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The Movie Review Podcast that Dreams are Made Of.
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Dec 30, 2015
Dec 30, 2015
1hr 29 min
This week we try to round up a few year-end releases with reviews for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," a new bloody adaptation of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" and the recession-era dramatic comedy "The Big Short." At the end of the show we review the 2010 survival drama "The Way Back" for our Netflix Homeowork.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer
Dec 16, 2015
Dec 16, 2015
1hr 6 min
This week we discuss Ron Howard's new film "In The Heart of the Sea," based on the real account that inspired "Moby Dick." We also talk about the Golden Globe nominations and Katheryn Bigelow's new terrorist recruitment drama for HBO, alongside her old writing partner Mark Boal's involvement with this year's season of the popular podcast Serial. At the end of the show we try to make sense of the Netflix original special, "A Very Murray Christmas."
Dec 9, 2015
Dec 9, 2015
1hr 3 min
This week's episode we get in a heated debate about the new holiday-themed horror-comedy "Krampus," of all movies. We also answer letters, discuss Luc Besson's developing 183-million dollar sci-fi project, and at the end of the show we review the documentary "Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World" for our Netflix homework.
Dec 1, 2015
Dec 1, 2015
55 min
Leland Brungardt of the Olympia Washington comedy podcast Dampercast steps in for Richard this week to review the new "Rocky" spin-off "Creed" and the Netflix original series "Master of None," starring and created by Aziz Ansari. Cassidy also does a solo review of the new Brie Larson drama "Room"(no, not THAT movie) and Leland explains his new obsession with playing Dungeons and Dragons.
Room trailer
Nov 24, 2015
Nov 24, 2015
1hr 8 min
This week we are joined by author and YA fiction enthusiast Mindy Crouchley to review the final installment of the Hunger Games franchise "Mockingjay Part 2." We discuss the film in context to the aftershocks of recent political violence, the deeper themes of YA distopian literature, and weather or not Francis Lawrence should make an "Aliens" film. Cassidy does a solo review of the Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara romantic-drama "Carol," and for our Netflix homework we also review the 1991 ensemble comedy "Soap Dish," starring Sally Field, Kevin Cline, and Robert Downey Jr.
Nov 18, 2015
Nov 18, 2015
1hr 4 min
Today we give you two doses of Netflix content with their original narrative feature "Beasts of No Nation," starring Idris Elba, and the 2013 Belgian thriller "The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears." We also weigh in on the news of a "Memento" remake and a possible "Fast and Furious" cinematic universe.
Nov 9, 2015
Nov 9, 2015
1hr 12 min
Oct 29, 2015
Oct 29, 2015
1hr 17 min
It's a few days before Halloween and we decide to list a few film that are scary, even though they aren't technically horror movies. We also review the new Danny Boyle film "Steve Jobs," written by Aaron Sorkin and starring Michael Fassbender, and in our Netfllix homework we review the Iranian vampire film "Girl Walks Home Alone At Night."
Oct 12, 2015
Oct 12, 2015
1hr 14 min
We're back with reviews of Ridley Scott's Matt Damon stranded in space dramedy "The Martian, and the dark cartel thriller "Sicario." We also talk about drones, Furbies and the person hired to direct the new "Thor" sequel. At the end of the show we also review "Berberian Sound Studio for our Netflix homework.
The Martian trailer
Berberian Sound Studio trailer
Sep 30, 2015
Sep 30, 2015
1hr 18 min
This episode we review the gangster drama "Black Mass" and in doing so look at the overall career of actor Johnny Depp by listing his best/worst/overrated/underrated performances. Richard review's the horror-comedy "Cooties," and at the end of the show we discuss the 2011 indie comedy "Losers Take All" in our Netflix homework.