Film Optix

We're Taking a Break...

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1810523/open_sms] In this special update, Christian and Devin share some important news about the podcast's future. With busy schedules making it tough to release episodes consistently, we’ve decided to take a long hiatus to regroup and plan for what’s next. This isn’t goodbye just a break while we get things sorted! Thank you all for your support, and in the meantime, feel free to catch up on past episodes and stay connected with us on social media. And as Ferris Bueller once said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” See you soon! Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1810523/support] Contact Film Optix * Rate and Review us on Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-optix/id1468713349]and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4zow8RvRhp0jHdWhhN32zO?si=27e09e32b30d4bf5]on your podcast platform of choice! * Email us at filmoptix@gmail.com * Tweet at us @FilmOptix [https://twitter.com/FilmOptix] * Follow us @Film Optix [https://www.instagram.com/filmoptix/]on Instagram * Follow us on Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/ceulinberg/] * Visit our Website [https://filmoptix.buzzsprout.com/] Thank you for listening!!!

Wolf Man (2025) Review: Fangs, Fury, and Flaws

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1810523/open_sms] Christian and Devin usher in 2025 with their first film review of the year. Tune in as they delve into Leigh Whannell's Wolf Man. From Blumhouse and visionary writer-director Leigh Whannell, the creators of the chilling modern monster tale The Invisible Man, comes a terrifying new lupine nightmare: Wolf Man. Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott (Poor Things, It Comes at Night) stars as Blake, a San Francisco husband and father, who inherits his remote childhood home in rural Oregon after his own father vanishes and is presumed dead. With his marriage to his high-powered wife, Charlotte (Emmy winner Julia Garner; Ozark, Inventing Anna), fraying, Blake persuades Charlotte to take a break from the city and visit the property with their young daughter, Ginger (Matlida Firth; Hullraisers, Coma). But as the family approaches the farmhouse in the dead of night, they're attacked by an unseen animal and, in a desperate escape, barricade themselves inside the home as the creature prowls the perimeter. As the night stretches on, however, Blake begins to behave strangely, transforming into something unrecognizable, and Charlotte will be forced to decide whether the terror within their house is more lethal than the danger without. TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE: * Start / Housekeeping (00:18) * Wolf Man Spoiler Free Breakdown (07:03) * Final Thoughts and Ratings (22:40) * Coming Up Next / Closing  (26:27) Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1810523/support] Contact Film Optix * Rate and Review us on Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-optix/id1468713349]and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4zow8RvRhp0jHdWhhN32zO?si=27e09e32b30d4bf5]on your podcast platform of choice! * Email us at filmoptix@gmail.com * Tweet at us @FilmOptix [https://twitter.com/FilmOptix] * Follow us @Film Optix [https://www.instagram.com/filmoptix/]on Instagram * Follow us on Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/ceulinberg/] * Visit our Website [https://filmoptix.buzzsprout.com/] Thank you for listening!!!

The Rise of 'Mufasa: The Lion King' Prequel Review

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1810523/open_sms] Christian and Devin roar into their spoiler-free thoughts, concerns, and reactions to Mufasa: The Lion King. Does this prequel live up to the legacy of the Pride Lands, or does it stumble on its way to greatness? Tune in to find out! "Mufasa: The Lion King" enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka--the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny--their bonds will be tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly foe. TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE: * Start / Housekeeping (00:18) * Mufasa Spoiler Free Breakdown (07:34) * Final Thoughts and Ratings (28:53) * Coming Up Next / Closing  (34:30) Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1810523/support] Contact Film Optix * Rate and Review us on Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-optix/id1468713349]and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4zow8RvRhp0jHdWhhN32zO?si=27e09e32b30d4bf5]on your podcast platform of choice! * Email us at filmoptix@gmail.com * Tweet at us @FilmOptix [https://twitter.com/FilmOptix] * Follow us @Film Optix [https://www.instagram.com/filmoptix/]on Instagram * Follow us on Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/ceulinberg/] * Visit our Website [https://filmoptix.buzzsprout.com/] Thank you for listening!!!

Sonic the Hedgehog 3: The Adventure We've Been Waiting For

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1810523/open_sms] Christian and Devin race into their spoiler-free thoughts, concerns, and reactions to Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Did the blue blur's latest adventure speed into greatness, or hit a roadblock? Tune in to find out! Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet. TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE: * Start / Housekeeping (00:18) * Sonic 3 Spoiler Free Breakdown (07:58) * Final Thoughts and Ratings (30:39) * Coming Up Next / Closing  (33:41) Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1810523/support] Contact Film Optix * Rate and Review us on Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-optix/id1468713349]and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4zow8RvRhp0jHdWhhN32zO?si=27e09e32b30d4bf5]on your podcast platform of choice! * Email us at filmoptix@gmail.com * Tweet at us @FilmOptix [https://twitter.com/FilmOptix] * Follow us @Film Optix [https://www.instagram.com/filmoptix/]on Instagram * Follow us on Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/ceulinberg/] * Visit our Website [https://filmoptix.buzzsprout.com/] Thank you for listening!!!

'Y2K' When Nostalgia Isn’t Enough

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1810523/open_sms] Christian and Devin share their spoiler-free thoughts, concerns, and reactions to the film Y2K. On the last night of 1999, two high school juniors crash a New Years Eve party, only to find themselves fighting for their lives in this dial-up disaster comedy. TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE: * Start / Housekeeping (00:18) * Y2K Spoiler Free Breakdown (03:19) * Final Thoughts and Ratings (23:11) * Coming Up Next / Closing  (26:51) Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1810523/support] Contact Film Optix * Rate and Review us on Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-optix/id1468713349]and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4zow8RvRhp0jHdWhhN32zO?si=27e09e32b30d4bf5]on your podcast platform of choice! * Email us at filmoptix@gmail.com * Tweet at us @FilmOptix [https://twitter.com/FilmOptix] * Follow us @Film Optix [https://www.instagram.com/filmoptix/]on Instagram * Follow us on Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/ceulinberg/] * Visit our Website [https://filmoptix.buzzsprout.com/] Thank you for listening!!!