Posts Tagged ‘Disney+’
Episode 149 – Gran Turismo
For this week’s podcast, we review the sports biopic about a PlayStation gamer-turned-real-racecar-driver, Gran Turismo, starring David Harbour. We also do a fantasy recast of famously miscast film roles throughout the decades. As our streaming homework, we discuss Danny Boyle‘s 2004 family feature, Millions, now…
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TV Review – Secret Invasion
Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) has been the supporting character in many Marvel superhero films. He came the closest to a starring role in Captain Marvel (2019) playing a younger version of himself, and the audience could see what approached the origin story for the…
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Film Review – Stan Lee
I knew his name before I knew who he was. For many fans, Stan Lee is as synonymous with comic books as the very superheroes he helped create. I grew up in the late 1980s and throughout the ‘90s reading X-Men and Spider-Man comics. “Stan Lee” was a constant presence…
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Episode 117 – Pinocchio (2022)
For this week’s podcast episode, we review Disney‘s live-action update on their 1940 classic, Pinocchio, starring Tom Hanks. We also discuss the latest movie news, and for our streaming homework we review the Amazon Prime romantic comedy, I Want You Back. Download the episode here.
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Episode 101 – Turning Red
On this week’s podcast, we review Disney and Pixar‘s latest animated feature, Turning Red. We also cover the winners of last week’s Academy Awards broadcast, and of course, we talk about the media frenzy surrounding #TheSlappening. At the end of the program, we review our streaming homework, the 2018 Natalie Portman drama, Vox Lux. Download…
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Episode 98 – Nightmare Alley
For this week’s episode, we catch up with Guillermo del Torro‘s gothic noir, Nightmare Alley. We also discuss the top Oscar nomination categories/snubs, and we cover some recent movie news. For the streaming homework, we take a look back at Disney‘s 2002 animated flop, Treasure…
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Episode 95 – Encanto
For this episode, we review Disney‘s latest animated fantasy film, Encanto. We also play a new game in which we decide the definitive works of a handful of famous directors. At the end of the program, we discuss the 1967 crime drama, Le Samourai, by…
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Episode 78 – Jungle Cruise
For this week’s podcast. Alice and Buddy from the theme park podcast Those Happy Places join us to talk about Disney‘s Jungle Cruise movie. We talk about the narrative possibility of rides, and for our streaming homework, we discuss Disney’s 2003 Eddie Murphy vehicle, The…
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