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.
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!
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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.
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.
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.
207 - Just How Bad is VENOM: THE LAST DANCE? | Quiet On Set Podcast
Ewan and Lachlan review Venom: The Last Dance and discuss the trailers for The Brutalist, September 5, and Love Hurts. Tom Holland gets cast in Christopher Nolan's new film. Warner Bros. releases Clint Eastwood's final film in less than 50 US theaters. The 20th Century Studio lineup looks exciting, with two Predators movies in 2025, sequels for Planet of the Apes and Alien: Romulus, and a new Alien vs. Predator movie in the works. Ewan has reviews for Lee, Don't Move, No Other Land, Terrifier 3, Smile 2, A Different Man, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin & Lachlan rewatched Bullet Train and Woman of the Hour.
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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.
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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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.
195 - Deadpool & Wolverine, TIFF & Venice Line Up
Ewan and Lachlan discuss the cameo-filled, 4th wall-break fun of Deadpool & Wolverine, the most successful R-rated film ever, and a different step for the MCU. TIFF and Venice released their lineups for the fall film festival program and trailers for the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown & Joker: Folie à Deux. Ewan caught up on some films with the most Fans on Letterboxd: The Mummy, Black Swan, 13 Going 30, Notting Hill, In Bruges, and The Sound of Music + he's got a review for Batman: Caped Crusader and Kill.
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