Tag: Searchlight Pictures

  • Lightyear, Spiderhead, Good Luck to You Leo Grande, Cha Cha Real Smooth, Brian and Charles – 218

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    Lightyear heads to infinity but doesn’t push beyond a very basic story. Spiderhead is a web of hot mess. Emma Thompson gives her Emma Thompson best in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande. Cha Cha Real Smooth is a smooth and safe choice. Finally there’s the eccentric genuineness of Brian and Charles. Listen on Apple…

  • Joel Kim Booster, Andrew Ahn for Fire Island – 214

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    Welcome star and writer Joel Kim Booster and Director Andrew Ahn to talk about representation, previous Pride and Prejudice adaptations, and Fire Island. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Fire Island Set in the iconic Pines, Andrew Ahn’s FIRE ISLAND is an unapologetic, modern day rom-com showcasing a diverse, multicultural examination of queerness and romance.…

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home, Nightmare Alley – 156

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    The long awaited Spider-Man: No Way Home is here but does the web slinger live up to the hype? Also Guillermo Del Toro heads to the carnival with his cast of acting legends in Nightmare Alley. You can also listen on Apple Podcasts. More about Spider-Man: No Way Home For the first time in the…

  • Last Night in Soho, The French Dispatch – 139

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    Two films with directors known for their distinct styles with Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho and Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch. But style without substance does not necessarily a movie make… Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Last Night in Soho In acclaimed director Edgar Wright’s psychological thriller, Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer, is…

  • Sound of Metal, Nomadland, Ammonite, Mank, Godmothered – 34

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    Awards season has truly begun with several contenders (though not all deserving) including Sound of Metal, Nomadland, Ammonite, and Mank. Also the family friendly Godmothered on Disney+. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Sound of Metal During a series of adrenaline-fueled one-night gigs, itinerant punk-metal drummer Ruben begins to experience intermittent hearing loss. When a…

  • The Personal History of David Copperfield, The Last Vermeer, Princess Switch: Switched Again – 29

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    David Copperfield is far from magic (yes we know it’s a different David Copperfield). In spite of a stellar cast Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield fails to make the Dickens classic widely watchable. Guy Pearce tries to give an artistic rendering of a World War 2 art crime thriller in The Last…

  • Review: Emma and Wendy

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    This week features two stories with female leads that get lost in the mess of the pacing of their films, “EMMA.” and “Wendy” are up for review. While “EMMA.” is the latest adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Emma” it suffers from trying to remain too faithful to the source material and doesn’t have enough of the…

  • Review: The Current War: Director’s Cut, The Kill Team and Jojo Rabbit

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    ​This week has three films about war in one way or another with “The Current War: Director’s Cut” “The Kill Team” and “Jojo Rabbit.” “The Current War: Director’s Cut” unfortunately doesn’t do anything to distinguish itself from the countless other films we’ve had about the achievements of rich white men. While it boasts an excellent…

  • Review: Tolkien

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    Unfortunately “Tolkien” is more Lord of the Meh than “Lord of the Rings.” ​While Nicholas Hoult does an admirable job of playing the author, the film is too even keeled and doesn’t give us enough of an understanding as to what led Tolkien to be the man who brought us a prolific mythology. Lily Collins,…

  • The Favourite, Destroyer

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    Let’s kick off 2019 with some of the award contenders from last year, including “The Favourite” which people won’t stop talking about (much to my chagrin) and “Destroyer”. “The Favourite” is from a director I admire very much, Yorgos Lanthimos (he did “The Lobster” and “Killing of a Sacred Deer”) and stars Emma Stone, Olivia…