Posts Tagged ‘HBO’
Episode 92 – King Richard
For this episode of the podcast, we review the Venus and Serena Williams sports biopic, King Richard, starring Will Smith. We also list a few film franchises we think could use a Christmas entry. For the streaming homework, we review the 1988 crime-comedy, Midnight Run. …
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Episode 80 – Shang-Chi & Reminiscence
For this podcast episode, we review Marvel‘s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, as well as the HBO sci-fi/noir Reminiscence, starring Hugh Jackman. We also list our picks for the best science fiction films since the year 2000. For our streaming homework, we…
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Episode 79 – The Suicide Squad & The Green Knight
For this podcast episode, we return with reviews for James Gunn‘s violent superhero comedy, The Suicide Squad. We also review A24‘s dark fairy-tale adaptation, The Green Knight. We catch up with the movie news, and for our streaming homework, we discuss David Lynch‘s 1999 family…
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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 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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Episode 62 – Judas and the Black Messiah
For this very special episode of the podcast, we review the HBO Max thriller, Judas and the Black Messiah. We talk about the painful history and the cinematic tension behind this Fred Hampton biopic, starring Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield. And for the streaming homework,…
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Film Review – Locked Down
As the Covid pandemic rages on, we find more and more films falling into a specific subgenre detailing how the disease has upended our normal way of living. Most of these stories feature characters staying at home and interacting with others through Zoom or Skype…
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