Anora is finally out on VOD! Ewan and Lachlan share their spoiler review on the inarguable movie of the year, praising Sean Baker's writer-director-editor work and Mikey Madison's stunning performance. They discuss the trailer for James Gunn's Superman, Warfare from A24 and Alex Garland's writing, and the Oscar Shortlists for International & Documentary Features. Ewan has short reviews for Robert Eggers' Nosferatu, the Bob Dylan music biopic A Complete Unknown starring Timothée Chalamet, and the second season of Squid Game.
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.
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.
TIFF Line Up: https://boxd.it/xhmT0
VENICE Line Up: https://boxd.it/xfw3O
TIFF WATCHLIST: https://boxd.it/xjkIo
VENICE WATCHLIST: https://boxd.it/xjtcm