Posts Tagged ‘Featured’
Film Review – Godzilla vs. Kong
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), the latest in WB’s “MonsterVerse” franchise, is the best of the bunch so far. It capitalizes on the potential set by its predecessors – Godzilla (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) – while giving audiences all the oversized action they’ve been clamoring…
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Episode 66 – Zack Snyder’s Justice League
For this episode of the podcast, we re-evaluate Zack Snyder’s Justice League in the context of the newly released four-hour director’s cut, now available on HBO Max. We also discuss which concept albums we’d like to see as feature-length movie adaptations. For our streaming homework,…
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An Appreciation – Chungking Express
There are few filmmakers who can capture the feeling of longing the way Wong Kar Wai does. Throughout his career, WKW has consistently revisited the ways in which people come together or fall apart. His characters are constantly moving, interacting or separating, or barely missing…
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Episode 65 – Raya and the Last Dragon
For this podcast episode, we review Disney‘s new animated fantasy epic, Raya and the Last Dragon, and for our streaming homework, we discuss Paul W.S. Anderson‘s 1994 debut, Shopping, starring Jude Law. We also go over this year’s Oscar nominations and Keith tells us all…
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Film Review – Zack Snyder’s Justice League
We can’t talk about Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021) without talking about the story that led up to its release. While in the middle of initial production in 2017, Snyder suffered a terrible family tragedy. Not having the energy to continue working, Snyder decided to walk away.…
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Episode 64 – I Care a Lot
For this episode of the podcast, we review the Netflix crime film, I Care a Lot, and for our streaming homework, we discuss the 2019 release, Queen & Slim. We also ponder the canonization of our childhood pop-culture and weigh in on the latest movie…
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Film Review – Raya and the Last Dragon
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) is a superb animated fantasy adventure. Borrowing elements from a number of Southeast Asian cultures, the story brims with color, life, and imagination. There is a sense of wonder and discovery within each location, as though every detail has a…
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Episode 63 – Nomadland
For this episode of the podcast, we review Hulu‘s realist drama, Nomadland, starring Francis McDormand as a house-less traveler. We also propose our own dream casts for the imminent Wizard of Oz remake, and at the end of the episode, we discuss the 1984 cult-film,…
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