Posts Tagged ‘Netflix’
Episode 36 – Onward
In this episode of the podcast, we review Disney-Pixar’s latest animated film, Onward. We also discuss our go-to content for when we’re sick at home, as well as our current quarantine media obsessions. At the end of the show, we review the independent comedy Don’t…
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Film Review – Spenser Confidential
Let me paint a picture for you. We open on a concrete building, surrounded by a barbed wire fence, with armed guards posted at watch towers. Inside, people in brown jumpsuits live in confined spaces behind metal bars. Based on this description, what would you…
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Film Review – Horse Girl
There is a lot going on in Horse Girl (2020), and it very nearly manages to pull it off. It’s the story of an introverted character slowly losing their grip on reality, with the film itself following suit. It has a strong central performance, with…
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Film Review – A Sun
The Taiwanese film, A Sun (2019) made the festival rounds last year and just hit Netflix for a wider audience. Directed and co-written by Mong-Hong Chung (along with Yaosheng Chang), this is an emotionally devastating story of family, regret, tragedy, and reconciliation. There is a…
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Film Review – Uncut Gems
Taking a breather from both his multi-million dollar Netflix deal and basketball shorts, Adam Sandler again reminds us how good he can be outside of his Happy Madison orbit as Howard Ratner, a charmingly idiotic gambler and star of the Safdie Brothers’ Good Time follow-up,…
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Episode 29 – Ford v Ferrari and Marriage Story
The year is wrapping up and in this episode of the podcast, we review the racing drama Ford v Ferrari. For our Netflix homework, we review Noah Baumbach‘s latest film, Marriage Story. We also spend too much time talking about famous wrestling catchphrases and Keith…
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Film Review – Atlantics
There are some films that exist to defy the conventions of storytelling. Three act structures with clear and precise plot points step aside in favor of mood, atmosphere, and tone. When a filmmaker can convey a theme or idea without having to rely on well-worn…
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Film Review – Marriage Story
Director and screenwriter Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story is a film that revolves around the dissolution of a marriage, not the story of it. Divorce is, unfortunately, commonplace in our modern society, but that does not mean that it is a not sad occurrence, one that…
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