Back to the Feature with Evan and Gabby

Backrooms & One Hour Photo and the Youtube Movie Moment

BACKROOMS - A24's latest film by 20 year old director Kane Parsons hit theaters a few weeks ago. This film is the latest in recent "YouTube" filmmaker success stories - and does this feature film debut hit the mark? Join Evan Yee and Gabby Ruiz as they discuss their feelings about the film, and compare it to one of the films Parsons cites as an inspiration: ONE HOUR PHOTO, the very unsettling film starring Robin Williams.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 & Top Gun Maverick: What Makes a Lega Sequel?

The highly anticipated sequel to The Devil Wears Prada was released aa few weeks ago and Evan And Gabby finally sat down to discuss what they thought about the Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep helmed sequel. Later, they talk about one of Evan's favorite movies, Top Gun Maverick and the power that legacy holds within both movies - and whether or not a third installment of each series will happen. 00:00 - Intro 02:23 - What have we been watching lately? 13:55 - How Did We Watch? (It's a party!) 21:22 - Did Miranda REALLY forget Andy? And the Legacy of The Devil Wears Prada 26:09 - General Devil Wears Prada 2 Thoughts 38:14 - SPOILERS: How does this movie do something different than the first? 47:21 - Links to real life events, plus, can you BUY taste? 53:44 - Anne Hathaway Bingo + How has the first film aged? 01:00:55 - Top Gun Maverick 01:08:30 - What makes a GREAT Lega sequel? 01:26:28 - Criticisms of top Gun Maverick 01:29:22 - Do we get third movies? 01:34:00 - Alt Pairings + Revealing the dumb thing Evan bought

Mother Mary & Personal Shopper

Anne Hathaway is back in the movie theaters, kicking off an incredible 5 movie year with the A24 film MOTHER MARY, starring alongside Michaela Cole in this new film from David Lowery about the many things, but primarily a relationship in disarray. Did this art house film land with Evan and Gabby? And how does it compare to the film Personal Shopper, another art house film with more beneath the surface, starring Kristen Stewart. And what dumb thing did Evan buy? Leave your best guesses!

The Drama & Force Majeure

The highly anticipated film from Zendaya and Robert Pattinson "The Drama" has been released - and has the secret that's been plaguing this couple been worth the wait? Evan Yee and Gabby dive into their thoughts about the film, the way it handles its subject matter, and whether or not this is a new Hollywood power couple in the making. They'll also compare the film to Ruben Ostlund's "Force Majeure" and how the European sensibilities effect the way the films approach story and resolution.

Project Hail Mary & Interstellar: A Tale of Unlikely Astronauts

Evan and Gabby finally sit down to discuss one of the hit films of the year Project Hail Mary! They discuss what worked for them, and what didn't, and how this movie fits into the space canon. Later they'll get into Christopher Nolan's Interstellar - another film about exploring deep space to save Earth!