of minutes from your life only the actual fountain of youth would be able to restore. Listen on Apple…

  • Friendship, The Four Seasons – 562

    Friendship, The Four Seasons – 562

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    I think you should definitely see Friendship if you’re a Tim Robinson fan. The Four Seasons might star comedy titans but feels beyond pedestrian. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Friendship Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor, but Craig’s attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of…

  • Thunderbolts, Another Simple Favor, The Surfer – 560

    Thunderbolts, Another Simple Favor, The Surfer – 560

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    Marvel’s Thunderbolts* succeeds in telling a relatable human story through the lens of superhumans. Another Simple Favor is overly complicated. The Surfer is an emotional wipeout. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Thunderbolts* In “Thunderbolts*” Marvel Studios assembles an unconventional team of antiheroes—Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian, Ghost, Taskmaster and John Walker. After finding themselves ensnared…

  • Sinners, The Accountant 2, Andor, On Swift Horses, The Legend of Ochi – 558

    Sinners, The Accountant 2, Andor, On Swift Horses, The Legend of Ochi – 558

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    Get thee to a theater for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. The Accountant 2 is paint by numbers action. Andor season 2 is painfully poignant. On Swift Horses feels dated. The Legend of Ochi is formulaic. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Sinners From Ryan Coogler—director of “Black Panther” and “Creed”—and starring Michael B. Jordan comes a…

  • The Wedding Banquet – 556

    The Wedding Banquet – 556

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    RSVP yes toThe Wedding Banquet, that oh so rare remake that feels relevant and necessary. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Wedding Banquet From Director Andrew Ahn comes a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating the disasters and delights of family expectations, queerness, and cultural identity. Angela and her partner Lee…

  • Freaky Tales, A Nice Indian Boy, The Luckiest Man in America – 554

    Freaky Tales, A Nice Indian Boy, The Luckiest Man in America – 554

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    This week brings: an odd but authentic ensemble odyssey through Oakland in Freaky Tales, a highly specific yet universally relatable romance with A Nice Indian Boy, and a morally questionable but surprisingly relatable The Luckiest Man in America. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Freaky Tales Set in 1987 Oakland, Freaky Tales is a multi-track…

  • Death of a Unicorn, The Rule of Jenny Pen, The Studio – 552

    Death of a Unicorn, The Rule of Jenny Pen, The Studio – 552

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    Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega star in the surprisingly earnest but still wild creature feature: Death of a Unicorn. John Lithgow is a terror in The Rule of Jenny Pen. Seth Rogen brings the stress of Hollywood to life in The Studio. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Death of a Unicorn A father (Paul…