206. Love Is Blind UK, The Deliverance, The Perfect Couple, and More
Release Date: 09/18/2024
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_outlineKevin and Lauren are back this week on a big Netflix binge with Love is Blind (UK), The Deliverance, The Perfect Couple, Irena's Vow, and Job.
This episode starts with a heave dose of reality - both of the reality TV kind and some interesting true stories. Lauren kicks it off with Love is Blind UK. Unlike Kevin's favorite show, Love Island, Love is Blind is more of a social experiment than a competition. Taking it to the UK allows it to soft reset and get away from some of the social media aspect out of the gate. All in all, Lauren is enjoying this season so far.
Next up, Kevin takes us to spooky town with The Deliverance. No, not the one with the banjos... This is based on the true story of the Ammons family from Geary, Indiana. This version takes place in PA, but holds on to much of the bones (see what I did there?) of the true story. Crazy enough, some of the most outlandish seeming things in the movie are well documented in real life!
Sticking with true stories, Lauren settles the tone down with the WWI story, Irena's Vow. It's the story of a Polish woman, barely making it herself, who takes on the incredible task of saving nearly a dozen Jews during the war. It's a wonderful story with a very authentic feel and definitely worth the watch!
Steering away from reality (like really far away from reality...) Kevin talks about the new murder mystery series, The Perfect Couple, on (you guessed it) Netflix. It stars Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Meghann Fahy, Dakota Fanning, and a handful of other actors. It's like Big Little Lies or White Lotus Lite. It's not bad, but it's not quite anything special, either. The upside is that it's just 6 episodes, so if you want to give it a shot, it's not a huge commitment.
Lauren takes us out with some Broadway talk. This week, it's about the show Job. It's a stage play, not a musical and it has a reasonable run time, so it's almost like going to a movie! The subject matter gets a little heavy, but it's a great show about mental health and obsession in the modern age of technology. It got an extended run, so if you are in the area, definitely catch it if you can!
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