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.
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
Out Now: Inside Out 2, House of the Dragon, I Saw the TV Glow, The Boys & more.
Movies & Shows mentioned: Inside Out 2 / Tuesday / Firebrand / Presumed Innocent / The Boys S4 / House of the Dragon S2 / I Saw the TV Glow / Monkey Man / Ultraman: Rising / Ama Gloria / The Exorcism
I SAW THE TV GLOW Is a Work of Art
Ewan and Lachlan are back - well Ewan is at least as Lachlan suffers from an expected audio & video issue for the first 30 minutes of the podcast. While we stare at Lachlan's enraged face mad at his external drive, they chat about the Nintendo Direct that announced new games for The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Mario & Luigi, Mario Party, and Metroid. They discuss the recent success of Inside Out at the box office, a new Richard Linklater film, and a $300 Mio film from the Russo Brothers. After discussing the trailer for Smile 2, A Real Pain, The Front Room, and The Penguin they talk about the ongoing disappointment of The Acolyte and the successful start of the fourth season of The Boys and the second season of House of the Dragon. Finally, after Ewan shares his thoughts on I Used to Be Funny, Fancy Dance, and The Beast, the two discuss Jane Schoenbrun's sophomore feature film I Saw the TV Glow.
House of the Dragon Season 2 - Ep1-4 Review
Ewan and Lachlan got to see the first four episodes of the second season of House of the Dragon early and share their spoiler-free thoughts on the Game of Thrones prequel show that is fully living up to its potential
INSIDE OUT 2 Just BROKE the Box Office
Ewan and Lachlan talk about Sony acquiring Alama Draft House, a revived Game of Thrones spin-off series, Zack Synder's Director's Cut for Rebel Moon, and the trailers for Arcane Season 2, The Wild Robot and Paddington in Peru. Lachlan shows us an exciting new steel book and Ewan shares his thoughts on The Boys Season 4 and the first four episodes of season 2 of House of the Dragon. He talks about Boy Boys: Ride or Die, Am I Ok?, I Saw the TV Glow, and what he watched at the Annecy Animation Film Festival. Finally, the Pixar trademark 'what if 'blank' had emotions' gets another entry with Inside Out 2, and they discuss if this is a return to form for Pixar.
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.