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...
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.