Origin stories of a top-selling shoe & a video game from Russia – – we’ve got reviews of the new films AIR and TETRISon this episode along with news from a galaxy far, far away. In a sampling of upcoming cinema in our Trailer Tapas portion of the show, we talk about POLITE SOCIETY. Rounding out the…
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We’ve got reviews of two feature directorial debuts on this episode. First, we talk about actor turned writer/director Jesse Eisenberg’s WHEN YOU FINISH SAVING THE WORLD starring Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard. Our second debut is the film PINBALL: THE MAN WHO SAVED THE GAME starring Mike Faist. Speaking of saving…we saved our thoughts on the recent slap-free…
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Michael B. Jordan is back in the ring with CREED III now in theaters. Alan & Chris discuss the film and then cover TO LESLIE which received a surprise best actress nomination for star Andrea Riseborough. In an another round of Trailer Tapas we cover the recently released promos for TETRIS & HAUNTED MANSION. Looking for…
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ANT-MAN & THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA officially kicks off the fifth phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Our hosts discuss their thoughts on the film as well as the drama LIVING featuring an Oscar-nominated performance by Billy Nighy. In a super-size version of Trailer Tapas Alan & Chris take a look at four new trailers for upcoming…
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The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards have been announced. Alan & Chris share their thoughts on the nominations, review two of the nominees for Best Picture (TÁR & TRIANGLE OF SADNESS) as well as discuss M. Night Shyamalan’s new film KNOCK AT THE CABIN. Recommendations: “Rosaline”, “All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)”, “Glass Onion:…
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After a fourteen-year hiatus director, James Cameron is back with his new film AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER. Alan & Chris discuss the latest happenings on the planet (or is it a moon?) of Pandora before returning to Earth to visit a really cool movie theater in Sam Mendes’ EMPIRE OF LIGHT starring Olivia Colman. Next on…
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Damien Chazelle’s BABYLON and Darren Aronofsky’s THE WHALE. With both films being released near the close of 2022 hopes of little golden statues were likely dancing in the heads of the studios. Alan & Chris review both releases as well as give their Top 5 Films of 2022. If you’re looking for the traditional segments of movie news…
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Two filmmakers have turned out recent films that examine their childhoods. In this episode, we review Steven Spielberg’s THE FABELMANS and James Gray’s ARMAGEDDON TIME. In the show’s news section, we discuss the recent announcement of the Golden Globes nominees and the release of the newly revised Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time list. Concluding the…
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With two films that center around food and eating did we miss an opportunity by not discussing them in a special Thanksgiving episode? Considering the movies reviewed are BONES & ALL and THE MENU it might be better that we waited until after the holiday. Also on this episode are bits of cinematic news and recommendations…
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BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER has hit cineplexes nationwide. Our hosts share their thoughts and then opt for two additional reviews due to the dearth of silver-screen news they were able to find online. Fear not – we’ll try and dig up some news for our next installment. Instead, we discuss the indie dramatic thriller BREAKING starring John Boyega…
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