It may not be obvious to our listeners but we do usually put quite a lot of thought into our choices for each weeks podcast, whether it's to link the main feature and kids tv programme thematically or to ensure we have an even distribution of the types and genres of movies we review. That same level of planning is often true of the Top 5 category, although this week I heard Sidey say something in the midweek mention and thought 'that will make a great top 5' so here we are with the Top 5 Title Drops in movies.
Oscar winner Charlie Kaufman wrote and directed the 2015 movie ANOMALISA. The story is surprisingly simple in comparison to Kaufman's other high-concept work and follows 24 hours in the life of Michael Stone (David Thewlis), a motivational speaker specialising in customer service who cannot connect or relate to other people. When he hears Lisa (Jennifer Jason leigh) in the hotel corridor, Michael believes he has found someone to spend the rest of his life with. Of course this being a Charlie Kaufman joint, things are not quite that simple. A profound examination of middle-aged male depression and loneliness, the movie manages to say a lot about a subject where few fear to tread.
My youngest recommended Rainbow Rangers so we decided to watch it. I must tell you now that regrettably I have had to ask her to find somewhere else to live on the strength of this recommendation. Rainbow Rangers follows the adventures of seven 9-year old girls with superpowers who protect the Earth and its resources from those who would seek to damage them. With a mission statement which includes protecting animals (yet they seem to have enslaved some sort of unicorn named Floof), strong environmental themes, girl power etc. this could easily have been a hidden gem. Unfortunately Rainbow Rangers lacks any originality, suffers from terrible design and lacklustre animation and the voice cast sound like they are all about to die from boredom. Give this one a wide berth - but do listen to us slate it.
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