Posts Tagged ‘Toni Collette’
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…
READ MOREFilm Review – Nightmare Alley (2021)
What makes noir such a compelling film style is in its visual design and sense of desperation. Characters are lured into the dark world of crime, sex, and greed, where connivers and schemers come up with plans that always fall apart. They feel the noose…
READ MOREFilm Review – Stowaway
Stowaway (2021) presents a moral dilemma wrapped up in a sci-fi setting. It’s not interested in alien invasions, space adventures, or the overwhelming mysteries of the galaxy. Instead, it’s story is far more grounded – for lack of a better term. A small group of astronauts…
READ MOREEpisode 48 – I’m Thinking of Ending Things
For this episode of the podcast, we review Netflix‘s new Charlie Kaufman film, I’m Thinking of Ending Things. We also play the franchise prequel edition of F-Marry-Kill. At the end of the podcast, we review the 2013 Nicholas Cage thriller, The Frozen Ground. Download the…
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I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020) made me feel every possible emotion there is while watching a movie. I was fascinated, confused, enthralled, entertained, terrified, and in the end deeply moved. That’s an accomplishment for something I’m still trying to piece together in my head.…
READ MOREEpisode 28 – Knives Out and Parasite
For this episode of the podcast, we review the star-studded whodunit Knives Out, as well as the South Korean dark comedy Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho. We discuss the movies our listeners suggested as the best movies they could only watch once, and for our…
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Do you need a sweet reprieve from family ugliness this Thanksgiving? A getaway from canned cranberry sauce, drunken uncles and political squabbles? Good news, friends, Rian Johnson is here to pick you up with a heaping helping of fun in the form of Knives Out,…
READ MOREFilm Review – Midsommar
Writer/director Ari Aster’s first feature film, Hereditary, was a breakout hit and solidified him as a budding master of breathing new life to the horror genre. Given his success for Hereditary, the hopes are high for his second film, Midsommar. In blunt terms, Midsommar is…
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