Today, Anthony provides a brief review of the new awkward interracial romance comedy, YOU PEOPLE, starring and co-written by Jonah Hill, also co-written by its director, Kenya Barris (of TV's Black-ish, Grown-ish and Mixed-ish). You can find it on Netflix.

TIMESTAMPS

1:27 Similar movies

2:46 Murphy and the cast; expectations

6:17 Director Kenya Barris and his television background

7:03 Hill's character and behavior

9:51 The romantic chemistry

10:43 Farrakhan, Jews vs. Muslims, and comparisons between slavery and the Holocaust

12:55 Editing and cinematography

13:44 Summary, grade, and what you should watch instead

This podcast is produced by Eddie, edited and posted by Anthony, recorded on 1/28/23 in fabulous Las Vegas, NV.

MUSIC CREDIT: "What's the Difference," performed by Dr. Dre, Xzibit and Eminem. Written by Charles Aznavour, Richard Bembery, Melvin Bradford, Steven Harris, Alvin Joiner, Marshall Mathers and Andre Young. Published 2000, Aftermath Entertainment/ Interscope Records. Property of Universal Music Group Film and TV Licensing.

Original score for YOU PEOPLE is composed by Bekon. Soundtrack available now.

Footage from YOU PEOPLE is property of Netflix, Inc. ©2022

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This week, there's nothing good in theaters, so the guys get together to talk about Mazes and Monsters, and Dungeons and Dragons.

TIMESTAMPS

0:52 Why we're talking about these movies today

3:33 Anthony's Mazes and Monsters review

9:10 Anthony's expectations

11:00 Technical merits (editing, music)

13:30 Acting and characters

18:14 Fantasy elements and special effects

20:27 Spoilers for the ending

23:08 Anthony's grade

23:53 Eddie's Dungeons and Dragons review

29:08 Expectations

30:33 Writing and dialogue, pacing

31:57 Marlon Wayans

34:30 Justin Whalin and the romantic subplot

35:35 Is it worth the torture to get to the ending?

38:57 The only redeeming quality

40:57 Eddie's grade

44:52 Races and classes; Kristen Wilson

46:47 Climax and denoument

This podcast is produced by Eddie, edited and posted by Anthony, recorded on 1/21/23 in fabulous Las Vegas, NV.

MUSIC CREDIT:

Mazes and Monsters original score is composed by Hagood Hardy.

Dungeons and Dragons original score is composed by Justin Caine Burnett.

Footage from Mazes and Monsters is property of CBS, a Viacom company. © 1982

Dungeons and Dragons is property of New Line Cinema, a Warner Discovery company. © 2000

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Today, the guys review the latest in James Wan and Blumhouse horror movies, M3GAN. "A robotics engineer at a toy company builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own."

TIMESTAMPS

3:00 Anticipation

5:35 Tone and comparisons

6:01 Characters and themes; pacing

8:25 PG-13 rating and editing

9:23 Does the dog die?

10:59 Music

11:52 The best part

14:24 Anthony's summary and grade

15:54 Eddie's summary and grade

This podcast is produced by Eddie, edited and posted by Anthony, recorded on 1/7/23 in fabulous Las Vegas, NV.

MUSIC CREDIT: "It's Nice to Have a Friend," performed by Taylor Swift. Written by Louis Bell, Adam King Feeney, and Taylor A Swift. Produced by Louis Bell, Frank Dukes and Taylor Swift. Published 2019, Republic. Property of Universal Music Group.

"Dolls," performed by Bella Poarch. Written by Grayson Fritzshing, Miranda Glory, Naelah Johnson, Natasha Lalwani, Joshua Line, Daniel V. Maisonneuve, Elie Rizk and Denarie Taylor. Produced by Sub Urban and Elie Rizk. Published 2022, Warner Bros.

Original score composed by Anthony Willis. Soundtrack available on Backlot Music.

Film clips are property of Universal Pictures. © 2022

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Happy new year! This week, Eddie and Anthony discuss WHITE NOISE, the new Adam Driver dramedy now streaming on Netflix. "College professor Jack Gladney and his family's comfortable suburban life is upended when a nearby chemical leak causes 'The Airborne Toxic Event,' releasing a noxious black cloud over the region that forces the Gladney family to evacuate. At once hilarious and horrifying, lyrical and absurd, ordinary and apocalyptic, the film dramatizes a contemporary American family's attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with the universal mysteries of love, death, and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world."

TIMESTAMPS

1:58 Confusing? Misleading trailer?

4:40 Baumbach's direction here; the setting

9:30 The kids (and who everyone looks like)

13:18 Dialogue (and Hitler Studies)

18:01 More in-depth on Driver

24:13 Is this memorable? And where did the budget go?

25:18 Organized chaos

27:18 Anthony's grade

28:04 Eddie's grade

This podcast is produced by Eddie, edited and posted by Anthony, recorded on 1/1/23 in fabulous Las Vegas, NV.

MUSIC CREDIT: "New Body Rhumba," performed by LCD Soundsystem. Written by Pat Mahoney, James Murphy and Nancy Whang. Produced by James Murphy. Published 2022, DFA and Columbia Records. Property of Sony Music Licensing.

"Changing," performed by the Airborne Toxic Event. Written by Mikel Jollett. Produced by Dave Sardy. Published 2011, Island Records. Property of Universal Music Group.

Original score for WHITE NOISE is composed by Danny Elfman. Soundtrack available from Netflix Music.

Footage from WHITE NOISE is property of A24; Netflix. © 2022

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Today, the guys discuss two movies. Anthony saw BABYLON and Eddie saw THE WHALE. Let's see how they fare.

Timestamps

0:53 Anthony's Babylon review

2:53 Background, expectations

5:07 Robbie / Calva / Pitt

6:32 Comparisons

8:06 Length

9:27 "And then..."

12:41 So many movies about making movies

15:22 Anthony's grade for Babylon

17:42 Barbie diversion

21:21 Eddie's The Whale review

24:53 Brendan Fraser -- Best Actor at the Oscars in 2023?

25:56 Hong Chau and the supporting actors

30:23 Father-daughter relationships, and why this movie is even called "The Whale"

33:20 Director

34:57 Eddie's grade for The Whale

36:28 "Fatphobic"? Exploitation?

40:04 Ranking of Aranofsky films

This podcast is produced by Eddie, edited and posted by Anthony, recorded on 12/29/22 in fabulous Las Vegas.

SONG CREDIT: "Fame," performed by David Bowie. Written by Carlos Alomar, David Robert Jones and John Lennon. Produced by David Bowie (David Robert Jones) and Harry Maslin. Published 1975, RCA Records. Property of Sony Music Licensing.

Original score for BABYLON is composed by Justin Hurwitz. Soundtrack available on Interscope Records. Original score for THE WHALE is composed by Rob Simonsen. Soundtrack available on A24 Music.

Footage from BABYLON is property of Paramount Pictures. © 2022

Footage from THE WHALE is property of A24. © 2022

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This week, the guys review the sequel to the highest grossing film of all time, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER. "Jake Sully and Ney'tiri have formed family and are doing everything to stay together. However, they must leave their home and explore the regions of Pandora. When an ancient threat resurfaces, Jake must fight a difficult war against the humans."

TIMESTAMPS

2:50 Avatar 1's irrelevancy and our anticipation

5:38 James Cameron's track record

10:25 The plot

18:10 Railing on Jake Sully/Sam Worthington

20:11 The villain

21:21 Dialogue and more exposition

22:47 A 3D aquarium, but in HFR

23:48 Favorite characters and action moments

27:44 Repetition (and length)

29:45 Eddie's summary

31:10 Anthony's summary

This podcast is produced by Eddie, edited and posted by Anthony, recorded on 12/29/22 in fabulous Las Vegas, NV.

Original score for AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER is composed by Simon Franglen.

Footage from AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER is property of Twentieth Century Studios; The Walt Disney Company. © 2022

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This week, the guys review the new holiday-themed action-comedy from producer David Leitch (John Wick, Deadpool 2, Hobbs & Shaw) and director Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow): VIOLENT NIGHT. "An elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone hostage inside. However, they aren't prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he's about to show why this Nick is no saint." In theaters now.

TIMESTAMPS

2:21 Hype

3:30 Leitch style

6:23 Harbour as Santa, Trudy and the heart of the story

8:52 Leguizamo as "Scrooge" (not Michael Peña)

9:51 Character development and pacing (Eddie got there late)

11:57 Villain motivations and how we personally feel about Christmas

15:29 Supporting cast (the righteous Lightstones)

17:14 Homage... or rip-off of better movies like Die Hard?

19:13 Cinematography/action choreography

20:37 Inept mercenaries and their cliché dialogue; logical problems

24:19 Editing, stretching a concept

26:02 Last positives

27:54 Eddie's grade

28:59 Anthony's last grade

This podcast is produced by Eddie, edited and posted by Anthony, recorded on 12/3/22 in fabulous Las Vegas, NV.

SONG CREDIT "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)," performed by Darlene Love. Written by Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, and Phil Spector. Produced by Phil Spector. Published 1963, Legacy Recordings. Property of Sony Music Film and TV Licensing. Original score for VIOLENT NIGHT is composed by Dominic Lewis. Soundtrack available on Back Lot Music.

Footage from VIOLENT NIGHT is property of Universal Pictures. © 2022

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This week, Anthony talks about Spielberg's THE FABELMANS and both of the guys talk about Rian Johnson's new sequel to "Knives Out," GLASS ONION. "Tech billionaire Miles Bron invites his friends for a getaway on his private Greek island. When someone turns up dead, famed Southern detective Benoit Blanc is put on the case."

TIMESTAMPS

1:16 FABELMANS review

4:23 Favorite Spielberg movie

5:36 Main character &basic story

6:00 Origin of the surname

8:12 Michelle Williams' character

9:10 Anthony's Best Actress predictions

10:22 John Williams's score

11:58 The heart

13:41 An artists' perspective

14:06 Summary and grade

18:26 GLASS ONION review

20:05 The week's other releases (mainly Strange World)

24:06 The original Knives Out and social commentary

29:19 The characters and their dynamic

33:18 Extra characters, red herrings

34:38 Another island movie

37:31 Plot structure

41:17 The future of the franchise

43:08 Cameos, and Eddie's summary

45:42 Anthony's summary

This podcast is produced by & recorded at the home of Eddie, edited & posted by Anthony, recorded on 11/26/22 in fabulous Las Vegas, NV.

SONG CREDIT

Original score for GLASS ONION composed by Nathan Johnson. Soundtrack available from Netflix Music. Original score for THE FABELMANS composed by John Williams. Soundtrack available from Sony Music Masterworks.

Footage from THE FABELMANS is property of Universal Pictures. © 2022 • GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT is property of Netflix, Inc. © 2022 • RICK AND MORTY is property of Cartoon Network, Time Warner. ©2015

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