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Interview With "Your Monster" Star Melissa Barrera Oct 25, 2024

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"Your Monster" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its premise in the rom-com genre and the chemistry between the film's stars, Melissa Barrera and Tommy Dewey. Barrera was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her experience working on the film. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Vertical Entertainment. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interviews With "Magpie" Actress/Producer Daisy Ridley & Screenwriter Tom Bateman Oct 24, 2024

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"Magpie" had its world premiere at the 2024 South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival, where it received strong reviews for its direction, writing, and lead performance from Daisy Ridley. Ridley and screenwriter Tom Bateman were kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their experiences working on the film. Please be sure to check out the film, which will open at Village East in New York, Los Angeles, and select U.S. cities on October 25th from Shout Studios!. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "Black Box Diaries" Director/Writer Shiori Itô Oct 24, 2024

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"Black Box Diaries" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received universal acclaim for director/producer/subject Shiori Itô's harrowing investigation into her own sexual assault and the subsequent cover-up by the Japanese government. The film was nominated for the World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize and has recently been nominated for Best True Crime Documentary at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards. Itô was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her film, her experience making it, and the challenging life events that have brought her here. Please be sure to check out the film, which will open at New York's Film Forum this Friday, October 25th, and in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago on November 1st, from MTV Documentary Films and is up for your consideration for Best Documentary Feature Film at this year's Academy Awards. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "Memoir Of A Snail" Director/Writer Adam Elliot Oct 24, 2024

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"Memoir Of A Snail" had its world premiere at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, where it received universal praise for Academy Award-winning filmmaker Adam Elliot's writing, direction, the voice performances, and the stop-motion animation. Adam was gracious enough to take the time to talk with us about his work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is opening in theaters on October 25th from IFC Films and is up for your consideration for Best Animated Feature at this year's Academy Awards. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "The Line" Director/Writer Ethan Berger Oct 21, 2024

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"The Line" had its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Festival, where it received solid reviews for its performances from the young ensemble and Ethan Berger's writing and direction as he tells a dark story about college hazing and the consequences it can lead to. The film stars Alex Wolff, Lewis Pullman, Halle Bailey, Austin Abrams, Angus Cloud, Bo Mitchell, Denise Richards, Cheri Oteri, Scoot McNairy, and John Malkovich and is now playing in limited release from Utopia. Berger was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film and enjoy the interview. Thank you!

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Episode 413 - 2024 AFI Fest Preview, "The Electric State," "Wolf Man," "The Legend Of Ochi" & "The Monkey" Trailers Oct 20, 2024

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For Episode 413, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks, and I preview the beginning of the 2024 AFI Film Festival running from October 23-28th and go over some other news in the world of awards season including the Critics Choice Award Documentary Nominations. We reveal the winners of last week's poll, asking, "Which Films Are You Most Looking Forward To From The 2024 New York Film Festival?" ask this week's poll question, "Which Films From The 2024 AFI Fest Are You Most Looking Forward To?" We also give our reactions to the trailers for "The Electric State," "Wolf Man," "The Monkey," and "The Legend Of Ochi," answer your fan-submitted questions and more. Thank you all so very much for listening, supporting, and subscribing. We hope you enjoy this week's episode.

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"Smile 2" Oct 19, 2024

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For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Nadia Dalimonte, Dan Bayer, Ema Sasic & Will Mavity to review and discuss "Smile 2" starring Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kyle Gallner, Lukas Gage, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Peter Jacobson, Raúl Castillo, Dylan Gelula & Ray Nicholson. Coming two years after the success of the 2022 horror film "Smile," director/writer Parker Finn is back to petrify us with another dark, disturbing, and exceedingly violent entry in what has now become the "Smile" franchise. What did we think of the story, the jump scares, the craftsmanship, and the incredibly committed performance from Naomi Scott? Please tune in to find out as we discuss these elements and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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Interview With "MadS" Director/Writer David Moreau Oct 18, 2024

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"MadS" is an indie horror film unlike any other! Directed by David Moreau, the film follows a teenager, played by Milton Riche, in one single continuous take as he stops off to see his dealer to test a new drug before heading off for a night of partying. The film also stars Lewkowski Yovel, Lucille Guillaume, and Laurie Pavy. Moreau was kind enough to talk with us about the experience of making his film, which is now streaming on Shudder just in time for Halloween! Please take a moment to listen to the interview below. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interviews With "Exhibiting Forgiveness" Stars Andra Day, John Earl Jelks & Director/Writer Titus Kaphar Oct 17, 2024

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"Exhibiting Forgiveness" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its performances from its cast members, André Holland, Andra Day, John Earl Jelks & Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and debut director Titus Kaphar's sensitive writing and direction which drew upon his own personal experiences with his father. Day, Earl Jelks, and Kaphar were all kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be released in theaters from Roadside Attractions on October 18th. Thank you, and enjoy!

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"The Apprentice" Oct 16, 2024

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For this week's second podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham & Giovanni Lago to review and discuss the latest film from Ali Abbasi, "The Apprentice," starring Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Baklava & Martin Donovan. After having its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Abbasi's "Rise of Donald Trump" biopic drama sat without distribution, got stuck in legality issues, and came under heavy scrutiny from supporters (and yes, even opposers) of Donald Trump, leaving us to wonder if the film would ever be released. Well, now, it's finally playing in theaters from Briarcliff Entertainment, and we are here to give you our SPOILER-FILLED thoughts on the performances, writing, direction, awards season chances, and implications the film may or may not have on the election and how the outcome of the election may influence whether audiences even watch the film. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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