Posts Tagged ‘macguffin’
Episode 123 – The Banshees of Inisherin & Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
This week, Keith reviews the new Marvel sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Collectively, we review the period dramedy, The Banshees of Inisherin, starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. As for this episode’s streaming homework, we catch up with Baz Luhrmann‘s rock biopic, Elvis. Download the…
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Episode 121 – Halloween Ends & Dario Argento Retrospective
For this week’s podcast, we bring on guest Richard Wolley to help us review the final chapter of David Gordon Green‘s Halloween reboot trilogy, Halloween Ends. Before that, we discuss the career highlights of the Italian horror filmmaker, Dario Argento. Argento’s deep cuts include Giallo…
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Episode 120 – Hellraiser (2022) & David Cronenberg Retrospective
For this week’s podcast, we review Hulu‘s reboot of the classic Clive Barker horror film, Hellraiser. We also do a deep dive into the career of the Canadian master of body horror, David Cronenberg. These deep cuts include individual reviews of Rabid (1977), Dead Ringers…
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Episode 118 – Pearl
For this week’s podcast, we review Ti West‘s follow-up to the horror film X, Pearl, starring Mia Goth. We also discuss a few movie opinion changes we have undergone over the years. As for this week’s streaming homework, we talk about the 1997 Japanese animated…
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Episode 116 – Three Thousand Years of Longing
For this week’s episode, we review George Miller‘s fantasy epic, Three Thousand Years of Longing, starring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton. We also have a lengthy discussion about what properties since 2000 have garnered the most devoted fandoms. And for our streaming homework, we review…
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Episode 115 – Beast
For this podcast episode, we review the Idris Elba versus a rogue lion thriller, Beast. We also extensively discuss the best post-peak performances by actors working past their prime. For the streaming homework, we review the 1963 psychological thriller, Shock Corridor, written and directed by…
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Episode 111 – Thor: Love and Thunder
For this week’s podcast, we review the latest saga starring Chris Hemsworth as Marvel‘s nordic hero in Thor: Love and Thunder. We also suggest our fan casting for a hypothetical live-action Jetsons movie. Lastly, we discuss the 1984 Red Riding Hood-themed horror fairytale, The Company…
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Episode 110 – The Black Phone
For this episode, we review Scott Derrickson‘s latest horror film, The Black Phone, starring Ethan Hawke. We also talk about movies with especially bad titles. And, from HBOMax, we discuss the 1990 sequel to Chinatown, The Two Jakes. Download the episode here.
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