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.
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.
NEXT ON NETFLIX ANIMATION - Discussed (Arcane Season 2/Sandy Cheeks & Wallace and Gromit)
Ewan and Lachlan discuss the upcoming animated slate from Netflix.
Why HIT MAN Shouldn't Be On Netflix.
In a news-heavy episode, Ewan and Lachlan discuss the trailers for Venom 3, MaXXXine, Alien: Romulus, and Pharrell's Lego biopic Piece By Piece. They also cover the new Star Wars series The Acolyte, Godzilla Minus One, Poolman, The Watchers, and The Last Stop in Yuma County. Bridging the gap between movies and games, they highlight the key moments from Summer Game Fest and review the week's casting news. Finally, they discuss Ewan's favorite film of the year, Richard Linklater's Hit Man, starring Glen 'Movie Star' Powell.