Posts Tagged ‘Netflix’
Episode 44 – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
In this episode of the podcast, we review the latest Netflix original comedy, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams. We also discuss recent movie news and the best and worst Oscar losers of 2012. For our streaming…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Old Guard
Being able to live forever comes with its pros and cons. For one, you’ll have watch all of your friends and family get old and pass on. But on the other hand, you’ll get to witness all of humankind’s biggest events. At the very least,…
READ MOREEpisode 43 – Da 5 Bloods
In this episode of the podcast, we say goodbye to award-winning film composer Ennio Morricone and we talk about our all-time favorite soundtracks and scores. We also review Spike Lee‘s latest Netflix original, Da 5 Bloods, and from Amazon Prime, we review the 1969 version…
READ MOREFilm Review – Da 5 Bloods
Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods (2020) is a bold, urgent, passionate, messy, and relevant undertaking. When the world’s focus narrows on police brutality, racism, public protests, and Black Lives Matter, here is a film that seems born exactly for this moment. Lee has never been…
READ MOREFilm Review – I’m No Longer Here
Now available on Netflix, I’m No Longer Here (Ya no estoy aqui, 2020) tells the story of identity and how it is shaped and changed through age, experience, and cultural surroundings. Written and directed by Fernando Frias, there is a rich sense of place as…
READ MOREEpisode 40 – Extraction
For this week’s podcast, we review the Chris Hemsworth action rescue movie, Extraction, recently released directly to Netflix. Also on Netflix, we review the 2015 psychological thriller, The Gift, starring Joel Edgerton, Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall. We also discuss more good movies made by bad…
READ MOREFilm Review – Extraction
Haven’t we seen something like this before? If Extraction (2020) were recast with Gerard Butler, it could have easily fit into the Olympus Has Fallen (2013)/London Has Fallen (2016)/Angel Has Fallen (2019) action series. As it were, we have Chris Hemsworth taking center stage with…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Platform
The central allegory of the Spanish film, The Platform (201) is about as subtle as a punch to the face. It is a direct reference to the economic and social imbalance between the wealthy upper classes (that enjoy all the excesses of luxury) and the…
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