Posts Tagged ‘podcast’
Episode 104 – Everything Everywhere All at Once & The Northman
For this week’s podcast, we review the creative action-comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once and Robert Eggers‘ Viking epic, The Northman. For our streaming homework, we also discuss the 1971 crime classic, Dirty Harry. Download the episode here.
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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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Episode 100 – The Batman
This week, we celebrate our 100th episode with The MacGuffin. Patrick of the Consume Us Podcast helps us rank every live-action solo Batman film released since 1989, including an official review of the latest iteration – Matt Reeve’s The Batman. We go into everything that…
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Episode 99 – KIMI
For this week’s episode, Macguffin manager Allen joins Cassidy to review the new Steven Soderbergh feature, KIMI, starring Zoe Kravitz. They discuss the history of controversial and contentious best picture winners. This leads into a re-review of the Paul Haggis Oscar-winning drama, 2004’s Crash. Download…
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Episode 98 – Nightmare Alley
For this week’s episode, we catch up with Guillermo del Torro‘s gothic noir, Nightmare Alley. We also discuss the top Oscar nomination categories/snubs, and we cover some recent movie news. For the streaming homework, we take a look back at Disney‘s 2002 animated flop, Treasure…
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Episode 96 – The Tender Bar
For this week’s episode, we review the coming-of-age drama The Tender Bar, starring Ben Affleck and directed by George Clooney. We also attempt the impossible by recasting the lead characters in Back to the Future with modern actors. As our streaming homework, we examine the…
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Episode 95 – Encanto
For this episode, we review Disney‘s latest animated fantasy film, Encanto. We also play a new game in which we decide the definitive works of a handful of famous directors. At the end of the program, we discuss the 1967 crime drama, Le Samourai, by…
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Episode 93 – Spider-Man: No Way Home & The Matrix Resurrections
The first episode of 2022 features reviews for Spider-Man: No Way Home and The Matrix Resurrections. We also think of a couple of pitches for buddies movies starring actors of our choice. For our streaming homework, we review the 1995 cyber-punk action movie, Johnny Mnemonic, which also stars Keanu…
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