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Oscar's PodcaastSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, with Daniel Berrios (The Movies)In this episode, podcaster Daniel Berrios joins the pod to chat about Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). It's a change of pace as we review a new release, and Oscar's only slated film credit for the year.
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You can follow Oscar's Podcaast on Twitter @OscarsPodcaast. This podcast is presented by The Daily Drunk, so yo...2023-06-131h 20
The MoviesS2E32. John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) dir. Chad StahelskiThere's a moment in the opening sequence of JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 where Lawrence Fishburne facilitates a ripoff of a shot in LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. Yes, THAT shot. The most iconic in the movie and one of the most iconic in film history. No spoilers, obviously.
Of course, director Chad Stahelski knows he's aping one of the all-time grand epics. But that's the point. That shot points his metaphorical bat to right-center field, and such as Babe Ruth did, it signals the home run to come.
I speak not in hyperbole, because this is one of the rare occasions where...2023-04-0535 min
The MoviesS2E31. Interview w/director Kyra Elise Gardner (LIVING WITH CHUCKY)It's an exciting time here at The Movies!
I reviewed LIVING WITH CHUCKY a few episodes back, but today, I get to talk with the director, Kyra Elise Gardner! We chat about the process of turning her 2017 short THE DOLLHOUSE into a full feature, the nature of collaborating with others on such a personal project, the way making the movie has affected her outlook on her childhood w/a father in the film industry and so much more!
Infinite thanks to Emma Griffith for facilitating the interview and, of course, Kyra for taking the time...2023-04-0118 min
The MoviesS2E30. Make Believe Seattle #5: Polaris (2023) dir. Kirsten CarthewMy Make Believe Seattle Film Festival coverage comes to an end with Kirsten Carthew's POLARIS, a sci-fi survival thriller set in a future where the world's blanketed in ice. Sumi (Viva Lee) is a young girl raised by a mother polar bear. It's a happy life, where Sumi gets to be one with nature. However, a group of marauders, hellbent on gathering every resource for themselves, chops down trees and hunts Sumi's mother for her coat.
You mess with a little girl's mom, you get a neverending fountain of vengeance. And what a glorious vengeance it is.
...2023-03-3116 minThe MoviesS2E29. Living With Chucky (2023) dir. Kyra Elise GardnerLIVING WITH CHUCKY is Kyra Elise Gardner's documentary detailing not only the history of the CHILD'S PLAY horror franchise (about a serial killer who possesses a doll via voodoo to keep from dying, and if you think that's weird, that's the tip of the iceberg) but also celebrating the families, both biological and found, who've bonded through the fulfilling yet arduous experiences of making these goofy counterculture masterpieces. Yeah, I said it: masterpieces. @ me if you must.
25-year-old Kyra Gardner is the daughter of animatronics, special effects, producer and makeup guru Tony Gardner, who entered the franchise...2023-03-3039 minThe MoviesS2E28. Make Believe Seattle #4: Mister Organ (2022) dir. David FarrierThe Make Believe Seattle Film Festival coverage trucks along with David Farrier's documentary "Mister Organ"! Farrier, a New Zealand-based documentarian and journalist (known for 2016's TICKLED), focuses this story on Michael Organ, an enigmatic con man known for forging documents, stealing yachts and serving $760 tickets to folks who park at Bashford Antiques' lot after close. Regarding that last point, he's not a traffic cop or anything. The owner actually hired him to just enforce these exorbitant rules. Add in multiple reports of threatening and violent behavior and Farrier now feels the need to get to the bottom of what...2023-03-3018 minThe MoviesS2E27. Malum (2023) dir. Anthony DiBlasiMALUM sees director Anthony DiBlasi reimagining his 2014 film LAST SHIFT, where a rookie cop undergoes some supernatural hazing on her first night in a decommissioned police station. Almost a decade later, DiBlasi, with the backing of Welcome Villain Films, expands on the story, introducing more lore and gore to wonderfully deranged effect, sending this claustrophobic thriller into a surreal excursion through demonic realms.
When Jessica Loren (Jessica Sula) volunteers to work her first shift at a decommissioned police station, infamously the place where her hero cop father Will (Eric Olson) gunned down his fellow...2023-03-3020 minThe MoviesS2E26. Make Believe Seattle #3: The Third Saturday in October (2022) dir. Jay BurlesonNo, I didn't make a typo. THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER should, according to what I was told in the press email, be watched - AFTER - THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER PART V.
I talked about PART V being my cinematic comfort food; this continues my personal legacy by replicating the way I watched the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET movies: out of order. I caught DREAM WARRIORS first on IFC. I can only imagine how limited a '70s/'80s kid source of movie knowledge and access must've been. Hell, I had Netflix sending me DVDs. Back then...2023-03-2818 minThe MoviesS2E25. Make Believe Seattle #2: The Third Saturday in October Part V (2022) dir. Jay BurlesonMy coverage of the Make Believe Seattle Film Festival continues with a slasher throwback double-feature!
Jay Burleson's "The Third Saturday in October Part V" pays homage to '70s/'80s slasher sequels of the less-good variety, the "A New Beginning," "The Dream Child" kind. When a serial killer, infamous for surviving his execution, returns to a small Alabama town (for like the 4th time), a group of friends enjoying the college football game of the year are his next target.
It's gory. It's goofy. It's my cinematic comfort food. AND it's self-aware? Come on, what more can you ask...2023-03-2818 minThe MoviesS2E24. Make Believe Seattle #1: Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out (2023) dir. Jake Van WagonerMake Believe Seattle is a genre film festival celebrating their inaugural year this weekend (March 23-26)! Thanks to Ted Geoghegan, I have the opportunity to cover six titles for this year's run, releasing the reviews as a miniseries on THE MOVIES.
First up is the festival's Opening Night selection, Jake Van Wagoner's ALIENS ABDUCTED MY PARENTS AND NOW I FEEL KINDA LEFT OUT.
Don't worry. It also took me a couple tries to say that title right out loud.
The movie follows Itsy (Emma Tremblay), an aspiring teenage journalist frustrated by her family's...2023-03-2422 minThe MoviesS2E23. Scream VI (2023) dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler GillettI'm a fan of metaphorical comparisons, so let's launch this one: I think Radio Silence (directing duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett) wants SCREAM VI to be the franchise's THE LAST JEDI, when it's really THE RISE OF SKYWALKER.
Characters are brought back for little reason other than their actor is free. The franchise's legacy is discussed to such an arduous extent that the characters literally talk about themselves as part of a franchise. These aren't characters; they're mouthpieces for Redditer theories and YouTube thinkpieces. What small arcs are originally crafted are mostly abandoned in service of repeating...2023-03-2330 minThe MoviesS2E22. The Worst Ones (2023) dir. Lise Akoka and Romane GueretTHE WORST ONES is an eye-catching title. It conjures, in my mind, that scene from Guy Ritchie's THE GENTLEMEN when Colin Farrell gives four shithead teens a verbal and physical lashing in a restaurant. These kids are boisterous and braggadocious as fuck until challenged by someone who clearly knows what they're doing. That's when the insecurity all spills out. That's the tragedy and comedy of it all.
Lise Akoka & Romane Gueret's movie balances on a similar tightrope. There are both meta and autobiographical notes to it all, as the duo actually worked with hundreds of children in...2023-03-2121 minThe MoviesS2E21. 65 (2023) dir. Scott Beck and Bryan WoodsThese guys, Beck and Woods, love themselves a concept. They write A QUIET PLACE, where making any noise sentences you to monstrous death, so in order to survive the movie, you've gotta shut the absolute fuck up.
Now, they return, not only as writers, but also directors with 65, which plays like a 10-year-old's trip down the rabbit hole.
"DUDE. Who'd win in a fight, a spaceman or a dinosaur?"
"Dinosaur all day!"
"But the space guy has a laser shotgun and tiny marble grenades!"
Argue this over the span of two recesses & this movie's foundation is already set. What's left...2023-03-2133 minThe MoviesS2E20. Slipstream (1989) dir. Steven Lisberger | For Dakota |This episode exists because last December, my best friend Dakota messaged me a picture of a platinum blond, bearded, trench-coat donning BADASS Mark Hamill. He followed the pic with "do this review!"
Challenge accepted.
So here, we have SLIPSTREAM, a 1989 venture from Steven Lisberger (best known for directing 1982's TRON), about a post-apocalyptic future where nature's revenge on humanity's pollution has led to earthquakes, floods and an uncontrollable river of wind called the Slipstream. In this world, a man accused of murder (Bob Peck) is chased by two bounty hunters (Mark Hamill & Kitty Aldridge). When...2023-03-1923 minThe MoviesS2E19. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) dir. Peyton Reed | For Kami |ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA is exactly what you think it is: a big, dumb roller coaster ride where you whiz past crowds of aliens on the way to save your family [I mean, Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), the Wasp (Evangeline Lilly), Cassie (Kathryn Newton from what must be Earth 615, because where's Emma Fuhrmann from AVENGERS: ENDGAME?), Janet van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) & Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) aren't your real blood, but they make you feel at home.].
There's a big bad in Kang (Jonathan Majors), known in this Quantum Realm as The Conqueror. He's dope, and Majors flexes different muscles than...2023-03-1226 minThe MoviesS2E18. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) dir. Jimmy "The Sure Bet" CameronAVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER is the next step in James Cameron's crusade to take over the box office, one blue Smurf-cat at a time. This sequel sees Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) & Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) raising a family of four and leading the Forest People. When a familiar foe returns for revenge, the family's forced to run, finding refuge among the Sea People. In learning these new customs and fighting off intruders, the family finds, as Jake Sully says, that they are a fortress.
Or some shit like that. As a writer, Cameron's hit or miss. At his best, he...2023-03-1218 minThe MoviesS2E17. Triangle of Sadness (2022) dir. Ruben ÖstlundWe're closing in on the last two Best Picture nominees before Sunday night's Academy Awards show! Today on the docket: Ruben Östlund's TRIANGLE OF SADNESS.
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS fires off every satirical shot at the uber-wealthy you can imagine. This might be a detriment to those who want a more focused approach. To bring back a CREED III reference, other folks might want a right hook instead of a flurry of jabs.
However, this is my show, and I'm a jabber. Give me a barrage of commentary about how the fashion industry sells class divide, n...2023-03-0731 minThe MoviesS2E16. Creed III (2023) dir. Michael B. JordanCREED III represents a pivot in the ROCKY franchise. This ninth entry is the first not to feature Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa. As such, this officially entrusts Michael B. Jordan, from both in front of and behind the camera, with the reins to the story.
In a way, Adonis Creed (Jordan) now holds the reins to his story. The now-retired champion enjoys his family life with wife Bianca (Tessa Thompson) and daughter Amara (Mila Davis-Kent). Instead of fighting, Creed manages his own fighters at Delphi Boxing Academy, his father's old stomping grounds.
When childhood...2023-03-0633 minThe MoviesS2E15. Cocaine Bear (2023) dir. Elizabeth BanksThe universe has a sense of humor. I know this because right now, in theaters, I have the opportunity to find a marquee where the phrases COCAINE BEAR and JESUS REVOLUTION can sit side by side.
What a time to be alive.
And for a title so brashly blatant (here I go with the alliteration again, Lord) as COCAINE BEAR, I'd expect for the movie to be as simple as humanly possible. It's a bear. It does coke. It goes on a woodland rampage.
Simple.
I don't need a story about...2023-03-0219 minThe MoviesS2E14. Barbarian (2022) dir. Zach Cregger | For Laura Jane Grace |Zach Cregger's BARBARIAN is one of those rare movies you simply just have to see. Describing it really doesn't do it justice. I mean the logline is simple - a lady goes to the Airbnb from Hell - but like a good Stephen King story, the magic lies in the how. (As I type, this would make a really good double-feature with last year's THE BLACK PHONE. The King connection rings loud and strong.)
If you've heard anything about this, you know folks tell you to go in knowing as little as possible. As such, I'm not g...2023-03-0251 minThe MoviesS2E13. In Four Films: Leah Carlson-DownieWelcome back to IN FOUR FILMS, the show where film lovers share the movies that make them who they are! Today, I've the enormous pleasure of welcoming Leah Carlson-Downie, pop culture writer and podcaster extraordinaire. If you're a fan of vampires and Oscar Isaac, Fang Club and Oscar's Podcaast are the shows for you.
Leah's picks span genres, decades; She's a renaissance woman, educating herself on cinema to its deepest profundities. This is a woman with smarts, taste and a wicked sense of humor. Stay tuned for a fun-as-fuck episode!
SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) dir. Billy Wilder
1776 (1972) dir. Peter M...2023-02-252h 34The MoviesS2E12. The Fabelmans (2022) dir. Steven SpielbergIf you're to ask "Who's the greatest living American director?", I think the answers often lie in one of two camps: Martin Scorsese or Steven Spielberg. It's the "Beatles or Stones?" question for movie nerds. And while Scorsese has firmly wormed his way into my heart, I always respect Spielberg. Maybe it's the kind of respect that comes with making capital-C Classics: JAWS, SCHINDLER'S LIST, JURASSIC PARK, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK.
However, it wasn't until Susan Lacy's 2017 documentary "Spielberg" (a must-watch on HBO Max, like...right now) that I stopped seeing the director as the - d...2023-02-2342 minThe MoviesS2E11. All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) dir. Edward BergerEdward Berger's adaptation of ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT just took the Best Film prize at the BAFTAs on Sunday, February 19, the day before my review was scheduled to drop.
Coincidence? I think not.
The movie more than earns its flowers, injecting us straight into the point of view of Paul (Felix Kammerer) a teenage German soldier trying to survive trench warfare on the Western Front during WWI.
Paul enters an exuberant boy yearning for glory; He's molded into a weary survivor, cynical of reports that an armistice is nearing completion. There's no...2023-02-2022 minThe MoviesS2E10. Women Talking (2022) dir. Sarah PolleyWOMEN TALKING is GREAT, the version applicable to "one of the greats." It works for the same reasons that 12 ANGRY MEN works: its variety and depth of character, razor-sharp dialogue, a flawless execution of form (editing, cinematography, blocking) and its fiercest commitment to gentle, honest discussion. This movie's about the aftermath of rape, the events that lead to its excusal. It's about the way we educate our children on gender as it relates to who's in charge. It's about how carefully we need to approach forgiveness, lest it be misconstrued as permission. (I stole that line from the movie, bu...2023-02-1828 minThe MoviesS2E9. Elvis (2022) dir. Baz LuhrmannWelcome back to THE MOVIES' coverage of this year's Best Picture nominees!
Baz Luhrmann's ELVIS is a raucous, opulent look at the life of Elvis Presley (Austin Butler), America's first modern pop star. From humble beginnings to inexplicably lavish fame, Elvis is certain of only one thing: He needs to sing. He's compelled to dance. He's obsessed with performance. Whether his manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks), will or won't weaponize those needs against him to make an absurd amount of riches at the detriment of his health matters not. For Elvis, music is the language of the spirit, the c...2023-02-1332 minThe MoviesS2E8. The Outwaters (2023) dir. Robbie BanfitchTHE OUTWATERS is most easily described as 'sensory overload,' a found footage horror flick whose second half pummels with almost complete darkness, sans a single flashlight acting as an iris revealing fucked-up shit. The sound work shrieks, warbles, layers in multiple voices: a pulse-pounding array of noise that mimics what it's like to feel someone else's panic attacks.
The movie starts as four friends venturing into the desert to make a music video, but when an unknown axed assailant attacks their campsite, the movie essentially explodes, sending filmmaker Robbie (Robbie Banfitch in one of those moves where the characters a...2023-02-1122 minThe MoviesS2E7. Top Gun Maverick (2022) dir. Joseph KosinskiTOP GUN: MAVERICK sees Naval Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) doing what Tom Cruise (character/actor interchangeable) does best: testing human limitations beyond all absurdity. In this case, he's gonna get in a jet and go fwoosh faster than any motherfucker who's ever fwooshed before. But this time, he's gonna train others to do the same. On one hand, it's a way for him to ensure his legacy after time finally calls in its debts, but on the other, it's a redemption for Mav's guilt regarding the death of his wingman. Can I just consider this the most financially...2023-02-1135 minThe MoviesS2E6. Infinity Pool (2023) dir. Brandon CronenbergINFINITY POOL is what happens when Brandon Cronenberg turns HOTEL CALIFORNIA into A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. Married couple James & Em Foster (Alexander Skarsgard & Cleopatra Coleman) travels to a luxury island resort, becomes friendly with another couple, Gabi & Alban Bauer (Mia Goth & Jalil Lespert) who invite them to spicy off-resort adventures, and as is the case for those who fuck around, they find out. What follows is a swirly slide of moral depravity and soul-exorcising sin. It's a beautiful, fucked-up horror picture. INFINITY POOL is A Daniel Berrios Movie (trademark).
Deftones' CEREMONY music video directed by Leigh Whannell: https://www.youtube.com...2023-01-3049 minThe MoviesS2E5. Landlocked (2023) dir. Paul OwensLANDLOCKED
tells the story of Mason (Mason Owens) returning to his childhood home, a year after his father's death, to claim any items of value before the house's demolition. He finds an old VHS camera, looks through the viewfinder and sees himself as a child playing in the room. There's no tape. Wherever Mason points, a memory plays, even events he wasn't present for. He grows obsessed with recording these memories, even as he captures mysterious spectres staring at him in the background. Writer/director Paul Owens integrates his family's home videos into this narrative, going so far as to...2023-01-2817 minThe MoviesS2E4. M3GAN (2023) dir. Gerard JohnstoneM3GAN takes the concept of the killer doll movie into the 21st Century, improving on plastic and AA batteries with ever-learning AI, a world-class wardrobe and a fuckton of sass. What starts out as an emotional therapy robot for recently orphaned Cady (Violet McGraw) turns horrific as M3GAN (Amie Donald & Jenna Davis) takes her directive to protect Cady at all costs way too literally. M3GAN creator and aunt-turned-guardian Gemma (Allison Williams) is the only one who starts to see the cracks in M3GAN's otherwise flawless exterior, worrying for Cady's safety.
Yes, this sounds l...2023-01-2723 minThe MoviesS2E3. In Four Films: Amanda GuarragiWelcome back to another episode of "In Four Films," the segment where film lovers discuss the four movies that make them who they are!
Today features an ever-occupied lady: Amanda Guarragi, editor-in-chief of Candid Cinema. She's also part of Geek Bomb, Cinemania World, The Suit Up Geeks, 1st Reviews - she's EVERYWHERE. Regaling me with stories of watching Scorsese and Fincher flicks at inappropriate ages, tearfully meeting Rob Reiner at TIFF & how Ben Affleck's influence got her into film school, she was nothing but warm, funny and open. If you don't already know her, you should.
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Amanda's four films a...2023-01-201h 22The MoviesS2E2. The 2022 Movies That Stuck With MeIt's one of my favorite times of the year, the moment where I reflect back on last year's movies that swirled around fondly in my brain and celebrate them! These are the 2022 movies that stuck with me, in alphabetical order.
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AmbuLAnce dir. Michael Bay
The Banshees of Inisherin dir. Martin McDonagh
Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths dir. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Bodies Bodies Bodies dir. Halina Reijn
Everything Everywhere All At Once dir. DANIELS
The Northman dir. Robert Eggers
Pinocchio dir. Guillermo Del Toro
She Said dir. Maria Schrader
Tár dir. Todd Field
The Whale dir. D...2023-01-011h 07The MoviesS2E1. The Movies: Season 2Welcome to Season 2 of The Movies! December 26, 2021 saw me publish the very first episode of this show, a review of George Clooney's THE TENDER BAR (which I still highly recommend). It's been a whole year and 60 episodes later. Jesus.
This inaugural episode is a mix of thank-yous and what-to-expects, so hop in and let's kick this season off with a bang! More reviews! More interviews! Better audio quality! Fat stacks of cash! World peace! Sky's the limit.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themoviespodcast...2022-12-2612 minThe Movies61. In Four Films: Nicole AckmanMerry Christmas Eve and welcome back to "In Four Films," the segment where we learn about fellow film lovers through the four films that make them who they are. On today's episode, multi-hyphenate, historian, managing editor of Oscars Central and overall Renaissance woman Nicole Ackman comes onto The Movies to talk ANASTASIA, TITANIC, THE GREAT GATSBY (Baz Luhrmann's version) and Greta Gerwig's LITTLE WOMEN. This episode runs longer than it took the actual Titanic to sink, so grab some snacks, strap in and enjoy an education from a lady who enjoys quippy lovers and the failings of American capitalism like...2022-12-242h 58The Movies60. The Whale (2022) dir. Darren AronofskyDarren Aronofsky's THE WHALE, adapted from Samuel L Hunter's play, by Hunter himself, shows a week in the life of Charlie (a magnificent Brendan Fraser), a reclusive English teacher who, during years of grieving his lost love, Alan, harms himself by overeating. Charlie's gained hundreds of pounds, requiring mobility devices to get around his apartment; He doesn't even step out to his front porch. When best friend and home nurse Liz (Hong Chau as the movie's MVP) informs Charlie his high blood pressure and heart health is fatal, he reaches out to estranged daughter Ellie (an antipathetic-as-nuclear-armageddon Sadie Sink...2022-12-2336 minThe Movies59. Wildcat (2022) dir. Trevor Frost & Melissa LeshWILDCAT follows British veteran Harry Turner as he, suffering from chronic depression and PTSD, escapes all facets of his regular life and moves to a Peruvian section of the Amazon. There, he teams with American conservationist and ecologist Samantha Zwicker to help raise a baby ocelot. Sure, this documentary has cute, fuzzy cats, but what makes this special to me? It's a movie about, as my wife puts it, the healing effects of parenting. As Harry and Samantha raise baby Keanu for 18 months, until his release and reintroduction into the wild, the process allows them opportunities to face and...2022-12-1929 minThe Movies58. Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022) dir. Alejandro González IñárrituSilverio Gama (Daniel Gimenez Cacho) is a multi-hyphenate. Not only is he an acclaimed journalist and documentarian, he also finds himself caught between multiple identities. Is he a champion of Mexican culture, a shining example of national pride? Or is he an Americanized bridge between two countries, useful for political maneuvering? Is it more likely he's just something else entirely? This labyrinthine odyssey through his psyche, insecurities and idiosyncrasies is what BARDO follows, and man, I can't use the term "fever dream" as a higher compliment.
Carlos Aguilar's NYT feature on Daniel Gimenez Cacho...2022-12-1925 minThe Movies57. Pinocchio (2022) dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark GustafsonGuillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson's PINOCCHIO is not the Disney version. It's a meditation on damn near everything Del Toro's been talking about for decades: the virtues of disobedience in a corrupt society, the all-consuming, ceaseless effects of violence, the cyclical forging of sons through their fathers and fathers through their sons, the celebration of misfits and their unique perspectives on the world and the systems that control them. Plus, it's done in painstakingly detailed stop-motion? Like took-more-than-two-and-a-half-years-to-shoot-detail. It's fuckin' magnificent.
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Instagram...2022-12-1534 minThe Movies56. Something From Tiffany's (2022) dir. Daryl WeinRomance and Christmas go together like hot chocolate and candy canes. What doesn't go together so well, in SOMETHING FROM TIFFANY'S, are car accidents and identical packaging, because those phenomena allow Rachel (Zoey Deutch) to receive a Tiffany's engagement ring (It's fucking huge) intended for Ethan's (Kendrick Sampson) girlfriend. Now, Ethan has to tell Rachel, who, by the way, he's just met yesterday, that her ring is not hers and that her boyfriend, Gary (Ray Nicholson), totally just coasted on his grand gesture. But Rachel's so sweet and giving. Her smile just beams from cheek to cheek and she loves...2022-12-1026 minThe Movies55. She Said (2022) dir. María SchraderMaria Schrader's "She Said" recounts the New York Times investigation of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's myriad of abuses against women: sexual assault, rape, harassment, bullying and the NDA-equipped settlements used to legally silence the victims. Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) & Jody Kantor (Zoe Kazan) break the story, trying to persuade ex-Miramax employees like Zelda Perkins (Samantha Morton) and Laura Madden (Jennifer Ehle) to go on the record. This is just one of those stories; Once one person comes forward, within seconds, the floodgates burst into splinters. It's one of the year's best films. | End Song: "Black Me Out" - Against Me...2022-11-3043 minThe Movies54. A Christmas Story Christmas (2022) dir. Clay KaytisRalphie's back in A CHRISTMAS STORY CHRISTMAS, the sequel to the 1983 classic! However, it's no longer Ralphie; it's Ralph (Peter Billingsley), grown-ass struggling writer, husband and father of two kids, Parker. Why's everybody named Parker out here struggling in the big city? Anyway, when Ralph learns of his father's death, he bears the additional responsibility of making sure his family's Christmas is the best it's ever been. Sure, he's jobless and usually tends to respond to adversity in bumbling form, but he's got this! I mean, this time, he really has no other choice... | Follow Daniel on: Twitter - @TheMovies...2022-11-2732 minThe Movies53. Kevin Smith's FilmographyHappy Thanksgiving! This episode fulfills a request made by my friend Matt (Twitter handle: @DarthRandal92), who's a MASSIVE Kevin Smith fan. He wanted me to cover 1994's CLERKS, but I didn't quite see that review alone as a fitting "thank you" for Matt's listenership and support over this year, so I watched/reviewed ALL FOURTEEN KEVIN SMITH FLICKS. Twas a large project, but I became a Kevin Smith fan in the process, so thank you, Matty. This one's for you. 2022-11-262h 32The Movies52. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) dir. Ryan CooglerA few years ago, I wrote, regarding their involvement in AVENGERS: ENDGAME, that the Russo Brothers had the most thankless, difficult job in Hollywood. I mean, putting a bow on a decade's worth of loosely connected movies with a library's worth of characters? Tough. But Ryan Coogler has BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER. Chadwick Boseman's death serves as an atom bomb to this movie and no conversation about this will ever be able to avoid the art-imitating-life parallel. So Coogler has to honor Boseman and his character, T'Challa, as heroes in their own rights. He's gotta follow up one of...2022-11-2038 minThe Movies51. In Four Films: Morgan RobertsWelcome to another segment of "In Four Films," the interview show where you learn about critics, writers and film-lovers through the four movies that make them...them! Today, Morgan Roberts (whose work can be found on Filmotomy, The Cherry Picks, In Their Own League) joins the show, talking all things Catholic and mumblecore. More specifically, her movies are:
The Trouble With Angels (1966) dir. Ida Lupino
Beauty and the Beast (1991) dir. Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise
Your Sister's Sister (2011) dir. Lynn Shelton
Lady Bird (2017) dir. Greta Gerwig
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Follow...2022-11-172h 01The Movies50. The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) dir. Martin McDonaghTHE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN is a break-up story. Not of lovers, but of friends, which is even sadder, somehow? Especially with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as the leads. Maybe it's because these kinds of breakups aren't so common. Maybe it's because this doesn't occupy as much cultural real estate as romantic break-ups. I guess, then, that Martin McDonagh's doing us all a favor writing and directing this thing. It partially opened up a few wounds, some self-inflicted. Who would've thought a silly movie with donkeys, severed limbs and the English replacement of "eh" instead of "uh" would be...2022-11-1024 minThe Movies49. Tár (2022) dir. Todd FieldTÁR is titled after Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett), world-famous composer and conductor, an icon in the Western classical music sphere. This story follows her fall from grace. It's less a "fall" and more of Tár circling the drain made from the slippery consequences of her fucked-up actions. On Twitter, I called it a "darkly comedic egomaniacal excursion to the humble pie factory," which, as I type this, conjures the image of Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka shrieking in the LSD hell tunnel. Now, imagine that shriek internalized and viciously stifled, and that resembles Cate Blanchett's face throughout this mov...2022-11-0728 minThe Movies48. Life After Beth (2014) dir. Jeff BaenaLIFE AFTER BETH is about twenty-something Zach (Dane Dehaan), who discovers his recently deceased girlfriend Beth (Aubrey Plaza) has inexplicably resurrected, much to the nervous and understandably paranoid, though grateful, surprise of her parents (John C. Reilly and Molly Shannon). As the couple explore their second chance to say and do the things and activities previously left unsaid, Zach notices Beth has changed since her last life, and not for the better... | Follow Daniel on Twitter: @The Movies_Pod
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themoviespodcast/message2022-11-0623 minThe Movies47. We're all Going to the World's Fair (2022) dir. Jane SchoenbrunWe're All Going to the World's Fair is a horror film written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun. In it, a teen girl named Casey (Anna Cobb in her film debut) shares her experience playing an online role-playing horror game called "The World's Fair Challenge." Others document the disturbing changes happening to their bodies as their games go on, and Casey's experience is no different. With only a mysterious man named JLB (Michael J. Rogers), whose identity is filtered through Skype calls and a creepy profile photo, as her guide, Casey has to figure out what's happening to her before...2022-11-0428 minThe Movies46. My Best Friend's Exorcism (2022) dir. Damon Thomas"My Best Friend's Exorcism," directed by Damon Thomas, based on the book by Grady Hendrix, is about two teen best friends, Gretchen (Amiah Miller) and Abby (Elsie Fisher), who are best friends doing their damnedest to survive high school in the 80s. That's hard enough, but after Gretchen is possessed by a demon? I don't even think Culture Club and fro-yo's gonna do the trick. It's gonna have to be Abby, equipped with the power of the kind of friendship that's less than a spouse, but more than a sister. And I guess a little holy water won't hurt...2022-10-2520 minThe Movies45. The Black Phone (2022) dir. Scott DerricksonTHE BLACK PHONE, adapted from a Joe Hill short story, follows Finney (Mason Thames), a preteen boy attempting to escape the basement of his captor (Ethan Hawke), a child killer wearing a devil's mask. There's not much in the basement: a mattress, a toilet, a disconnected black phone on the wall. But one night, the phone rings, and who's on the other end will change Finney's fate forever. Tense shit, I know, but if you wanna watch a kickass coming-of-age horror flick, you've come to the right place. | Follow Daniel on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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Send in a voice message...2022-10-2225 minThe Movies44. Hellraiser (2022) dir. David BrucknerThe horror remake train keeps chugging as David Bruckner takes a crack at Clive Barker's HELLRAISER! This version diverts from the 1987 film as it follows a woman (Odessa A'zion) who stumbles across a puzzle box while looting an eccentric (and sadistic) billionaire's secret stash. Little does she know that each step of solving the puzzle summons extra-dimensional heralds of hell who only crave the extremes of experience...mostly pain. Actually, I don't think they want anything other than some sort of pain. Except maybe the guy whose face is sliced off sans teeth. That guy seems like he likes to...2022-10-1325 minThe Movies43. X (2022) dir. Ti WestTi West's "X" is a special movie, man. It's got all the trappings of a '70s exploitation flick: big hair and bold makeup, chunky gore and a thick layer of grime. Simple premise - A crew rents out a farmhouse for a few days to shoot a porno. While they're there, the creepy owners get right to terrorizing everyone. But what makes "X" work is the "how," the atmosphere that never quite lets me settle into this world. The characters don't always act the way you'd expect. A scene can play out tender, comedic and disturbing within the...2022-10-1122 minThe Movies42. Smile (2022) dir. Parker FinnSMILE follows therapist Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) as she investigates an eerie curse. After witnessing one of her patients commit suicide, wearing a ghoulish grin as she did it, Rose is plagued by hallucinations, sightings of ghastly strangers wearing the exact same evil smile. Realizing she may be next to die, she recruits an ex-flame detective (Kyle Gallner) to try and save herself from a horrific fate. | Follow Daniel on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themoviespodcast/message2022-10-0720 minThe Movies41. Southland Tales (2006) dir. Richard Kelly | RECOMMENDED BY @TheLiamGaughanLeave it to Liam (follow him on Twitter @TheLiamGaughan) to recommend something wild, like nothing I've really ever seen before. Richard Kelly's SOUTHLAND TALES is a soup of genre in service of a satirical take on post 9-11 America and its increasingly (to a ludicrous degree) conservative outlook. It follows an amnesiac actor (Dwayne Johnson) hunting for "the truth" through his new screenplay, a racist cop searching for his long-lost twin brother (Seann William Scott), a multi-hyphenate mogul hoping to influence substantive societal change through her ventures in porn, music and reality TV (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and the inevitable...2022-09-0525 minThe Movies40. Burial (2022) dir. Ben ParkerBURIAL follows a group of Russian soldiers tasked, after WWII's end, to deliver a package to Moscow. This mission is of such importance that orders came directly from Stalin. So little people are allowed to know about this that the crew can't afford to fly or ride by train - no communication at all. Led by intelligence officer Brana (Charlotte Vega), the team finds themselves in trouble when stumbling into a Polish village full of Werewolf, German stragglers who still fight for Hitler from within the secrecy of the forest and won't hesitate to put down any Russian in...2022-09-0116 minThe Movies38. Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) dir. Anthony FabianIn MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS, Lesley Manville plays *Beanie Feldstein voice* the TITULAR ROLE, a exorbitantly generous (almost to a fault) cleaning lady living in 1950s London. After her soldier husband is reported killed in action, Mrs. Harris finds herself in a bit of a midlife crisis, wondering if the day-to-day of working for pittance followed by drinking off the strain in the pub is worth it. After stumbling across one of her clients' Christian Dior dresses, which absolutely stuns her, her mission is set. She needs to save up enough money for a little slice of glamour...2022-08-1821 minThe Movies37. Gladiator (2000) dir. Ridley Scott | RECOMMENDED BY @resa |Ridley Scott's GLADIATOR is a film to be discussed with 'magnum opus' reverence, the epic story of one man's quest to obtain vengeance for the murders of his wife and son. Set in the era of the Roman Empire, Maximus' (Russell Crowe) fall from general to slave at the hands of the emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) sees him navigate a Rome in transition, as murmurs of the empire's waning strength grow with each gladiatorial victory. As the epics-with-a-capital-E tend to do, it tackles the questions burning in our minds: How will our deeds impact others after we leave this...2022-08-1628 minThe Movies36. Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) dir. Halina ReijnBodies Bodies Bodies sees a group of 20-somethings (Rachel Sennott, Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Chase Sui Wonders, Myha'la Herrold and Pete Davidson) and 40-something Greg (Lee Pace) party at one of their parents' mansions during a hurricane. While playing the game Bodies Bodies Bodies, in which the "murderer" stalks the rest of the group, killing with a tap on the shoulder, one of the friends is actually discovered dead, neck slit. So, now the game of whodunnit turns disturbingly real. | Follow Daniel on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themoviespodcast/message2022-08-0928 minThe Movies35. In Four Films: Cassandra HagerIN FOUR FILMS is a series where I bring on friends from the film-loving community to talk about the four movies that made them who they are. These don't have to be their favorites: They can have come at a formative time, have comforted in stressful years, taught them a new way to look at films. On this episode, I talk to critic Cassandra Hager about her four films and get into an eclectic, stellar blend of horror, drama, and comedy. Her picks reveal lessons learned about the movies along the way; it's a fun listen! | Clueless (1995) dir. Amy Heckerling...2022-08-041h 53The Movies34. Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) dir. Taika WaititiThor: Love and Thunder's is the MCU's first real Dad Movie™, an absurdly constructed yet delicious stew of '80s sci-fi, hard rock, goofball comedy, horror imagery by way of Roald Dahl and Tim Burton, beefcake-whirling action, fears regarding one's death and the loss of those loved, the practical and emotional responsibilities one has towards their chosen families...and flying goats. It might not be for everyone, but I'm grateful it's for me.| Follow Daniel on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themoviespodcast/message2022-08-0137 minThe Movies33. Karmalink (2022) dir. Jake WatchelJake Watchel's Karmalink is a futuristic vision of Cambodia built on changing global powers (hint: America ain't it), a growing wealth gap and bodily modifications that augment reality without the need for a headset. In the middle of all this lies Leng Heng (Leng Heng Prak), a 13-year-old Buddhist boy who dreams of his past lives - more specifically, the golden statue of Buddha which appears in all of them. Leng Heng teams up with street-smart teen orphan Srey Leak (Srey Leak Chhith) to find the statue, sell it and use the profits to keep his family home from being...2022-07-2820 minThe Movies32. The Righteous (2022) dir. Mark O'BrienThe Righteous is a religious psychological thriller about a priest (Henry Czerny) who, after suffering an exorbitant loss, finds himself praying for God to punish him for his sins. Around this time, he welcomes an injured stranger (Mark O'Brien) into his home. The man knows little to nothing about how he was hurt or even why he was out by the priest's house in the first place. However, it doesn't take long for the priest to realize the two men's meeting isn't as random (nor benign) as first believed. The movie's a meditation on the darkest parts of the soul...2022-07-2515 minThe Movies31. Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes (2022) dir. Kevin KopackaEqual parts psychedelic and chilling, Kevin Kopacka's "Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes" follows a couple, Margot (Luisa Taraz) and Dieter (Frederik von Luttichau), as they travel to a dilapidated castle in the forest, hoping to fix and flip it for a quick profit. However, the longer they stay in the house, the more they feel the presence of the house's spirits, spectators to the couple's relationship drama. | Follow Daniel on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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The Movies25. Torn Hearts (2022) dir. Brea Grant"Torn Hearts" refers to the name of the country music duo of Jordan (Abby Quinn) and Leigh (Alexxis Lemire). The duo travels to the mansion of their reclusive idol, Harper Dutch (Katey Sagal), in hopes of getting her to write a song with them, but dark secrets of the past threaten to infect and poison the friends' relationship in the present. | Follow Daniel on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themoviespodcast/message2022-05-3014 minThe Movies23. Emergency (2022) dir. Carey WilliamsWhen Black college students and best friends Sean (RJ Cyler) and Kunle (Donald Elise Watkins) discover a blonde white girl passed out in their apartment, they scramble to get her some medical help without attracting any unwanted attention. You know what people would think of two Black teens lugging around an unconscious white girl? You know what the cops would think? Exactly.
It should be easy enough; just drop the girl off at the ER and move on. But the movies - hell, life - never makes it easy. Welcome to "Emergency." | Follow Daniel on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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Send...2022-05-2021 minThe Movies22. Everything, Everywhere, All At Once (2022) dir. DANIELSIs it too on-the-nose for two guys named Daniel to direct this Daniel's favorite movie? | Follow me on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themoviespodcast/message2022-05-1627 minThe Movies21. Daniel Blathers Giddily About THE NORTHMAN Immediately After Leaving Alamo DrafthouseRobert Eggers' "The Northman" bowled me over so hard that it compelled me not to waste any time in sharing my thoughts. So here they are, fresh from the theater! | Follow me on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themoviespodcast/message2022-05-1417 minThe Movies14. Morbius (2022) dir. Daniel EspinosaMorbius sees Jared Leto as the titular doctor-turned-vampiric-creature (and occasional Spider-Man villain) after an experiment to cure his lifelong illness goes horrifically wrong. When his secret gets into the wrong hands, Morbius must embrace his inner darkness to end up saving his world. Does this sound like 2008's THE INCREDIBLE HULK or is it just me? | Follow me on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themoviespodcast/message2022-03-3119 minThe Movies11. The Power of the Dog (2021) dir. Jane CampionPhil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch) is an asshole. He's the kind of guy who delights in picking at someone's worst insecurities, like a kid pulling a fly's wing to watch it squirm. Great rancher; he and brother George (Jesse Plemons) have built a strong company together. But God, he's a dick. So what happens when Phil comes across meek widow Rose (Kirsten Dunst) and her gentle, disinterested-in-any-machismo son Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee)? Phil does what he knows best: He picks on them. And when George starts a budding romance with Rose, Phil picks some more. And more. And more. How much can...2022-03-1426 minThe Movies10. Studio 666 (2022) dir. BJ McDonnellFoo Fighters (my favorite band) made a horror movie featuring dark-ass metal music and gnarly head trauma? Sign me up. When the Foos record their new album in a creepy mansion, the murderous history of said mansion resurfaces, its spirits ready to feast on the new souls in their domain. This may not be for everybody, but it sure is for me! | Follow me on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themoviespodcast/message2022-03-1218 minThe Movies9. Kimi (2022) dir. Steven SoderberghKIMI is a paranoid thriller about an agoraphobic woman (Zoe Kravitz) who, working quality control for a Siri-style personal assistant program, overhears a crime on one of her feeds. Determined to help, she involves herself into a deeper, darker plot, unknowingly putting herself in danger. It's a lean, kickass flick chock-full of character - appropriate for a Steven Soderbergh joint. Dude, I fucking loved this. | Follow me on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themoviespodcast/message2022-03-1119 minThe Movies8. West Side Story (2021) dir. Steven SpielbergSteven Spielberg's remake of "West Side Story" dropped on Disney + this week. I watched it to fulfill part of my series covering this year's Best Picture nominees for the Oscars. I was not a fan. Why make a love story with leads as dry as burnt toast? | Follow me on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themoviespodcast/message2022-03-0425 minThe Movies7. Another Round (2020) dir. Thomas VinterbergThomas Vinterberg's "Another Round" sees four middle-aged high school teachers inspired by a strange theory: Humans have a blood alcohol deficiency, and should be consistently buzzed (think 1-2 glasses of wine) to achieve optimal performance. They embark on this experiment, hoping to add some color and subtract some control from their drab lives. I apologize for the incoming therapy: This movie got to me, perhaps when I needed it. | Follow me on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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The Movies6. Uncharted (2022) dir. Ruben Fleischer"Uncharted," adapted from the popular series of PlayStation games, sees Tom Holland as Nathan Drake, a petty thief with a penchant for the histories of adventurers and explorers. Recruited by Victor "Sully" Sullivan (Mark Walhberg), a veteran treasure hunter, to find the multi-billion dollar Lost Treasure of Magellan, Nathan navigates a world of booby traps, rival hunters and treacherous travels to find the gold and perhaps, a little bit of greatness. | Follow Daniel Berrios on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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The Movies5. Don't Look Up (2021) dir. Adam McKayToday, I review Adam McKay's satirical black comedy "Don't Look Up" as the first entry in a series covering this year's Best Picture nominees for the 94th Academy Awards. When two astronomers (Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio) discover a planet-killing comet hurtling towards Earth, they scramble to warn everyone. Some believe them. A lot don't. Some want to wait for more information and others couldn't care less. As world leaders squabble, the comet moves ever closer. | Follow me on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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The Movies4. The Problem With Scream (2022)Last night, I watched the new "Scream," a.k.a "Scream 5," "5cream" or "Scream Part V: A New Beginning," directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. As Spike Lee says, "It wasn't my cuppa tea." Why? Because this movie mocks trends that it follows blindly. | Follow me on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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The Movies3. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) dir. Jon WattsWell, the most anticipated episode of the show is here! I share my thoughts on Spider-Man: No Way Home (sans spoilers, of course), the character's place in the MCU, my love for Spidey as a property and much, much more. | Follow me, Daniel Berrios, on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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The Movies2. The 2021 Movies That Stuck With MeLet's wrap up 2021 by talking about the movies that wouldn't leave my brain. In alphabetical order: Annette | Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes | Dune | Halloween Kills | Malignant | The Tender Bar | Tick, Tick... Boom! | Follow me on Twitter: @TheMovies_Pod
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The Movies1. The Tender Bar (2021) dir. George ClooneyWelcome to the inaugural episode of The Movies (a self-explanatory podcast)! Today's episode centers on "The Tender Bar," George Clooney's adaptation of JR Moehringer's 2005 memoir. JR (whose younger and older versions are played, respectively, by Daniel Raineri and Tye Sheridan) grows up in his grandfather's (Christopher Lloyd) house with his mother (Lily Rabe) and uncle Charlie (Ben Affleck), who owns a local bar. With no father in the picture, JR grows up under Charlie's tutelage, learning how to be an avid reader, captivating writer and most importantly, a good man. It's an earnest, comfortable work from Clooney and I feel...2021-12-2722 min
MCI PodcastContra quien es mi pelea? - Daniel BerriosContra quien es mi pelea? - Daniel Berrios by Misión Carismática Internacional2021-12-2029 min
The MoviesAs a Dad, ANNETTE Is My Nightmare.SPOILERS START AT 16:20. || Today, I review Leos Carax's newest movie, ANNETTE, starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard. With music and screenplay written by the band Sparks, this dark, absurd story about the lives of an acerbic comedian, an elegant opera singer and their magical puppet baby took Cannes by confusion and...yeah, mostly confusion. It took me by worry and paternal self-reflection. It's also one of the best movies of the year. || Follow me on Twitter: @berriospodcast || Dulcet Tones: "We Love Each Other So Much" - Sparks
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The Movies...In Four Films: Rosa ParraThis episode of "...In Four Films" is a treat. I bring on the co-creator of the Latinx Lens podcast, a Rotten Tomatoes-certified Chicana critic, mother of four, scientist and bonafide badass, Rosa Parra. She pursues accurate and diverse film representation, enjoys well-crafted escapism and lives by a simple maxim: If you're gonna do something well, you gotta put in the work to learn the most about it. || TIMESTAMPS: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END - 5:40. COCO - 25:07. STAND AND DELIVER - 49:06. WONDER WOMAN - 01:19:54 || ||Follow Rosa on Twitter and Instagram: @rosasreviews & @LatinxLens. Follow me on Twitter: @berriospodcast || Dulcet Tones: "...2021-08-291h 50
MCI PodcastCapacitados para servir - Daniel BerriosCapacitados para servir - Daniel Berrios by Misión Carismática Internacional2021-08-0229 min
The MoviesCongratulations, We're F***ing Old (Makes Sense For Ep. 10, Eh?)Follow me on Twitter - @berriospodcast - and leave me your movie recommendations, questions and comments. || 01:58 - Kristen Stewart's Princess Diana Movie "Spencer" to Premiere at Venice Film Festival in September || 05:18 - Pixar's "Turning Red" Drops First Teaser || 10:47 - Matt Shakman ("Wandavision") To Direct New "Star Trek" Film || 14:11 - Sean Baker Premieres New Simon Rex Film "Red Rocket" At Cannes || 16:28 - In Defense of Arthouse Cinema and Festival Culture || 18:37 - "Loki" Ep. 5 & 6 Talk || 35:53 - WHAT'S NEW: "No Sudden Move" (2021) dir. Steven Soderbergh || 43:42 - WHAT'S GREAT: "The Rocketeer" (1991) dir. Joe Johnston || WHAT'S RECOMMENDED: "The Birdcage" (1996) dir. Mike Nichols. Special thanks to...2021-07-301h 14
The Movies...In Four Films: Hannah Ringswald"...In Four Films" sees me interviewing friends and colleagues to see what four movies helped shape the essence of who they are. Today, I talk to Hannah Ringswald, the co-host of Cinemania World Podcast and Robert Podcastson, and dive into her love of all things off-kilter, the stories you can't properly digest in just one viewing. || TIMESTAMPS: SHORT TERM 12 - 02:50. THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER - 25:51. TWILIGHT - 47:09. AMERICAN ANIMALS - 01:20:03.|| Follow Hannah on Twitter: @rejectedhannah || Follow me on Twitter: @berriospodcast || Dulcet Tones: "Teardrops" - Bring Me the Horizon
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The MoviesCannes I Have More PADDINGTON, Sir?Follow me on Twitter!: @berriospodcast | 2:15 - R.I.P. Richard Donner
| 8:22 - Bill Condon Tapped to Direct GUYS AND DOLLS remake
| 9:32 - Matthew Vaughn Directing New Star-Studded Spy Franchise "Argylle" |
12:05 - "Val" Trailer
| 14:54 - "What If?" Trailer |
19:30 - "Encanto" Trailer |
23:03 - "Tick Tick Boom" Trailer |
25:33 - "Paddington 3" shoots in Summer 2022
|| The Cannes Film Festival Report
|| 27:42 - "Annette"
| 30:40 - "The Son" |
31:50 - "The Souvenir: Part II"
| 33:25 - "The Velvet Underground" |
33:39 - "The Hill Where Lionesses Roar"
| 34:43 - "Nitram" |
37:53 - "Stillwater" |
41:04 - "Cow"
| 42:00 - "After Yang" |
43:48 - "Benedetta"
| Dulcet Tones: "ibtc" - sad alex
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The MoviesLOKI, LUCA, MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK, McConaughey & THE NOTEBOOK - On ONE Podcast!Follow me on Twitter: @berriospodcast Time Stamps: 1:22 - #FreeBritneyNotCosby. 2:13 - LOKI Eps. 1-3 Recap.
22:02 - The New AMPAS Members.
26:43 - THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK Trailer.
32:35 - What's New: LUCA (2021) dir. Enrico Casarosa.
48:42 - What's Great: MOTEL HELL (1980) dir. Kevin Connor.
56:39 - What's Recommended: A TIME TO KILL (1996) dir. Joel Schumacher (Shoutout to Santos Berrios for the rec!).
70:48 - What's Rachel McAdams Up To?: THE NOTEBOOK (2004) dir. Nick Cassavetes. Check out Cinema Snarks & tell 'em Daniel sent ya: https://anchor.fm/larry-chillson. Dulcet Tones: "Smoove Criminal" - John Wells
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The MoviesLOKI Talk LIVE: Episode 4 - "The Nexus Event"I'm actually comin' to you LIVE from Denton, Texas to talk about the newest episode of "Loki," titled "The Nexus Event." I'm hoping to turn this into more of a reaction show with the last two episodes, but for today, treat this as the first experiment of a new format for this show, and enjoy some MCU talk while you're at it!
Follow me on Twitter to leave comments, suggestions, assumptions, treatises and recommendations: @berriospodcast
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The MoviesThe Devil Made Me Love THE CONJURING Trilogy (Yes, Even the Third One)Follow me on Twitter (@berriospodcast) to leave your comments, questions and recommendations. This episode sees me talking about THE CONJURING trilogy after binging the three films, including the newly released THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT, in. a. row. You like horror movies? Grab a drink, take a seat and let's hang!
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The MoviesETERNALS & LAST NIGHT IN SOHO Woke Daniel Up From a Podcast ComaSend your movie recommendations to @berriospodcast on Twitter!
"The Eternals" and "Last Night in Soho" trailers hyped me up so much, I just HAD to talk about them on the podcast! On top of that, a slew of casting announcements for the new Rian Johnson, Robert Eggers, Yorgos Lanthimos and Steven Soderbergh movies dropped, a PROPER sequel to Evil Dead is in the works, and I've started a new segment where I talk about the new, great and recommended movies I've seen this week. All this and more on the new episode!
What's new: "Mortal Kombat" dir. (2021) Simon McQuoid...2021-06-1152 min
The MoviesThe (Overly Belated) Top 10 Movies of 2020Send me movie recommendations on Twitter: @berriospodcast
Can you call a six-month break between podcast episodes a sabbatical? Well, I'm finally back, and figured I'd return to the movie podcast world by giving y'all - the - list: The Top 10 Movies of 2020. I skipped out on it back in December, so I figure, like Christmas in July, y'all deserved something special.
Here's where to find the movies (in alphabetical order):
BABYTEETH (dir. Shannon Murphy) - Hulu
FRIED BARRY (dir. Ryan Kruger) - Shudder
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The MoviesLesbians, Italians, Swifties - Unite!Follow me on Twitter: @berriospodcast.
News:
Black Panther II Updates - 1:42
Predator V Announced - 4:45
Clifford the Big Red Dog Live-Action Reveal - 7:35
Black Friday Haul - 9:18
Movie Reviews:
Deep Red (1975) dir. Dario Argento - 11:55
City of the Living Dead (1980) dir. Lucio Fulci - 16:37
Uncle Frank (2020) dir. Alan Ball - 21:25
Raw Deal (1986) dir. John Irvin - 28:42
Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions (2020) dir. Taylor Swift - 30:45
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