201. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and A Lot of Catching Up
Release Date: 08/08/2024
223. Black Doves, Severance Season 2, Reservation Dogs, and Foreshadowing...
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It's a tight episode, content-wise with just Black Doves, Severance and Reservation Dogs officially on the docket, but we are joined this week, once again, by Salony, so you know there's a touch of class in this one! The show kicks off with Andrew peer pressuring Salony into talking about Black Doves on Netflix. It's a solid modern spy show, led by the excellent Kiera Knightley, and lacking the campiness that a lot of modern spy shows do. It's a cool take, with Kiera's character dealing with a little of that work/life balance we all hear about. Go check it out! After that, the show kicks into...
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222. Emilia Perez, Juror #2, Nickel Boys, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
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It's just Kevin and Lauren this week and they cover Emelia Perez, Joker 2, Juror #2, Nickel Boys, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. The show kicks off with Lauren talking about the award winning Netflix musical, Emelia Perez. Yeah, the one that beat Wicked. Turns out, seems like shenanigans, but what can you do? There are some good bits and some bad bits about it, so have a listen and see if it might jive with you. Next up, Kevin talks a pair of courtroom dramas, Joker Folie a Deux and Juror #2. Full disclosure, one of these was really good and the other was a movie with the Joker in...
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221. Monsters, Oddity, A Complete Unknown, Skeleton Crew, and Silent Hill
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It's just Kevin and Lauren this week and they cover Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, A Complete Unknown, Oddity, Skeleton Crew, Silent Hill, and a quick rehash of Squid Game. The show opens, unbeknownst to Lauren at the time, with a quick conversation about Squid Game season 2. This was supposed to be pre-show banter since it had already been discussed, but it's still a fresh topic and the conversation was solid, so it made the show after all. When the show really kicks off, Kevin starts us off with but of a horror adventure. He's recently played the remake of Silent Hill 2 on the...
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220. Squid Game Season 2, The Fall of the House of Sony's Villainverse, and the DCU
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This week, Kevin and Andrew discuss Squid Game Season 2, Sony's failures (Kraven, Madame Web, Venom), and the upcoming DCU (Superman, Lanterns, Supergirl, and more). It's just Kevin and Andrew this week and, though they have limited topics to cover, they really cover the hell out of them! The main course, is Squid Game season 2. Both guys watched it and have opinions, for sure. One thing to note, and it's said more than once during the show, if you like Squid Game season one, power through the first 3 episodes of this season. It feels like a bit of a slog, but when you finish the season,...
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219. Super/Man, Red One, A Real Pain, and Carry-On
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It's a short but sweet one this week, as it's just Kevin and Lauren and they cover Super/Man, red One, A Real Pain, and Carry-On. Unlike last week where it was sour and glum on reviews, this week is almost entirely positive. Lauren opens the episode with a review of the wonderful and insightful documentary about Christopher Reeve, Super/Man, currently streaming on HBO Max. It's a journey through the up and down life of arguably everyone's favorite Superman before, up to, and after his life altering accident. It's a story of perseverance, family, and friendship that is well worth your time....
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218. Joy, Superman & Lois, Yacht Rock, Three Women, Skeleton Crew, and Creature Commandos
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The gangs all here so the group comes in hot this week with Joy, Superman & Lois, Yacht Rock, Three Women, Star Wars Skeleton Crew, and Creature Commandos. Before getting to the nitty gritty, Andrew has a heart to heart with the audience at home. That's right, after some gentle soul searching and badgering from the internet, Andrew has come to the realization that Arcane is an amazing show. Peer pressure is real, kids!! After Andrew completes his apology, the show kicks off with Lauren talking about the new film. Joy, on Netflix. It's the true story of the birth (pun intended because I'm...
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217. Gladiator II, Wicked, (Is Glicked a thing?!?), and Smile 2
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It's Kevin, Andrew, and Lauren again this week and they have special guest Salony to talk Wicked, then they discuss Gladiator 2 and Smile 2. The show opens up with special guest Salony. She and Andrew did the full Glicked experience so she was excited to share her thoughts with us. Kevin didn't see the movie but has seen the original stage show, so he manages to contribute... sort of. Overall the gang really loved the movie, including the performances by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. Next up, Salony heads off and leaves the rest of the gang to discuss Gladiator 2. Again, Kevin is...
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216. Heretic, A Man on the Inside, Arcane, More Penguin, and more Broadway
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This episode is full of content! We talk Heretic, A Man on the Inside, Cabaret and Mama I'm a Big Girl Now, The Penguin, and the Arcane finale! The show opens with just Kevin and Lauren and Lauren takes the lead talking about the new thriller Heretic. It's not quite horror but it definitely has a solid creep factor! High Grant is a bona fide pyscho and the film itself does a lot to make one question religion. Not for the faint of heart! Kevin lightens things up with A Man on the Inside on Neflix. This is the story of a man who's a little lost in his life finding a job as a private investigator...
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215. Here, Sweetpea, Wicked Little Letters, The Shyamalanathon, and Little Green Men
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It's just Kevin and Lauren this week, but they have an interesting one for sure. They cover the new Tom Hanks film, Here, The Ella Purnell led series Swetpea, Wicked Little Letters, a boatload of Shyamalan films, and a little alien conspiracy theory madness. The show kicks off with Lauren talking about the new film, Here. It's a Tom Hanks/Robin Wright/Robert Zemeckis reunion which resulted in some expected comparisons to Forrest Gump. Most current reviews have been pretty harsh, but Lauren came away feeling pretty happy about it. The key thing to remember, that somehow people missed, is that...
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214. Conclave, The Franchise, Hysteria, Tammy Faye, The Penguin, and More
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It's a packed week with Lauren and Andrew back! The group covers Conclave, The Franchise, Hysteria, Tammy Faye, Death Note, Maxxxine, Daddio, and The Penguin. Usually we do a big breakdown, but this episode is jam packed, so you should just get right to it!! Oh, you want SOME details? Fine, then! Kevin selfishly puts Lauren in the hot seat because he is very curious about the new movie Conclave. It stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and more! All in all, it's a solid theatrical flick about politics in the church. The mic is then passed to Andrew to discuss the new HBO show, The...
info_outlineThis week is a lot of catching up, but we get A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, Deadpool and Wolverine from Andrew, along with Civil War, some Where the Crawdads Sing and Saw X from Lauren and a bit more!
We jump right into with Andrew's take on Deadpool and Wolverine. I know we hit it hard last week, but Andrew wasn't here and we've gotta let the man speak! It's a good, healthy discussion with some content we may have missed last week.
Next up, Kevin goes full YA on us. He watches A Good Girl's Guide to Murder over on Netflix. Thankfully it's not corny or childish. It's not a hardcore murder mystery, but it does have some solid adult themes and some fun twists and turns. It's definitely worth a watch if that's your jam.
Next up, Lauren takes us to the marsh with Where the Crawdads Sing. It's a bit of a YA romance/murdery film with a very solid cast. Daisy Edgar Jones has made a name for herself lately and the rest of the cast is excellent, too. This one leans more into the romance than Kevin's show, but it's a solid film, too.
Andrew then takes us back a bit to a previous episode with Civil War. Kevin already watched it but Andrew finally had the time, and right after a trip to DC!! They discuss the big bait and switch from an advertising standpoint, but also the fantastic performances. While not an action film, per se, it does a great job with the material, though Andrew has some choice words for Alex Garland.
After that, we start our journey into the archives with Lauren discussing Saw X (a franchise she loves and is clearly passionate about!!), then Andrew covers Baby Reindeer and Marvel's What If...?, before Kevin finishes by popping the question to Andrew: "What do you think of RDJ as Doom?"
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