Posts Tagged ‘Jordan Peele’
Film Review – The Strays
We all want a better life, but what lengths should we go to obtain it? Is wealth and privilege worth suppressing our very souls? That is at the heart of writer/director Nathaniel Martello-White’s feature length debut, The Strays (2023). He weaves a tale that has beats of the horror…
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Episode 112 – Nope
For this week’s episode, we review Jordan Peele‘s latest science-fiction horror film, Nope. And for our streaming homework, we discuss this year’s buzzed-about Hindi action-musical, RRR. Keith also gives us all the details about his weekend spent at San Diego’s 2022 Comic Con. Download the…
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SXSW Review – Master
As a Caucasian woman of European descent, I cannot bring my own experiences into this review. Any insight into the topic of racism is one that I can only talk about as an observer and someone who is firmly against it. I would encourage any…
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Episode 82 – Candyman (2021)
For this episode of the podcast, we review the horror sequel/reboot, Candyman, produced by Jordan Peele‘s company, Monkeypaw. We also discuss why some online haters love to complain about the popularity of A24. As our streaming homework, we review the 1998 X Files movie and…
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Film Review – Candyman (2021)
Candyman (2021) attempts to be both a direct sequel and course correction of the 1992 film, directed by Bernard Rose (based on Clive Barker’s short story). The first iteration had plenty of slick horror while establishing one of the genre’s long-lasting villains in Tony Todd’s…
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Film Review – Nine Days
What does it mean to be alive? What does to mean to have a soul? Is there more beyond the time of being born and passing away? These are just a few of the questions that permeate writer/director Edson Oda’s impressive feature length debut, Nine Days (2021).…
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Film Review – Toy Story 4
When Toy Story (1995) was first released, I was twelve years old. Now I’m in my thirties and the series is in its twenties. Time has been far kinder to the franchise. I make that correlation because it’s remarkable how the team at Disney/Pixar has…
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Episode 3 – Us and Wonder Park
On this week’s podcast, we dig deep into the hidden meanings behind Jordan Peele’s new horror film Us. Cassidy gives his thoughts on the animated movie Wonder Park and we also play a game of “Don’t Call it a Comeback,” where we give career advice to…
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