Ewan and Lachlan catch up with the trailers for Deadpool & Wolverine and Mufasa: The Lion King. Lachlan watched Mulholland Drive, Call Me By Your Name, and the disappointing Boy Kills World. Ewan caught up with Abigail, The Idea of You, Arthur the King, and more, diving deeper into his Cannes preparation with Open Range, and Fish Tank among others. Finally, they review the steaming-hot and much anticipated new film from Luca Guadagnino; Challengers.
THE FALL GUY is Fun as F**k!
Ewan and Lachlan share their thoughts on David Leitch's The Fall Guy starring generational movie star Ryan Gosling and fake Dune director Emily Blunt. They both watched a bunch of Alex Garland films for an upcoming director bracket, and Lachlan even made himself sit through Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver. It was painful... Ewan watched the original Mad Max trilogy, The Nice Guys, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Lachlan shows off his pricey 4K steelbook purchases and argues why 28 Years Later should still be filmed in the bad video quality of the first one.
CIVIL WAR is A24's Biggest Movie Ever.
Ewan and Lachlan review the first season of Fallout and Alex Garland's Civil War produced by A24. Ewan watched Ripley, The Sympathizer and Rebel Moon Part 2. Lachlan is back from his holiday in Bali and has thoughts on Tarantino quitting his 10th film The Movie Critic.
LOVE LIES BLEEDING & Cannes 2024 Line Up Overview
Ewan and Lachlan discuss the latest bone-crushing A24 film Love Lies Bleeding starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian. Trailers for Joker: Folie à deux and MaXXXine dropped and they have some thoughts to share. Ewan gives an overview of the 2024 Cannes lineup and tells you why he didn't like the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black. Lachlan watched Devs, La Chimera, The Green Knight, and Ewan caught Musica, the AppleTV+ show Sugar with Colin Farrell, and finished Seinfeld.
GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE & MONKEY MAN
Ewan and Lachlan pair up Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire & Monkey Man as a double feature spoiler review and rank all the American Godzilla and King Kong movies. They also caught Love Lies Bleeding and finished 3 Body Problem. Lachlan watched the Planet of the Apes movies and Ewan rewatched La La Land and has thoughts on Girl State and the Wages of Fear remake. Lastly, they share their thoughts on Matrix 5, Julia Garner as the Silver Surfer, and Alex Garland's supposed retirement from directing.
THE PROMISED LAND Lets Mads Mikkelsen's Bastard Shine
Ewan and Lachlan share their thoughts on the trailers for Kinds of Kindness, Evil Does Not Exist, Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story, and Bad Boys: Ride or Die. As part of their Oscar Prediction Contest, they watch Johnny To's Election 1 & 2 and talk about the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean reboot. Lachlan watched Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog and Ewan caught Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV as well as Hundreds of Beavers and Shirley. Finally, they review The Promised Land starring Mads Mikkelson in detail.
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ROAD HOUSE Rules & GHOSTBUSTERS FROZEN EMPIRE Sucks
Ewan and Lachlan talk about the trailers for Alien Romulus, Rebel Moon: Part 2 -- The Scargiver, The Acolyte, House of the Dragon Season 2, The Fall Guy, and Furiosa: A Mad Max Story. Ewan watched X-Men '97, Civil War, and the original Road House movie. Lachlan caught up on some Ghostbusters movies in preparation for their spoiler review of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Finally, they share their thoughts on Doug Liman's Road House.
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DRIVE AWAY DOLLS is just...
Ewan and Lachlan are a week late to the Oscars Party and share their thoughts on the winners, the losers, and the cringe in between. Ewan caught up with the new releases Sometimes I Think About Dying and Imaginary. Lachlan tried to watch Devs and Drive Away Dolls but ended up hanging out with his two new puppies instead. Ewan finished Death and Other Details and Invincible Season 2 Part 2. Finally, they discuss the highly anticipated anime movie The First Slam Dunk.
MONSTER is Incredibly Underrated - Review
Ewan and Lachlan revisit a film they've already reviewed 9 months at last year's Cannes Film Festival. This time they get to share their in-depth spoiler thoughts on the latest film from Hirokazu Kore-eda Monster. In preparation for a movie bracket on Denis Villeneuve, they have been (re)watching his filmography in addition to catching the latest (serious) Adam Sandler movie on Netflix called Spaceman. Ewan went on a binge of new releases with Damsel, Ricky Stanicky, Kung Fu Panda 4, Shogun, Megamind, and the Doom Syndicate and he even made time to see Dune Part 2 again, but in IMAX this time.
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DUNE 2 Will Take Your Breath Away.
Ewan and Lachlan dive deep into the world of Dune on Arrakis and share their spoiler thoughts on Dune: Part 2. Ewan caught Drive-Away Dolls, Shogun, and The Sweet East and Lachlan started watching Neon Genesis: Evangelion. They discuss the trailers for I Saw the TV Glow, The Brikeriders, and Horizon: An American Saga.
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How AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER Falls Short.
Ewan and Lachlan talk about the trailers for Borderlands & Boy Kills World. Lachlan rewatched Blade Runner 2049 and Ewan watched the Kung Fu Panda trilogy and the WWII drama One Life starring Anthony Hopkins. Then they share their thoughts on the Netflix Live Action Series Avatar The Last Airbender, True Detective Night Country, and finally, break down The Zone of Interest in a spoiler review.
What THE IRON CLAW Does Better Than Other Sports Movies
Ewan and Lachlan discuss the trailers that dropped during the Superbowl, Casting News for Fantastic Four and Ewan shares his thoughts on Madame Web, Lisa Frankenstein, and Megamind. Later on, they review Sean Durkin's The Iron Claw. Watch THE IRON CLAW here: https://amzn.to/48hGB3K
Why AMERICAN FICTION's 5 Oscar Nominations Are Incredibly Ironic.
Ewan and Lachlan discuss the trailers for A Quiet Place Day One and Knuckles, the announcements from the Disney Investor Call, and the new Oscar Category for Casting Directors. Lachlan is replaying Death Stranding and working on a screenplay and Ewan caught up with I.S.S. and Bob Marley: One Love. Finally, they review the quintuple Oscar-nominated American Fiction.
Why ALL OF US STRANGERS is Andrew Scott’s Best Role Yet
Ewan is recovering from sickness and Lachlan has a messy room. In other news, Netflix shared some of its biggest titles for 2024, PlayStation aired its State of Play, and the Apple Vision Pro was released. Lachlan watched Mean Girls, El Conde, and played Palworld and Alan Wake 2. Ewan watched Aryglle, Orion and the Dark, Masters of the Air, and the fifth season of Fargo.
Oscar Nominations, Sundance & Fallen Leaves
IT'S LACHLAN'S BIRTHDAY! This week we discuss the Nominations for the 96th Academy Awards. What were the Snubs and Surprises? One of the films that unfortunately did not make the Final 5 for the Internation Feature Category is Aki Kaurismäki's Fallen Leaves, which is the film we are going to review in detail. The Sundance Film Festival has wrapped and Ewan caught some films virtually that he'll tell you about and Lachlan started True Detective: Night Country.
How PRISCILLA solves the Biopic Problem.
Ewan and Lachlan go over a variety of news about productions starting up again, remakes and castings being announced, and the exciting new trailer for Spaceman. Ewan has been very busy with watching some of the first releases of 2023 and Lachlan is catching up on the second seasons of The Bear and Reacher. Finally, they discuss the A24 x Sofia Coppola coproduction Priscilla, a portrait of a woman drawn into a relationship with Elvis Presley.
QUIET ON SET PODCAST 2024 Awards Show
Ewan and Lachlan host the first official certified semi-bi-annual Quiet On Set Podcast Movie and Films Awards show with categories and winners and stuff. A feast for any awards aficionado - as we take this matter deadly seriously - crowning the best Debuts and biggest Surprises, and handing out Tech and Acting Awards to our favorite movies of 2023.
MAESTRO - A Biopic Yes! or Biopic Mess?
Ewan and Lachlan watched Bradley Cooper's sophomore feature Maestro as well as Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire, Saltburn & Dream Scenario. Ewan rewatched Perfect Days with his family and caught the two seasons of Reacher, the second season of What If...? and the underrated gem Small, Slow But Steady. They also share their favorite soundtracks, scores, and albums of the year.
POOR THINGS is Seductively Enthralling Cinema
Ewan and Lachlan talk about the Oscar Shortlists, their end-of-the-year watchlists, and the worst films of the year. Ewan caught The Iron Claw and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the final movie of the DC Extended Universe. Finally, they share their in-depth thoughts on one of the best movies of the year: Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things.
18th Zurich Film Festival Recap - w/Alan Mattli
Today, Ewan and guest film critic Alan Mattli discuss the 18th Zurich Film Festival. The collective 75+ films watched between the two give them more than enough to talk about as they share their favorites, hidden gems, and letdowns of the festival. Films include: Aftersun / The Banshees of Inisherin / Crimes of the Future / Broker / Armageddon Time / R.M.N. / Fire of Love / All Quiet on the Western Front / The Menu / Bones And All / Corsage / Triangle of Sadness / The Son / and much more!
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