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The Lion King 30th Anniversary: A Retrospective Review
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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Movie Review: Inside Out 2
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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Movie Review: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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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Thirty Minute Reviews: Week of May 13th, 2024
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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Movie Review: IF (2024)
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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Movie Review: Back to Black
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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Movie Review: Venom (2018)
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
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Movie Review: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
https://open.spotify.com/episode/210rsO3kR432dNnPZ3jrkU?si=TZ3KezzPSZ-9-cNR-yhngw Please Be Aware There Are Light Spoilers For Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Below. This is probably the most conflicted I've been about a movie after walking out of a theater in quite some time. There is a
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Movie Review: The Fall Guy (2024)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2AIa1wwl7JvwCooE0rWqWr I went into The Fall Guy with low expectations and, with the benefit of hindsight, I'm not quite sure why. With the current state of how building movies based on IP has been working, taking the television show and keeping the core
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Movie Review: Challengers (2024)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/74p1bbhuHWuNG6PMVjmIcL After seeing Challengers, it is clear why the new film from Luca Guadagnino was delayed by MGM into 2024 beyond allowing the cast to partake in a press tour they wouldn't have been able to do during the SAG strike. Zendaya is
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Movie Review: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
https://open.spotify.com/show/36D1Q9KyL9AsM79vPWLg36 This may be the most "dadcore" movie to ever be made and at the same time it seems like it was made to be easily cut for syndication on TNT. The action is kind of bland, the plot is easy to follow
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Movie Review: Civil War (2024)
Civil War is a visually stunning meditation on the impact of war, defying expectations of a typical action movie.