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https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Wdc5lJ0Ill2gHHGbLhjll?si=wzoTVR6HS0STDqKd_aq_Rg So a little background on Robot Dreams, I had two opportunities to see it in the last almost year and passed on both. I skipped seeing it at the Hamptons International Film Festival in favor of seeing Fancy Dance and
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/1cjJaCihkTMxY4As3CGk2O?si=ZrP_XmOTSXOfpyn-LE7MXg With half of 2024 in the books, it is time to look back at the best of the year so far. This year we have our usual five best movies and two honorable mentions. The qualifications to make this list is
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Kinds of Kindness feels overlong and uneven, with creative decisions that don't always land properly.
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The original Lion King outshines its 2019 remake with vibrant visuals, stronger performances, and timeless storytelling. It remains a must-watch animated classic.
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/621grJ8S5Qcpqr9tS9FQ3S?si=NMHqu4XrRBWLx1cjlWR0JA There is definitely a case to be made that Inside Out is Pixar's best film in the last 16 years, and yes that includes Toy Story 3. That sets a pretty high bar for Inside Out 2 which, while it
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UFaqoAEtPtL2PdkP1NKXV?si=fD1MOYdZT7euJr2JIYeo6w Bad Boys: Ride or Die as a movie exists in a strange space. Beyond the fact that it should be named Bad Boys For Life (the title of the 3rd movie), there are aspects of the film that place it among some
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/2B6Dq3FwdnQu2R6XzNHfFV?si=YTwWKWmxSmqhj7AeZqyF8A I seem to recall leaving this movie and being a little disappointed. It does fall into the category of "perfectly serviceable early in the year films that is forgotten about by the end of the year" but, in the moment,
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/3JtXZWIDRjfMI3Qp5Vq4XC?si=tI5VpMoGST-BdyQvezOjLA Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a film that has been in discussion since Mad Max: Fury Road was released almost a decade ago. As such, for a long time it belonged in the category of "I'll believe this
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/4c5Uhqfs8IG7H2C3IfHSpw?si=p2BL89VYQIGJtpBKJ1oG1w We skipped a week because of Mother's Day so this week's five stories are a little bit of a grab bag from the last two weeks. This Week In Podcasts & Housekeeping Last week began the continued process
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/5NBq8ggHm2tI2VNP7k90fr Had IF come out 10 or 15 years ago, it would have had tremendous legs and we would be talking about it now as a cult classic that we talk about films like Donnie Darko. Is it perfect? No, there are a lot of
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/44VJwTZJjqv2OcKcKoAJLb?si=-s-Z4-2nQOmPuHWVvQrEZQ Since launching the new rating system, I don't think we've encountered a movie that is so quintessentially a 3/5 in the way that Back to Black is. It is serviceable, and if someone is already a fan
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/5cwVqeWBQgjyAXyxxeBObe Looking back on Venom (the embedded audio review is from 2018 when it was originally released) in 2024 is like the physical embodiment of the meme with Walter White screaming in the car with the window closed. We are powerless to stop what would
