Episodes

  • Episode 183: Blitz, Layla, Wicked with Malcolm Washington and Danielle Deadwyler
    Nov 24 2024

    This week, Amon speaks to Malcolm Washington and Danielle Deadwyler about his feature debut THE PIANO LESSON (04:16) and we review Steve McQueen's World War II epic BLITZ (20:40), Amrou Al-Kadhi's drag queen rom-com LAYLA (43:38).

    Plus, in our HOT TAKE (54:01), we take a spoilerific look at Jon M. Chu's WICKED PART ONE.

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    Music by ⁠The Last Skeptik⁠

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 182: Gladiator II special with Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Fred Hechinger and Harry Gregson-Williams
    Nov 17 2024

    This week, we gather for a GLADIATOR II special!

    Amon speaks to stars Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Fred Hechinger (08:37), and composer Harry Gregson-Williams (01:02:07), while we give our thumbs up or thumbs down on Ridley Scott’s swords and sandals sequel (36:54).

    And, in our HOT TAKE, we dive into some spoilers, just like those sharks diving into the Colosseum (01:19:04).


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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • Episode 181: The Piano Lesson, Bird, No Other Land
    Nov 10 2024

    This week, we review the Washington family's August Wilson adaptation THE PIANO LESSON (06:20), Andrea Arnold's latest coming-of-age drama BIRD (22:54), and Berlinale-winning Palestinian documentary NO OTHER LAND (38:20).

    And, in our HOT TAKE (52:03), Star Wars: Episodes 10-12 are reportedly in the works and Simon Kinberg is set to write the trilogy. We have thoughts…

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Episode 180: Anora, Heretic, with Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui
    Nov 3 2024

    This week, Hanna speaks to directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui about their documentary SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY (11:59), while we take a whirlwind trip through Sean Baker’s ANORA (27:17) and try to outsmart Hugh Grant in theological horror HERETIC (46:41).

    And, in our HOT TAKE (01:01:55), we ask why Quentin Tarantino doesn’t want to watch Denis Villeneuve’s Dune movies.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Episode 179: Venom: The Last Dance, Emilia Pérez
    Oct 27 2024

    This week, we say farewell to Eddie and his bestie symbiote in VENOM: THE LAST DANCE (8:45) and take a trip to Mexico with Jacques Audiard’s musical EMILIA PÉREZ (26:16).

    And, in our HOT TAKE (45:36), we ask, why can’t Marvel seem to make a Blade movie?

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 178: The Wild Robot, The Apprentice, with Naomi Scott and Chris Sanders
    Oct 20 2024

    This week, Amon speaks to Naomi Scott about horror sequel SMILE 2 (52:46) and Chris Sanders about THE WILD ROBOT (08:31), while we review the new DreamWorks Animation (20:21) and chat THE APPRENTICE (32:29), a portrait of the early years of Donald Trump.

    And, in our HOT TAKE (01:01:23), on the back of Cynthia Erivo’s comments about Wicked fan edits, we discuss the role of memes in marketing.


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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Episode 177: Timestalker, Transformers One, with Alice Lowe
    Oct 13 2024

    This week, Hanna catches up with Alice Lowe about her latest irreverent comedy TIMESTALKER (11:01) plus we review the film (37:02) and Transformers origin story TRANSFORMERS ONE (52:10).

    And, in our HOT TAKE (01:16:19), we discuss the critique of actresses like Emma Stone who speak up about the gender disparity in Hollywood but rarely work with female directors.

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Episode 176: Joker: Folie à Deux, A Different Man, with Josh Cooley and Lorenzo di Bonaventura
    Oct 6 2024

    This week, Amon talks to TRANSFORMERS ONE director Josh Cooley and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (09:24). Then the team returns to Gotham to see if Todd Phillip's JOKER sequel, FOLIE À DEUX, was worth a revisit (31:29), and we take a sojourn to New York City for A DIFFERENT MAN starring Sebastian Stan (50:38).

    Plus, in our HOT TAKE (01:06:30), we discuss the news that studios are now employing fandom focus groups to avoid upsetting toxic fans. Read the Variety article here: https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/star-wars-lord-of-the-rings-bridgerton-toxic-fans-hollywood-response-1236166736/

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    1 hr and 21 mins