216 - 2024 Movie Round-Up w/ The Order, Mufasa, Flow, Kraven the Hunter & more

For the final time in 2024, Ewan and Lachlan discuss what they watched this week. For Ewan, that was Mufasa: The Lion King, Kraven the Hunter, Sonic The Hedgehog 3, Y2K, and Squid Game's second season. Lachlan caught up with We Live In Time, Juror Nr.2 & The Last Stop in Yuma County. After an underwhelming limited run in theaters, The Order is out on VOD and they're sharing their spoiler thoughts on this crime thriller starring Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult & Tye Sheridan. They review the cat-led animated gem Flow. It's light in movies news this week but Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey with a stacked cast, a new Mummy movie, James Bond is becoming a MCU-like franchise, and Barack Obama's favorite movies of the year give them much to discuss.

215 - ANORA is the Movie of the Year

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.

214 - The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Ewan is back, and the episode stays reversed! We got a spoiler review for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim and a breakdown of why Secret Level falls short. Lachlan watched Conclave and Escape From the 21st Century. Ewan caught up with Nutcrackers, Creature Commandoes, and Skelton Crew and watched A Man on the Inside. He also saw the Robbie Williams biopic Better Man early and started playing Balatro. The Game Awards just happened and we got thoughts on some announcements. Critic's Choice and Golden Globes nominations were announced and the Sundance 2025 lineup was revealed.

213 - The Best, Cutest and Creepiest Movies of the Year | Quiet on Set Pod

While Ewan is away on his GRAND vacation, Lachlan enlists Kevin's help to turn the podcast—much like Australia—upside down! Even grander is the TRIPLE, yes, you heard it... TRIPLE feature we're doing this week from a creep called Mr. Reed, played by Hugh Grant, to an otter being homies with Billy, and ending in prison with some theater prodigies led by Colman Domingo bringing a reality that doesn't exist beyond the prison walls to life. Heretic, Billy & Molly, and Sing Sing are the week's main topics today! Dare I say it, but... episode 213 is one for the history books folks!
Companion List 213

A Different Man: An Underrated Gem - Review

Ewan and Lachlan review A Different Man from Aaron Schimberg starring Sebastian Stan, Adam Pearson & Renate Reinsve.

Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.

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212 - Why Wicked is Getting a Best Picture Nomination | Quiet On Set Podcast

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.

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.

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.