EP121: New Jack City – The Father of the Style

EP126 – Disclosure Day – The Meteorologist, The Mathematician, and The Alien

MAJOR SPOILERS for our review of Disclosure Day starring Stars Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Eve Hewson, Colin Firth, Wyatt Russell, and Coleman Domingo. We discussed the career of Steven Spielberg, his focus on the idea of the “alien” and how this may be a metaphor for his personal experience. We discussed the best scenes in the film, the throughline of truth in the film, the tension between religion and science, and why ET should have made an appearance.

EP125: Masters of the Universe – The Nostalgia Play

MAJOR SPOILERS as we reviewed, Masters of the Universe starring Nicolas Galtizine, Camila Mendes, Idris Elba, Jared Leto, Allison Brie, and Kristen Wiig. We reviewed the history of He-Man in film and in cartoons, shared our fond memories of both from our childhood, talked about the epic scene where He-Man finally emerges, the issues with tone and messaging and give Adam a different origin story for his time on earth.

EP124: The Mandalorian & Grogu – Disney Profit Play

MAJOR SPOILERS as we reviewed The Mandalorian and Grogu starring Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allen White, Johnny Coyne, and Martin Scorsese. We discussed the history of The Mandalorian show on Disney+, if this movie could have been a TV show, the future of Grogu and how his story ends, our favorite scenes, what it’s like to be the old guy at the Star Wars movie, and why there is no backstory on the origin of Yoda.

EP123: Into the Grey – Everyone Answers to Someone

SPOILERS WARNING for our review of In the Grey starring Henry Cavil, Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza Gonzalez, Carlos Bardem, and Rosamund Pike. We discussed the staples of a Guy Ritchie film, the witty dialogue, if the movie makes good on its promise of action, how it compares to Ocean’s Eleven and the A-Team and ideas for a prequel and sequel.

EP122: Mortal Kombat 2 – Flawless Victory

SPOILERS WARNING for our review of Mortal Kombat 2 starring Stars Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Martyn Ford, Hiroyuki Sonada, Tati Gabriel, Ludi Lin, Josh Lawson and Mechad Brooks. We discussed the history of the franchise, why there is so little love for the Cole Young character, the best fight scenes, the cheat code behavior of Shao Khan, if Raiden should be a little tougher, the future of the franchise and what a live action Contra movie could look like.