206 - MEMOIR OF A SNAIL - Best Animated Movie of 2024

Ewan and Lachlan discuss the trailers for The Monkey, The Legend of Ochi, Carry-One & the Electric State. Lachlan watched the cult classic The Fall (2006) and Adam Elliot's Claymation masterpiece Mary & Max. They discuss the Netflix Horror movie It's What's Inside and Ewan reviews Woman of the Hour, All Shall Be Well, and the second season of Shrinking. Joker: Folie à deux continues its legendary one-of-a-kind fall-off while Terrifier 3 rises the ranks to the number 1 box office spot. Nolan ditches Warner Bros even after getting a 7-figure royalty check and Harrison Ford doesn't understand being a movie star.

205 - Can THE APPRENTICE Make Movies Great Again?

Ewan reports back from the Zurich Film Festival with reviews for A Real Pain, Memoir of a Snail, Conclave, We Live in Time, Blitz, The End, and the award-winning Black Box Diaries. Lachlan finished Stalker and continued his deep dive into Andrei Tarkovsky's filmography with Solaris. They discuss the historic flop of Joker: Folie à Deux, a potential second season of Obi-Wan with Ewan McGregor and Christopher Nolan's next movie. Finally, they review The Apprentice by Ali Abbasi starring Sebastian Stan & Jeremy Strong.

204 - Joker: Folie à Deux is Baffling...

Ewan & Lachlan review Joker: Folie à Deux, discuss the return of Daniel Day-Lewis, and discuss the trailers for Babygirl, Nosferatu, Juror Nr.2, Better Man & Companion. Ewan reviews the first day of the Zurich Film Festival with On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, My Favorite Cake, Heretic, One Falling, The Last Showgirl & Aiming High. He also rewatched Grave of the Fireflies and caught The Front Room, Apartment 7A & Rez Ball. Lachlan finished Stalker and has some new Blu-rays to show off, the highlight being a special (bloody) edition of American Psycho.

September 5 is Incredibly Tense - Review

Ewan and Kevin review September 5 directed by Tim Fehlbaum starring Leonie Benesch, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin & Peter Sarsgaard.
Clipped from Ep 200
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.

203 - Megalopolis is Finally Here...

Ewan and Lachlan discuss the most controversial movie of the year: Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis. They talk about the trailers for the second season of The Last of Us, Moana 2, Ryan Coogler's Sinner, and the John Wick spin-off Ballerina. Ewan watched Sing Sing, Will & Harper, The Perfect Couple & Rosemary's Baby, and Lachlan watched Bram Stoker's Dracula and Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker.

202 - The Substance, Lionsgate & AI, and Netflix Geeked Week

Ewan and Lachlan talk Emmies, lineups for the film festivals in Zurich & Gent, and the trailers for Mickey17, Blitz, and Brothers. Ewan got reviews for The Penguin, Agatha All Along, Transformers One, Wolfs, The Wild Robot & Rebel Ridge and Lachlan has thoughts on Lionsgate usage of Generative AI. Finally, they review the disgusting (complimentary) instant horror classic The Substance with Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley.

201 - Didi is a Must-Watch & A Minecraft Movie Trailer looks horrible

In the first post-Venice episode, Ewan and Lachlan catch up on all the news and trailers that came out while they were off. Most notably, the baffling A Minecraft Movie Trailer. The trailers for Wolf Man, The Apprentice & Happyend look more promising. They discuss the Venice & TIFF festival winners and why Gen Z doesn't like Sex in Movies. Finally, the Sundance hit Didi is out digitally and they have a lot of praise for the authentic coming-of-age story set in the late 2000s.

The Most Extensive Film Festival Recap Ever (Biennale/Venice Film Festival 2024) - Ep 200

Ewan and Kevin are back from Venice with over 70 films & shows to talk about. The 200th episode of the podcast is filled to the brim with reviews for Joker: Folie à Deux, Queer, Cloud, Wolfs, The Room Next Door, The Brutalist, Babygirl, Broken Rage, Maria, and even the unwatchable Baby Invasion.

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NEW MOVIES in SEPTEMBER 2024

An overview for upcoming movie & tv releases in September 2024

Blink Twice, The Crow, Y2K & Secret Level Trailer | Quiet On Set Podcast Ep 199

Lachlan has a surprise first watch of a film Ewan has been telling him about for years, Ewan preps for Venice and watches The Crow, Bad Monkey, and more. Lachlan rewatched Alien with his girlfriend and is excited about what the animated series about games Secret Level will have to offer. Ewan is lukewarm on Y2K and more excited about Letterboxd fixing their search engine more than anything else. Finally, they share their non-spoiler and spoiler thoughts on Zoë Kravitz's directorial debut Blink Twice, starring Channing Tatum, Naomi Ackie, Christian Slater, and Simon Rex.

198 - Alien: Romulus is Flawed But Great & D23 News

Our most anticipated movie of the year has arrived: Alien Romulus. The discussion gets heated as Ewan and Lachlan disagree about the latest entry in the Alien franchise. They discuss the plethora of news coming out of Disney's D23, Indiewire's Top 100 Films from the 2000s, and the first trailer for The Monkey from Longlegs director Osgood Perkins based on Stephan King's short story. Ewan binged through many new films from Kneecap, Cuckoo, It Ends With Us, The Union, Jackpot!, Daughters, and even more while Lachlan rewatched Prometheus and Alien: Covenant.

Borderlands & House of the Dragon Season 2 | Quiet On Set Podcast

Ewan and Lachlan are forcefully strapped to their seats to bring you an obligatory review of Borderlands. It's as bad as you think and then some. They share some more positive thoughts on the second season of House of the Dragon. Ewan rewatched Anora and Lachlan rewatched Longlegs. They also discuss the trailers for Saturday Night & Disclaimer from Alfonso Cuarón.

TRAP & Robert Downey Jr. back in the MCU as Dr. Doom | Quiet On Set Podcast

Ewan and Lachlan share their spoiler thoughts on M. Night Shyamalan's latest film TRAP, the ongoing box office success of Deadpool & Wolverine, and RDJ returning to the MCU. A Skibidi Toilet movie being in the works makes us question if we are in the real timeline and Ewan watched over a dozen of Letterboxd's Most Liked movies as well as The Instigators, Tuesday & Saving Bikini Bottom The Sandy Cheeks Movie. Also, there are kittens in the podcast.