Footcandle Films

King Richard Tick Boom

Awards season has arrived. Will Smith is generating buzz for his work as Richard Williams in “King Richard”. Andrew Garfield is also turning heads with his performance as Jonathon Larson in “tick, tick, BOOM!”. In this new episode, we’ve got reviews of both films plus movie news and recommendations of films you might want to check out Recommendations…

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French Eternal Tammy Faye Dispatch

The Hollywood release floodgates are truly open as we near the end of 2021. For that reason, our hosts opted for not the usual two but three reviews of recent films on this episode that include “Eternals”, “The French Dispatch”, and “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”. Following the reviews, Alan & Chris each share some interesting announcements…

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Dune Night in Soho

Two big new releases from two big directors mean we have two big new reviews on this episode of Footcandle Films. We begin with Denis Villeneuve’s take on the classic sci-fi epic DUNE and follow that with genre-hopping Edgar Wright’s new LAST NIGHT IN SOHO. Alan helms the news segment having scoured the internet for items of…

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No Time to Halloween Kills

Daniel Craig is back (finally) in the long delayed Bond installment NO TIME TO DIE. Our hosts share their thoughts on the film as well as the latest entry in the MMCU (that’s the Michael Myers Cinematic Universe) HALLOWEEN KILLS. In the news segment Alan covers the recent announcements from both the DC & Marvel camps and…

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The Many Saints of Evan Hansen

Adapting material for the big screen can be tough. In this episode, our hosts review two recent efforts with “The Many Saints of Newark” & “Dear Evan Hansen”. In the movie news segment, they discuss the winners of the recently wrapped Footcandle Film Festival and talk about director David Gordon Green’s next project once his…

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Ten Rings & Nine Days

This episode of Footcandle Films kicks off with a review of the latest entry into the Marvel Comic Universe – SHANG CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS.  For the second review, the hosts discuss the indie sci-fi drama NINE DAYS which just so happens to also be one of their favorite films of…

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The Suicide Green Knight Squad

Is it a sequel? A reboot? A reheat? Whatever you consider James Gunn’s THE SUICIDE SQUAD Alan & Chris give the film a review as well as share their thoughts on the new take on Arthurian legend THE GREEN KNIGHT. Rounding out the show are silver-screen news items and picks of movies you might want to put on your radar.

Recommendations from the hosts in this episode: “The Skin I Live In”, “Hunt for the Wilderpeople”

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Old Jungle Cruise

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Emily Blunt star in Disney’s latest theme park ride turned into a big-screen family adventure with “Jungle Cruise”. Alan & Chris share their thoughts on this new release as well as “Old” the latest from director M. Night Shyamalan. Afterward, they talk some movie news before concluding the show with recommendations of films you might want to check out.

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The Sparks Brothers Werewolves Within

In this episode of Footcandle Films, discussions of the indie horror-comedy “Werewolves Within” and director Edgar Wright’s first foray into documentary filmmaking “The Sparks Brothers” comprise the review portion of this episode followed by a healthy dose of silver screen news items. Last but not least each host offers a suggestion of a movie they’ve recently caught up with that you might enjoy.

Recommendations from the hosts in this episode: “Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”, “Bonfire of the Vanities”

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Black Widow Stole Pink Rabbit

The Marvel Cinematic Universe kicks off its Phase 4 story arc with “Black Widow”. Hosts Alan & Chris share their thoughts on the film as well as discuss the art house World War II drama “When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit”. Silver screen movie news items follow with film recommendations rounding out the show.

Recommendations from our hosts in this episode include: “Plan B” and “Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut”

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