Posts Tagged ‘Netflix’
Episode 114 – Prey
For this podcast episode, we discuss all of the movies in the Predator franchise and conclude with a full review of the latest entry, Prey. We also discuss the new Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s The Sandman. And for our streaming homework, we review Hayao…
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Episode 113 – The Gray Man
On this week’s podcast, we review the Netflix action-thriller, The Gray Man, starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans. We also talk in-depth about the Discover+ HBOMAX merger and the content changes scheduled for the app. Speaking of streaming platforms, for our streaming homework, we review…
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Film Review – The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast (2022) is a surprisingly effective animated adventure. It has several elements that calls to mind the likes of Moana (2016) and How to Train Your Dragon (2010) but adds a level of intelligence more thought provoking than expected. How many family films would introduce a theme as…
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Film Review – Girl in the Picture
Netflix’s true crime documentaries have a reputation for amplifying the lurid details of their cases. At worst, the approach is meant as shock value to gain attention from viewers. Every so often, though, we’ll get a work that successfully balances the darkness with an earnest…
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Episode 109 – Hustle
For this week’s podcast, Cassidy and Keith discuss the best and worst of Adam Sandler’s career and we review his latest basketball movie, Hustle.
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Episode 107 – Men
For this week’s episode, we review Alex Garland‘s English countryside nightmare, Men, starring Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear. We also talk about a selection of sex scenes that are necessary to the quality of the film. For our streaming homework, we ring in Pride month…
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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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