Bio-pics. They can be formulaic…but they can also be box office magic and win Oscars. What type of film is Baz Luhrmann’s ELVIS? Our hosts share their thoughts on this blockbuster take on Mr. Presley as well as the indie dramatic comedy that was a hit at Sundance – CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH starring Dakota Johnson. Following the reviews,…
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Adam Sandler has a new movie, HUSTLE, out on Netflix where he plays a down-on-his-luck basketball scout. Alan & Chris share their thoughts on the film as well as spend some time discussing THE DUKE. Featuring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren this smaller indie fare tells the tale of a based on a true story art…
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After 36 years in the making, Tom Cruise has now bestowed upon us a sequel to Top Gun. Alan and Chris share their thoughts on the long-anticipated sequel along with a discussion on director Alex Garland’s latest film – Men. For our news segment of the show, we partake in some Trailer Tapas – sampling the trailers…
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Getting back to our independent film roots a bit we review Celine Sciamma’s latest PETITE MAMAN and then discuss comedian Jerrod Carmichael’s directorial debut ON THE COUNT OF THREE. In our movie news segment, we ponder whether a Spinal Tap sequel forty years after the first film is worrisome and the casting news from the…
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Marvel has tinkered with its’ formula by hiring Sam Raimi to direct the latest MCU film. In honor of that, we decided to tinker with our show formula a bit and do a trio of reviews and skip the movie news. We kick things off with a review of DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, chase…
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In this episode, one of our hosts gets to talk about his most anticipated film of 2022. Did his expectations sink his appreciation of EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE? Switching from a traditional theatrical release to a Netflix streaming release the fellows then discuss director Richard Linklater’s latest film APOLLO 10 1/2: A SPACE AGE CHILDHOOD. In…
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“Turning Red” is out now on Disney+. Alan & Chris share their thoughts on this latest animation effort by Pixar as well as the new Netflix thriller “Windfall” starring Jason Segel, Jesse Plemons, and Lily Collins. After the reviews, the hosts sample some trailers of upcoming films in our Trailer Tapas section and give a recommendation of…
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When it was announced that Robert Pattinson was donning the cape & cowl to play the caped crusader of vigilante justice the internet was on fire with hot takes. Now that THE BATMAN has hit theaters how does this film measure up to the other entries in the franchise? Hosts Alan & Chris share their thoughts as…
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Kicking off this episode we’ve got reviews of Steven Soderbergh’s “Kimi” and Josephine Decker’s “The Sky is Everywhere”. These are followed by a Trailer Tapas section featuring discussions of the recently released promos for “Men” and “Elvis”. Closing out the show each host gives a recommendation of a film you might want to seek out online. Recommendations…
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The Oscar nominations for the year in film that was 2021 have been announced. The hosts share their thoughts on the news as well as film reviews of BEING THE RICARDOS & C’MON, C’MON. Alan leaves film recommendation duties to Chris who shares what he now thinks is his favorite documentary of the past year…and yeah…he’s…
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