Posts Tagged ‘Netflix’
Film Review – Our Father
Yuck. That was my response throughout the new Netflix documentary, Our Father (2022). The streaming giant has gained a reputation with its true crime docs, often highlighting the salacious details in hopes of gaining traction through word of mouth. As Making a Murderer (2015) and Tiger King (2020) proved, amplifying the shock value…
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Episode 103 – The Bubble
For this week’s podcast episode, we review Judd Apatow‘s star-studded COVID-era comedy, The Bubble. We also talk about overlooked mid-budget movies that were made in the last ten years. Lastly, for our streaming homework, we discuss Ken Russell‘s 1971 controversial cult masterpiece, The Devils, starring…
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Film Review – The Tinder Swindler
Within the log jam of Netflix true crime documentaries is The Tinder Swindler (2022). Directed by Felicity Morris, this is a fast-paced look at how a scam artist manipulated his way into the lives of countless European women, eventually conning them out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Although the…
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Film Review – The House
The House (2022) is a truly unique and bizarre viewing experience. Featuring beautifully tactile stop motion animation, the film is an anthology of three separate stories all taking place at different points in time, starring different animal life forms, and all centered around one single house.…
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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 90 – The Power of the Dog
For this episode of the podcast, we review Jane Campion‘s latest period drama/western, The Power of the Dog. We also talk about the paranoid 1982 TV movie, Mazes & Monsters, starring a young Tom Hanks. For this episode’s special segment, we compare what fictional movie…
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Episode 89 – Last Night in Soho
For this week’s podcast, we bring you an Edgar Wright double feature. We review his latest thriller, Last Night in Soho, and from Netflix, his music documentary, The Sparks Brothers. We also discuss the films that we and our listeners deem underrated. Download the episode…
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Film Review – Army of Thieves
Imagine my surprise when – a mere five months after the Netflix release of Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead (2021) – that a prequel, Army of Thieves (2021) would already be completed and ready to go. Army of the Dead didn’t exactly light the…
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