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The Banshees of Inisherin – Talk About an Irish Goodbye! Nov 22, 2022

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We’ve been counting down the days to this review on our fingers. That’s right, it’s time for our long-awaited, belated review of The Banshees of Inisherin, the latest film from Martin McDonagh (In Bruges, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri). Set on a fictional island off the coast of Ireland circa 1923, The Banshees of Inisherin stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as best friends who stop being friends one day for reasons one of them can’t understand. It’s basically a prophecy for where this podcast is headed. We kick off the show with some off-topics, like Disney’s CEO shuffle and some brief talk around new movies we’ll be tackling in the future.

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – Off-Topics: Bob Iger is back at Disney, Other new movies this week, Jon recommends Spirited and Wednesday
00:21:35 – The Banshees of Inisherin review

Intro Music: “Traces” by Glimlip & Freddie Kane

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Is This Your Sequel? Nov 15, 2022

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Special guest Adonis Gonzalez joins us this week for a review of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the sequel to Marvel's Black Panther from 2018. Since Chadwick Boseman's tragic death in 2020, many have wondered what the future of this franchise might hold without its main star, even with much of the rest of the cast returning along with Ryan Coogler as director and co-writer. As always, we end the show with the Rotten Tomatoes Game and mull over what we might review next week.

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TÁR — Cate Blanchett Keeps Raising the Bár Nov 08, 2022

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Todd Field is back, and so are we. In his first film since Little Children in 2006, the acclaimed director is already taking Oscar season by storm with TÁR, a psychological drama starring Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár, one of the most interesting movie characters of the year. We kick off the show this week with some big news, and no not just about pizza wars. We also catch up on some of the films we've seen lately and what we're hoping to catch by week's end. We're not exactly podcasting maestros, but at least we know how to compose ourselves.

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – Intro/Off-Topics
00:17:00 – TÁR review

Intro Music: “Traces” by Glimlip & Freddie Kane

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Decision to Leave – Oldboy, New Tricks Nov 01, 2022

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Park Chan-wook is here to stay. That's right, this week we're reviewing Decision to Leave, the latest film from Park Chan-Wook, director of Oldboy, Stoker, and The Handmaiden. We discuss this South Korean neo-noir mystery thriller starring Park Hae-il as a murder-obsessed police detective struggling to control his attraction to a suspect in a murder investigation (Tang Wei). But we of course kick off the show with voicemails from the listeners and some brief chitchat about what's playing in theaters right now.

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – Intro/Off-Topics
00:09:10 – Pizza War Voicemails
00:21:25 – Decision to Leave review

Intro Music: “Traces” by Glimlip & Freddie Kane

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House of the Dragon – Featuring Maester Julia Teti Oct 28, 2022

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House of the Dragon just finished its first season, and special guest Julia Teti is here to talk about it! Building off of the massive success of HBO's Game of Thrones (that last season, besides), House of the Dragon returns viewers to the world of Westeros, based on the novels by George R.R. Martin, specifically as a prequel series set nearly 200 years before the adventures of Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen. We discuss how House of the Dragon differs from its predecessor, either successfully or less so, and analyze what the show is saying about gender, power, and our attention spans for bloody high fantasy. Also, be sure to check out Julia's recap of the finale for The Daily Beast right here.

Intro Music: “Kizakura” by No Spirit, Sátyr & Phlocalyst

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Black Adam – We Live in a Justice Society Oct 26, 2022

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If you say "Shazam," you know us Cinemaholics will show up, albeit as the darker, grittier versions of ourselves. Are we smelling what the Rock is cooking in his cinematic kitchen this time? That's right, Dwayne Johnson is officially a live-action superhero (though when hasn't he, really?), making his DCEU debut in Black Adam. But this isn't your older brother's best friend from college Dwayne Johnson. No, he's glowering. Oh, and murdering people a lot. Hear what we have to say about this movie, along with the expected — nay, inevitable — continuation of the only global conflict anyone can seem to talk about these days. The Pizza Wars.

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – The Pizza Wars (Pt. II)
00:06:10 – Black Adam review

Intro Music: “Kizakura” by No Spirit, Sátyr & Phlocalyst

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Halloween Ends – Is this a trick or treat? Oct 19, 2022

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Give me some good film to eat. Speaking of food, before we get into our review of Halloween Ends — the third in David Gordon Green’s requel trilogy — your two least favorite film review podcasters discuss the Pizza Wars. Which of the big four is the least bad? It’s our contentious and most disgusting debate yet. And then we talk about Jamie Lee Curtis and Michael Myers and Halloween and franchises and all that other holiday goodness.

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – The Pizza Wars
00:11:05 – Halloween Ends review

Intro Music: “Kizakura” by No Spirit, Sátyr & Phlocalyst

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Amsterdam – David O. Russell, Where Art Thou? Oct 11, 2022

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Special guest Mike Zur joins us this week to review Amsterdam, the latest film directed and written (and produced) by David O. Russell. Starring Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, and many many other familiar faces, the film has been tanking at the box office, marking a true low point for the once celebrated director. But what do the Cinemaholics think? Who cares? Because at the beginning of the show, we talk about what's really been on everyone's mind this week, at least in the movie world. That's right, we're going to talk about the new The Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer. Mamma Mia, here we go again!

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – The Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer
00:20:40 – Amsterdam review

Intro Music: “Kizakura” by No Spirit, Sátyr & Phlocalyst

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Bros – Not a Straight Up Rom-Com Oct 06, 2022

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Just a couple bros over here, talking about Bros, a new romantic comedy directed by Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Neighbors) and starring and co-written by Billy Eichner (who also serves as executive producer). Eichner plays a depressed podcaster — save the jokes, they're too easy — who reluctantly starts up a relationship with a guy who is seemingly his opposite, played by Luke Macfarlane.

Intro Music: “Kizakura” by No Spirit, Sátyr & Phlocalyst

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Smile – Turn that Trauma Upside Down Oct 05, 2022

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We're smiling though our hearts are aching. That's because this week on the show, we're reviewing Smile, a new horror film from Parker Finn in his feature directorial debut. Starring Sosie Bacon, Kyle Gallner, and Jessie T. Usher, Smile won big at the box office this weekend, right on time for spooky season. We kick off the show with some conversation around the box office results and why we think Bros underperformed (review coming soon). Also, Will takes us aside for a brief chat about two other movies he caught this week: Catherine Called Birdy and The Munsters.

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – Why is Bros struggling at the box office?
00:12:55 – Will briefly shares his thoughts on Catherine Called Birdy and The Munsters
00:27:15 – Smile review

Intro Music: “Kizakura” by No Spirit, Sátyr & Phlocalyst

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