Posts Tagged ‘HBO Max’
Film Review – No Sudden Move
No Sudden Move (2021) is a terrific, pulp-noir throwback. It displays tight precision in front of and behind the camera, managing a rollercoaster of a plot. In lesser hands, this could have crumbled into messy incoherence. But in the hands of experienced professionals, it maintains…
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Film Review – In the Heights
In the Heights (2021) is a rapturous, joyful musical fantasy that feels as though it were made for this exact moment. The brainchild of one Lin-Manuel Miranda, this adaptation of the hit Broadway show centers on the north Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights. A large Hispanic/LatinX…
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Film Review – The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) reunites us with paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga) as they once again tackle a case of supernatural evil descending upon unsuspecting victims. This is the third entry into the series but the…
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Episode 71 – Army of the Dead
For this week’s podcast, we review the ups and downs of Zack Snyder‘s Netflix original movie, Army of the Dead. We also discuss JJ Abrams‘ recent admission that the latest Star Wars trilogy was ill-conceived. Before the reviews, we retool classic movie plots in a…
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Episode 70 – Those Who Wish Me Dead
For this week’s podcast, we review the new thriller by Taylor Sheridan, Those Who Wish Me Dead, c. We also discuss this week’s movie news and deliberate on what animals aren’t cute enough to feature on Reddit’s “aww” subreddit. For our streaming homework, we talk…
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Film Review – Mortal Kombat (2021)
There has a been a long running history of video games being adapted into bad movies. Mortal Kombat (2021) fits right in with that tradition. The franchise has existed (in video game form) for nearly three decades. There was already a slew of adaptations, most notably the…
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Episode 67 – Godzilla vs. Kong
For this episode, we review the blockbuster crossover, Godzilla vs. Kong, and we list a few movie match-ups we’d like to see in the future. For our streaming homework, we also review Terry Gilliam‘s long-awaited passion project, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. Download episode…
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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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