Ewan and Connor revisit the splash hit MOANA (2016) which is getting a live-action adaptation and a sequel that's out in theaters now. Does it hold up? Is Dwayne Johnson any good at singing? What's the best song in the movie?
Moana on Letterboxd
MARIA is Angelina Jolie's Best Performance - Review
Ewan and Kevin review the third entry in Pablo Larraín's 'Woman' trilogy with Maria starring Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Kodi Smit-McPhee & Valeria Golino.
1977: Maria Callas, once the world's greatest opera diva, lives in seclusion in Paris with her staff and her two poodles. Her health is getting worse and worse. Then she receives a request to go on tour again. Will La Callas sing again? And if so, for whom?
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.
209 - The Wild Robot - Best Animation of the Year? | Quiet On Set Podcast
Ewan and Lachlan share their in-depth spoiler thoughts on the Oscar frontrunner for Best Animated Feature: The Wild Robot, talk about the trailers for The End, Skeleton Crew & Oh, Canada, and share their thoughts the news about a new Star Wars trilogy, the European Film Awards, David Zaslav, and a new Godzilla movie. Ewan got a pen that lights up, and Lachlan finally learned to read. They discuss Transformers One, review Juror #2, Strange Darling, Here, Uglies, Green Room, and Red One. Finally, Lachlan shares his random rewatches of two Adam Sandler movies.
Most Underrated Movie of the Year! THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT - Review
Ewan and Kevin review the sci-fi time travel movie Things Will Be Different from editor-turned-director Michael Felker who worked with Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson on their films Synchronic, The Endless & Something in the Dirt. Things Will Be Different on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/KANO
Juror #2 - Review
Ewan and Kevin review Clint Eastwood's potential final film, Juror #2, which stars Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Zoey Deutch, Kiefer Sutherland, and more.
While serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, family man Justin Kemp finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma…one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict—or free—the accused killer.
Gladiator II - Review
Ewan and Kevin review Ridley Scott's Gladiator II, starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, and more.
208 - Saturday Night - F**k It We'll Do It Live! | Quiet On Set Podcast
Ewan and Lachlan review the SNL movie Saturday Night and Rebel Ridge. Ewan shares his thoughts on The Shadow Strays, The Outrun, the Speak No Evil remake, Never Let Go, Time Cut, Piece By Piece & Omni Loop. They also take a look at the trailers for Queer, Steven Soderbergh's Presence, and the second season of Squid Game. A Game of Thrones movie is in the works, Greta Gerwig's Netflix Narnia movie might be heading to IMAX theaters and David Fincher is remaking Squid Game.
207 - Just How Bad is VENOM: THE LAST DANCE? | Quiet On Set Podcast
Ewan and Lachlan review Venom: The Last Dance and discuss the trailers for The Brutalist, September 5, and Love Hurts. Tom Holland gets cast in Christopher Nolan's new film. Warner Bros. releases Clint Eastwood's final film in less than 50 US theaters. The 20th Century Studio lineup looks exciting, with two Predators movies in 2025, sequels for Planet of the Apes and Alien: Romulus, and a new Alien vs. Predator movie in the works. Ewan has reviews for Lee, Don't Move, No Other Land, Terrifier 3, Smile 2, A Different Man, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin & Lachlan rewatched Bullet Train and Woman of the Hour.
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Woman of the Hour - Review
EEwan and Lachlan review Anna Kendrick's directorial debut Woman of the Hour about the serial killer who appeared on live TV as a bachelor in The Dating Game.
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MEMOIR OF A SNAIL - Interview with Adam Elliot
Adam Elliot shares how he brings warmth into his films without color, how loneliness is universal, and why he hopes we laugh and cry while watching his latest film, Memoir of a Snail. We also talk about Letterboxd and favorite animated films.
A Conversation with Shiori Itō about BLACK BOX DIARIES
Journalist Shiori Itō talks about her award-winning documentary Black Box Diaries and shares details about the production, its toll on her, and how it feels to share the movie with an audience.
Black Box Diaries on Letterboxd
Opens October 31 in Switzerland: Find out where it’s playing near you here
Out in US & UK theaters on October 25
206 - MEMOIR OF A SNAIL - Best Animated Movie of 2024
Ewan and Lachlan discuss the trailers for The Monkey, The Legend of Ochi, Carry-One & the Electric State. Lachlan watched the cult classic The Fall (2006) and Adam Elliot's Claymation masterpiece Mary & Max. They discuss the Netflix Horror movie It's What's Inside and Ewan reviews Woman of the Hour, All Shall Be Well, and the second season of Shrinking. Joker: Folie à deux continues its legendary one-of-a-kind fall-off while Terrifier 3 rises the ranks to the number 1 box office spot. Nolan ditches Warner Bros even after getting a 7-figure royalty check and Harrison Ford doesn't understand being a movie star.
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.
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.
Songs of Slow Burnings Earth - Review
Ewan and Kevin review Songs of Slow Burning Earth.
Clipped from Ep 200
Reflective observations of Ukraine in wartime are interwoven with eye-witness accounts to contemplate the ultimate tragedy: the normalization of war.
The Quiet Son (Jouer Avec Le Feu) is Heartbreaking - Review
Clipped from Ep 200
Ewan & Kevin review Jouer Aves Le Feu (The Quiet Son) by Delphine Coulin & Muriel Coulin starring Vincent Lindon, Stefan Crepon, Benjamin Voisin.
Pierre, a devoted father in his 50s, raises his two sons alone. When Louis, the youngest, leaves home to attend the Sorbonne in Paris, Fus, slightly older and not as successful academically, becomes more and more secretive. Driven by a fascination for violence, he gets entangled in far-right extremist groups, the very opposite of his father’s values. Between them, there is love and hate, until tragedy happens.
El Jockey (Kill The Jockey) is Argentina's Oscar Submission - Review
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Ewan and Kevin review Kill the Jockey by Luis Ortega starring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Úrsula Corberó, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Mariana Di Girolamo & Daniel Fanego
The Time It Takes is the Best Italian Film of the Year - Review
Ewan and Kevin review Il tempo che ci vuole (The Time It Takes) from Francesca Comencini.
A father and a daughter. Cinema and life. The childhood that seems perfect and then becomes great by getting everything wrong. Fall and get up, start again, grow old, become fragile, let go but never get lost. The time it takes to save yourself.