Episode #61 - "The Visit," "Grandma," and "90 Minutes in Heaven"
Release Date: 09/11/2015
Episode #581: "Love, Brooklyn," and "A Little Prayer"
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This week Megan and Evan took in director Rachel Abigail Holder's romantic drama (2:00), starring André Holland, Nicole Beharie, and DeWanda Wise. Short version: They liked it, with Megan revisiting it after seeing it at Sundance earlier this year. Next, Dave joins them for (28:09), a quiet and understated Southern family drama from writer-director Angus MacLachlan, starring David Strathairn, Jane Lavy, and Celia Weston. Two of the three of us thought it was really well done, and one of us had hoped to like it more than they did. Such is life. , we talk about Robert Altman's , which...
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Episode #580: "The Thursday Murder Club" and "Lurker"
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This week we all watched the Chris Columbis-directed (working title: Olds Detect), a comedy-drama about four friends (Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie), residents of an assisted living facility, who solve cold cases. That is, until a very real and current case lands in their laps when the facility's co-owners end up dead just as they plan to tear up the facility and force the residents out. We had mixed reactions to this one, but at least two Spoilerpiecers liked it more than the third (guess how that shakes out?). Then there's , writer-director Alex Russell's...
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Episode #579: "Went Up the Hill" and "Night Always Comes"
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Evan is off this week, so Megan and Dave are joined by The Lady Wan of . They talk about the ghost story (5:03), starring Vicky Krieps and Dacre Montgomery, about a widow mourning her wife's recent death, and the wife's long-lost son who arrives for the funeral. Is this ghost benevolent or not so benevolent? Then they talk about (35:08), a new Netflix thriller starring Vanessa Kirby as Lynette, a woman trying to purchase her mother's home so she and her mother and brother don't end up homeless, and all the terrible crap that happens as Lynette becomes more desperate to find the down...
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Episode #578: "Weapons" and "My Mother's Wedding"
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This week Dave watched writer-director Zach Cregger's latest, (1:45). After not being enamored of, but not disliking, , Cregger's previous feature, Dave's expectations were low-ish. But now having seen this nasty, gnarly, anti-fascist screed dressed up as a horror movie, WEAPONS is likely going on his 2025 top ten list. If you can handle the legitimate scares (and blood and guts), it's a must-watch. Then Megan and Evan talk about (20:26), Kristin Scott Thomas' directorial debut, which she also co-wrote and stars in, along with Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, and Emily Beechem as her...
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Episode #577: "She Rides Shotgun," "Together," and "To Kill a Wolf"
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Dave can't make it this week, so we (Megan and Evan) fly duo. Megan kicks things off by reviewing Michael Shanks's horror film (2:31), starring real-life couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie. It doesn't conclude quite as effectively as she hoped, but it still features some gnarly body horror and has something powerful to say about codependency. Next, we both discuss Kelsey Taylor's drama (20:12), a compelling modern take on the Little Red Riding Hood tale, which we love for its excellent performances, textured characters, and beautiful cinematography that celebrates the Pacific Northwest....
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Episode #576: "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," "Oh, Hi!," and "House on Eden"
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This week Megan took in the latest movie featuring Pedro Pascal looking comfortable in any setting: (2:18). Evan and Dave watched the dark comedy (16:37) with Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman, and all three Spoilerpiecers saw (43:33), a found-footage horror movie written, directed by, and starring Kris Collins, and co-starring Celina Myers. , we talk about the July poll winner, , starring Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Fred Ward.
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Episode #575: "I Know What You Did Last Summer" (2025), "Unicorns," and "Daniela Forever"
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Evan sat in on legacy sequel (2:37) and fills Megan and Dave in on whether it's good, bad (or ugly), or in between. Then Megan and Evan talk about queer romance (20:25), and all three of them get down to brass tacks on (40:38), a film that smacks of RUBY SPARKS, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, and TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY, to name a few, and not in a good way. , we talk about the 1997 .
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Episode #574: "Superman" and "Brick"
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It's that time, gang! James Gunn's is finally here, and Evan and Megan saw it. Is it good? Is it an origin story? Is it better than ? Do they like the dog? Does David Corenswet hold his own against Christopher Reeve's legacy? Evan and Megan have lots to say, and they also have some observations about Richard Donner's (1978) and Richard Lester's (1980). Then Dave joins Evan and Megan for , a German thriller about a mysterious brick wall that appears in the night and strands a grieving young couple inside their apartment building, where they're eventually joined by Airbnbers, an old, his...
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Episode #573: "Sweet Relief" and "Sorry, Baby"
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Megan and Dave are a duo again this week (Evan returns next week!), and they tackle (2:57), a movie being marketed as "mumblegore." Like ! (Get it?) What did we think? Here's the short version: Could have used a lot more gore and a lot less mumble. And then Megan and Dave move on to (23:48), Eva Victor's debut as writer-director. And here's the CliffsNotes on it: Best movie of 2025 thus far. No hyperbole. Both of us were moved to tears more than once. Its performances, pacing, and storytelling are all top-notch, and Victor, while giving a great performance themself, gets superior work...
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Episode #572: "M3GAN 2.0," "Rent Free," and "My Mom Jayne"
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On this week's episode, Megan talks about (2:58), the sci-fi action sequel which sees the return of the murderous robotic doll, directed by Gerard Johnstone and starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, and Jenna Davis. Flawed yet intermittently fun, it's inferior to the sharply crafted and delightful original horror film. Then, Megan talks about (17:17), Fernando Andrés's indie comedy about two queer best friends (Jacob Roberts, David Treviño) attempting to live for a year without paying rent in Austin, Texas. Lastly, Dave and Megan discuss (29:01), Mariska Hargitay's emotional...
info_outlineSean Burns joins Evan and Kris this week, vowing to up the episode’s profanity quotient since he’s filling for Dave. But Evan does a pretty good job of that himself, cursing out M. Night Shyamalan’s found footage horror film THE VISIT. Although Evan can’t stand the movie, Kris doesn’t actually hate everything about it and manages to sell Sean on seeing it. After they get through that slog, Sean talks about how entertaining Lily Tomlin is in GRANDMA and how crazy it was seeing her around Sundance with Jane Fonda. Then he wraps everything up with 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, the boring Christian film that stars Hayden Christensen with a creepy mustache and drawl. How boring is it? Sean needed three tries to get through it without falling asleep. Given its lack of excitement, it’s not surprising that the guys end up hitting a number of tangents instead of discussing the movie in depth.