Ep. 309 – Elvis (2022)

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Episode 309: The Crew’s picking their favorite Elvis cape while watching Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis. Austin Butler delivers a great performance as The King (only Kurt Russell has done as good), but Tom Hanks and his accent seem to be from a different film. All of the amazing Baz Luhrmann flourishes are here but the pace is a little slow. None of this will matter to Elvis’ fans cause the music, costumes, and production design are top notch perfect. The Crew discusses…

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Ep. 308 – Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)

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Episode 308: The Crew’s hanging with Edward Dinohands (the Therizinosaurus) and the OG T-Rex while watching Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World: Dominion. The final Jurassic World sequel unites the first trilogies cast with our new characters. Critics were savage to this film; complaining about the locust subplot and the film’s length. But Dinosaurs are eating people; it’s fun and exciting… what else do you want? The Crew discusses…

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Ep. 307 – Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

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Episode 307: The Crew’s feeling the need for speed (the only bit from the first film not revisited for this sequel) while watching Joseph Kosinski’s Top Gun: Maverick. Tom Cruise is back at the top of the box-office with the highest grossing opening weekend for a non-comic book film since the pandemic began. The flight scenes need to seen on an IMAX, they’re truly incredible and exciting. Most of the script issues from the first film are fixed, even if all the beats are repeated. The Crew discusses…

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Ep. 306 – Top Gun (1986)

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Episode 306: The Crew’s watching Tony Scott’s Top Gun and wondering how many fighter pilots play volleyball. This was the #1 box-office hit of 1986, and made Tom Cruise a household name. And Tony Scott went from art house bum (with The Hunger) to one of the most in demand directors. So much of this film has permeated pop culture, regardless of the 80’s cheese. The Crew discusses…

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Ep. 305 – MEN (2022)

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Episode 305: The Crew’s realizing they don’t have any idea what Alex Garland’s Men is trying to say… except toxic masculinity is bad. Unpacking this film seems challenging, but it’s mostly variations of the same scene. The ending is shocking and has great makeup effects. The sound and cinematography are also impressive, all of the crew and cast do their best. It’s the story and jam-packed themes that the film collapses under. The Crew discusses…

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Ep. 304 – The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)

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Episode 304: The Crew’s taking inventory of their Nicolas Cage props while watching Tom Gormican’s The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. This meta comedy is a career celebration of Nicolas Cage, but it’s Pedro Pascal who steals the show. Pedro’s facial expressions are heartwarming and goofy fun. And director Tom Gormican sets the tone perfectly, it’s even more impressive when you realize it’s only his second feature film. The Crew discusses…

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Ep. 303 – The Northman (2022)

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Episode 303: The Crew’s farting to prove they’re human while watching Robert Egger’s The Northman. Egger graduates from indie filmmaker to big budget epic filmmaker in his third directorial effort. This brutal Viking revenge film is also his most accessible, even if the film is struggling to recoup its $90 million budget. The Northman is in theaters, go see it before listening… cause of those spoilers. The Crew discusses.

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Ep. 302 – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

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Episode 302: The Crew’s readying their third googly eye while watching Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All at Once. This multiverse film has so much energy and heart its easy to forgive most of its shortcomings. The cast is fantastic and the script gives all of them their moment. Some of us liked it more than others. The Crew discusses…

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Ep. 301 – Play Misty for Me (1971)

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Episode 301: The Crew’s spinning records for a psycho while watching Clint Eastwood’s Play Misty for Me. Eastwood’s directorial debut was released the same year as one of his most iconic roles, Dirty Harry. And the director of Dirty Harry (Don Siegel) has a small part in this film as a bartender. Eastwood shows the promise of the director he would become; infusing Misty with lots of energy and some cool low budget techniques. Eastwood’s direction in this film has been compared to Hitchcock, but we think it feels more Romero. The Crew discusses…

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Ep. 300 – Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

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Episode 300: The Crew’s renting their masks and capes for the cult orgy while watching Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut. The film was called an erotic thriller when it was released, but the sex isn’t sexy and the thriller/suspense plot isn’t resolved… which is the point. Real life couple at the time, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman caused quite the publicity storm when cast. The nudity and orgy scenes were built up to legendary proportions, but today look pretty tame. The Crew discusses…

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