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.
How PRISCILLA solves the Biopic Problem.
Ewan and Lachlan go over a variety of news about productions starting up again, remakes and castings being announced, and the exciting new trailer for Spaceman. Ewan has been very busy with watching some of the first releases of 2023 and Lachlan is catching up on the second seasons of The Bear and Reacher. Finally, they discuss the A24 x Sofia Coppola coproduction Priscilla, a portrait of a woman drawn into a relationship with Elvis Presley.
is JOHN WICK: Chapter 4 the best movie of 2023? - 131
Ewan and Lachlan chat about how AI will influence creative jobs and WGA's (Writer's Guild) upcoming contract negotiations and subsequent strikes. Then, Lachlan binge-rewatched the first season of «The Last of Us» and Ewan finished «Avatar the Last Airbender» and started watching «Key and Peele». Finally, they discuss «John Wick: Chapter 4» in depth and explain why the industry should increase stunt appreciation.
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THE LAST OF US Season 1 Review & Shazam 2's Box Office Flop - 130
Ewan and Lachlan share their spoiler thoughts on The Last of Us Season 1 and theorize how future seasons will be adapted. With a plethora of news this week, they discuss casting news on Twisters and Gladiator 2 and the trailers for The Little Mermaid, and Joy Ride. As well as the canceled $150 Mio Rom Com from Nancy Meyers and Guillermo del Toro's Dr. Frankenstein. Finally, brief and underwhelmed they share their thoughts on Shazam: Fury of the Gods.
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Scream VI Scene By Scene Spoiler Breakdown - 129
Ewan and Lachlan take a stab at an in-depth spoiler breakdown of Scream 6, talking about all the kills, the New York City setting, and the franchise's future. They also chat about the future of the Star Wars Franchise, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Mutant Mayhem Trailer, and The Last of Us Episode 8. Ewan caught some shows like Daisy Jones & the Six, The Consultant, Poker Face, and the first two episodes of The Mandalorian season 3. Finally, he also watched Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre and 65.
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Creed III's knock-out success at the Box Office is historic! - 128
Ewan and Lachlan discuss Micheal B. Jordan's directorial debut CREED III, the ninth installment in the Rocky Franchise with a noticeable absentee: Sylvester Stallone. In preparation for the review, Lachlan watched all eight Rocky & Creed films and caught up with episodes 6 & 7 of The Last of Us.
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"AFTERSUN is the best film of the decade" & the Oscar Nominations - 124
Ewan and Lachlan discuss the recently announced Oscar nominations and share their thoughts on the surprises and snubs from this year's selection. Further, they chat about The Last of Us, which is a great adaption of the acclaimed video game so far, and finally an in-depth discussion of Charlotte Wells' directorial debut AFTERSUN rounds out this week's episode.
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Babylon is CRAZY! - 123
Ewan and Lachlan talk about Damien Chazelle's BABYLON and the HBO series THE LAST OF US. OSCAR PREDICTION CONTEST
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The Last of Us series on HBO is off to a good start
Ewan (first-time player) and Lachlan (finished the game 7 times) talk about the first episode of THE LAST OF US on HBO Max.
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