Ewan is back, and the episode stays reversed! We got a spoiler review for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim and a breakdown of why Secret Level falls short. Lachlan watched Conclave and Escape From the 21st Century. Ewan caught up with Nutcrackers, Creature Commandoes, and Skelton Crew and watched A Man on the Inside. He also saw the Robbie Williams biopic Better Man early and started playing Balatro. The Game Awards just happened and we got thoughts on some announcements. Critic's Choice and Golden Globes nominations were announced and the Sundance 2025 lineup was revealed.
Just How Horrible is Madame Web? - Review
Ewan and Lachlan catch up with this year's biggest flops: Madame Web
Orion and the Dark - Spoiler Review
Ewan and Lachlan review Orion and the Dark, written by Charlie Kaufman for Netflix.
Hundreds of Beavers: Slapstick at its Best - Review
Ewan and Lachlan review Hundreds of Beavers.
Gladiator II - Are You Entertained? - Spoiler Review
213 - The Best, Cutest and Creepiest Movies of the Year | Quiet on Set Pod
While Ewan is away on his GRAND vacation, Lachlan enlists Kevin's help to turn the podcast—much like Australia—upside down! Even grander is the TRIPLE, yes, you heard it... TRIPLE feature we're doing this week from a creep called Mr. Reed, played by Hugh Grant, to an otter being homies with Billy, and ending in prison with some theater prodigies led by Colman Domingo bringing a reality that doesn't exist beyond the prison walls to life. Heretic, Billy & Molly, and Sing Sing are the week's main topics today! Dare I say it, but... episode 213 is one for the history books folks!
Companion List 213
A Different Man: An Underrated Gem - Review
Ewan and Lachlan review A Different Man from Aaron Schimberg starring Sebastian Stan, Adam Pearson & Renate Reinsve.
Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.
Will The Wild Robot Win the Animation Oscar? - Spoiler Review
Ewan and Lachlan share the spoiler thoughts on Dreamwork's The Wild Robot. The current frontrunner for Animation Oscar.
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212 - Why Wicked is Getting a Best Picture Nomination | Quiet On Set Podcast
It's a musical double feature week with spoiler reviews for Wicked and Moana 2. Let's hold some space for Ewan's week off next week while he shares his thoughts on the end of Arcane and Escape from the 21st Century. Lachlan is now a musical theater fan and is optimistic about the Lilo & Stitch live-action movies. Should you sing along to movies and film them for social media? Why is Ridley Scott's cinematography talking s**t? Why have tech companies used over 100'000 films & TV episodes for their AI training? Let's discuss...
211 - Hundreds of Beavers is Hilarious Slap Stick Comedy | Quiet On Set Podcast
Ewan and Lachlan do a triple feature review of Hundreds of Beavers, Orion and the Dark & Madame Web. Yes, we're reviewing Madame Web. They discuss the Oscar Eligible Lists for Best Animated, Documentary, and International Features, why Scorsese doesn't have women as leads in his movies, and a bunch of trailers for upcoming animated films: The Bad Guys 2, Elio & Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. Ewan watched Red One, Your Monster, MadS, Spellbound, The Piano Lesson & Mystic River. Lachlan finished The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare & was stunned by Wicked.
Daughters is the Best Documentary of 2024 - Review
Ewan and Connor review Daughters, a documentary about four young girls who prepare for a special Daddy-Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers as part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington, D.C., jail.
Look Back - Review
Ewan and Connor review Look Back from Kiyotaka Oshiyama based on Tatsuki Fujimoto's (Chainsaw Man) web manga.
Look Back on Letterboxd
Does MOANA (2016) Hold Up? - Review
Ewan and Connor revisit the splash hit MOANA (2016) which is getting a live-action adaptation and a sequel that's out in theaters now. Does it hold up? Is Dwayne Johnson any good at singing? What's the best song in the movie?
Moana on Letterboxd
MARIA is Angelina Jolie's Best Performance - Review
Ewan and Kevin review the third entry in Pablo Larraín's 'Woman' trilogy with Maria starring Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Kodi Smit-McPhee & Valeria Golino.
1977: Maria Callas, once the world's greatest opera diva, lives in seclusion in Paris with her staff and her two poodles. Her health is getting worse and worse. Then she receives a request to go on tour again. Will La Callas sing again? And if so, for whom?
210 - Is Gladiator II a Worthy Sequel? | Quiet On Set Podcast
Prepare to be entertained in Ridley Scott's sequel to Gladiator (2000). Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, and Joseph Quinn star in this action-filled battle about strength and honor. But is it entertaining? They also caught A Different Man, an A24 film about an aspiring actor who undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. Ewan finished The Penguin and watched Look Back & Dune: Prophecy. Lachlan is catching up with Arcane and wonders if 2024 has been the best year for blockbusters. New trailers for Secret Level, The Return, Nutcrackers, The Amateur, Mufasa & Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning have been released.
209 - The Wild Robot - Best Animation of the Year? | Quiet On Set Podcast
Ewan and Lachlan share their in-depth spoiler thoughts on the Oscar frontrunner for Best Animated Feature: The Wild Robot, talk about the trailers for The End, Skeleton Crew & Oh, Canada, and share their thoughts the news about a new Star Wars trilogy, the European Film Awards, David Zaslav, and a new Godzilla movie. Ewan got a pen that lights up, and Lachlan finally learned to read. They discuss Transformers One, review Juror #2, Strange Darling, Here, Uglies, Green Room, and Red One. Finally, Lachlan shares his random rewatches of two Adam Sandler movies.
Most Underrated Movie of the Year! THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT - Review
Ewan and Kevin review the sci-fi time travel movie Things Will Be Different from editor-turned-director Michael Felker who worked with Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson on their films Synchronic, The Endless & Something in the Dirt. Things Will Be Different on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/KANO
Juror #2 - Review
Ewan and Kevin review Clint Eastwood's potential final film, Juror #2, which stars Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Zoey Deutch, Kiefer Sutherland, and more.
While serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, family man Justin Kemp finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma…one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict—or free—the accused killer.
Gladiator II - Review
Ewan and Kevin review Ridley Scott's Gladiator II, starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, and more.
208 - Saturday Night - F**k It We'll Do It Live! | Quiet On Set Podcast
Ewan and Lachlan review the SNL movie Saturday Night and Rebel Ridge. Ewan shares his thoughts on The Shadow Strays, The Outrun, the Speak No Evil remake, Never Let Go, Time Cut, Piece By Piece & Omni Loop. They also take a look at the trailers for Queer, Steven Soderbergh's Presence, and the second season of Squid Game. A Game of Thrones movie is in the works, Greta Gerwig's Netflix Narnia movie might be heading to IMAX theaters and David Fincher is remaking Squid Game.