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‘Out Come the Wolves’ Movie Review: People versus Nature with Adam MacDonald | Movies We Texted About
“Nature has a way of showing you who you really are.” It’s a simple truth, if a little on the nose for a survival horror film that pits people against nature with bloody consequences, but it’s still true. It’s also a fair way to describe director Adam MacDonald’s latest film, Out Come The Wolves: it’s a little on the nose, but it’s still true. Link: https://movieswetextedabout.com/out-come-the-wolves-movie-review-people-versus-nature-with-adam-macdonald/
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The Towering Inferno | The LAMBCast
Paul Newman and Steve McQueen head an all star cast in the granddaddy of all disaster films, “The Towering Inferno”. If this looks familiar to you, then you are a longtime LAMB, because we did cover it as a MOTM back in 2016. That episode is currently lost, so this is a chance to restore the film to it’s rightful place on the LAMB wall of fame. The world’s tallest building is being dedicated with a party on the topmost floors, but far below, a fire breaks out and everyone and everything may be going up in smoke. Dave Anderson,…
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Man’s Best Friend | The Forgotten Filmcast
It’s time for another journey into the realm of Animals Attack movies. This time, Todd is joined by Matthew Simpson from the Awesome Friday podcast to look at 1993’s Man’s Best Friend, starring Ally Sheedy and Lance Henricksen. Listening Links:
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Twisters & Alien: Romulus | Awesome Friday Podcast!
Greetings programs! This week on the show, we’re talking about two movies with deep connections to older films we love. First up is Twisters, Lee Isaac Chung’s sequel to the 1990s classic that Matthew adores, and then Alien: Romulus, the Fede Álvarez-directed mid-quel film that takes place immediately between the two classic films Alien and Aliens. Join us! Listening Links: This week’s bonus episode is live for Patrons! Remember, if you subscribe to the Patreon you get a new weekly bonus episode. This week, we spoke about movies we came to love over time, and then some of our favourite up-and-coming actors. Link:…
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‘Futurama’ Season 9 Review: The First 6 Episodes | Movies We Texted About
Good news everyone! Futurama is returned once again to satirize the future and the present, and it’s only slightly out of date doing it. There are a few things to say about the show, but let’s get this out of the way first: it’s still Futurama, and if you liked Futuramabefore then you are likely going to continue liking Futurama now. The sense of humor remains much the same; the characters are still on point and well-performed, and the animation style is great. Most of the things you love about the show are there, and I think you’ll probably like it. That being said, this new season is not exactly a perfect return to form where the writing is…
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A Quiet Place: Day One & Deadpool & Wolverine | Awesome Friday Podcast!
Greetings Programs! We’re back after a month-long hiatus, and we’re excited to talk about two summer movies! Join us for discussions of two different franchise third entries: A Quiet Place: Day One and the Marvel multiverse romp Deadpool & Wolverine. Listening Links: This week’s subscriber bonus episode is available now! We discuss films we love that the world at large doesn’t so much, and also go through the films Simon watched on Holiday, rapid-fire. Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/august-8th-bonus-109929818
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Borderlands Review: A Frustrating Film Full of Wasted Potential | Movies We Texted About
Adapting a story from one medium to another is tough. Whether the source material is a novel or a comic or a twitterthread or a game, there are many choices that need to made because while all these formats are valid, they’re also not the same, and stories need to be adapted to their new medium. Video games often face the most difficultversion of this because in many cases the character is an avatar for the player, and redefining that character can lead to incongruities. More importantly though, it can lead to a let down in another area: expectations. There’s no denying in 2024 that video games are art, or how popular they are. The Borderlands franchise has sold…
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The Cable Guy | Overhated
So-so box office, lukewarm reviews, and a massive payday for the lead actor led to this movie being labeled as some sort of insane misfire. But it’s not. To say movie nuts like this movie more now than they did back then would be a massive understatement. My thanks to film writer Matthew Simpson (@SmatthewAF) for picking a great movie to celebrate Overhated’s next hundred reviews. As always, huge thanks to patrons, listeners, and our sponsor, Effin Birds! Listening Links:
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The Last Starfighter | The LAMBCast
Greetings LAMBs, you have been recruited by the LAMBcast to listen to this week’s episode, after you do, the Kodan Armada will be but a trifle for you to dispense with, it’s Movie of the Month time. The July MOTM was championed by Matthew Simpson of the Awesome Friday Podcast, and he hosts a crew of fellow recruits as we discuss the 1984 charmer “The Last Starfighter”. We share our histories with the movie and discuss in detail the elements that make the film a treasure for the nostalgia inclined, and fun for those who were not around when it…
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‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ Makes Nazi-Bashing Seem Extra Fun | Exclaim!
Since so many countries were involved in World War II, people around the globe have stories of heroes committing acts of selfless gallantry for the greater good. Guy Ritchie’s latest, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, is one such film. In this story, a band of mostly British misfit heroes fight against the Axis powers on a mission to disrupt Nazi U-boat supply lines in the early 1940s. The operation depicted in the film is based on real events detailed in the 2014 book Churchill’s Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII by Damien Lewis, as well as files…
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The Best Films of 2024 So Far: Dune and Its Challengers | That Shelf
At the midway point of the year, all of the writers at That Shelf were invited to submit their top five films of 2024 so far, along with any honourable mentions and a favourite performance, and I was happy to submit mine! Here’s my number one pick. Be sure to head to the page and see my -and everyone else’s- top five of 2024 so far! 1. CHALLENGERS A tour de force from Luca Guadagnino chronicling the lives of three professional tennis players, Challengers features love, lust, envy, and everything else that comes up when three people are deeply emotionally entwined with one…
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I Saw The TV Glow & Daddio | Awesome Friday Podcast
This week on the show we’re talking about Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw The TV Glow and Christy Hall’s Daddio. Both Singluar visions from their creator, but do they both work? Join us to find out! This week’s patron bonus show sees Simon ask about the era of AA action movie video game adaptations and what recent movies we’d like to get that treatment, and Matthew asks for our two three directorial first features. Fun fact: both of these questions are inspired by a recent re-watch of Steven Spielberg’s first feature, Duel. Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/june-23rd-bonus-106755557
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The Brilliantly Performed ‘Fancy Dance’ Has a Few Too Many Steps | Exclaim!
Every year film festivals release a certain type of film — usually a drama starring an actor riding a wave of positive buzz (or established and trying to make a comeback), and they aim to tell a socially conscious and perhaps underseen story. These are, to use the vernacular, awards bait. These films tend to walk a fine line between schmaltzy and poignant, between cloyingly sweet and cynically dark, and more than one wrong step in either direction can result in disaster. Consider Erica Tremblay‘s new feature, Fancy Dance, one of these films. Having premiered at Sundance last year, the film stars Lily…
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Hit Man & Bad Boys: Ride or Die | Awesome Friday Podcast
Greetings programs! This week on the show we’re looking at the sexy new Netflix comedy Hit Man, and then joining Martin Lawrence and Will Smith for another case in Bad Boys: Ride or Die. This week’s patron bonus episode sees us talking about Kevin Costner and his filmography, both our favourites and types of movies we’d like to see him do still. Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/june-16th-bonus-106443727
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Tribeca 2024: Darkest Miriam Explores Grief, and Those Moments Where We Feel Stuck | That Shelf
There’s something relatable about those times when we feel listless, stuck, or unable to move forward. Sometimes, this is a response to a sudden loss or a not-so-sudden life experience, but most of us have been there at one time or another, at that place where forward momentum seems impossible to generate. From director Naomi Jaye, Darkest Miriam tells the story of a person in just such a place. Miriam, played by Britt Lower (Severance), is a librarian working at a small branch of the Toronto Public Library. She spends each day the way a librarian might, re-shelving books and helping the…
I am a Rotten Tomatoes-approved, freelance film & television critic and podcast host from Vancouver, Canada! I am a co-founder of the Cascadia Film & Television Critics Association and a voting member of the International Film Society Critics, Pandora International Critics, and the Online Film & Television Association.
I maintain bylines at Exclaim!, Awesome Friday!, That Shelf, ForReel, Movies We Texted About, KeithLovesMovies, and I can be heard regularly on the Contra Zoom Podcast and The LAMBCast.
