A.I. – Artificial Intelligence. Some of us love it, some of us hate it. With these two films, well, let’s say don’t watch them if you hate it.
On this one, we have Gerard Johnstone’s sci-fi horror “M3GAN” vs. Drew Hancock’s sci-fi thriller “Companion”.
Which one wins? Let’s find out!
Aftershow:
Brad gives a review of Invincible’s second season (spoilers!)
The perils of searching for something new on streaming
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The American dream. We all want it. We all strive for it. But not all roads to the dream are shiny and golden.
On this one, we have Barry Levinson’s 1990 semi-autobiographical “Avalon” vs. Brady Corbet’s 2024 critical favorite “The Brutalist”.
Which one wins? Let’s find out!
Aftershow:
– Post-Oscars debrief
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It’s that time again folks. Oscars time – where the nominees don’t matter and the boys get together for some good ol trash talk!
On this one, we discuss the nominees for Best Picture (sans “Wicked” – we just never got around to watching it): Anora, A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, I’m Still Here, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Nickel Boys, The Substance and Dune: Part Two.
Which one do we think will win? Let’s find out!
Aftershow:
– Blak gives a spoiler-free review of “Companion”
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It’s that time again folks. Oscars time – where the nominees don’t matter and the boys get together for some good ol trash talk!
On this one, we discuss the nominees for Best Picture (sans “Wicked” – we just never got around to watching it): Anora, A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, I’m Still Here, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Nickel Boys, The Substance and Dune: Part Two.
Which one do we think will win? Let’s find out!
Aftershow:
– Blak gives a spoiler-free review of “Companion”
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Two films. Two families. Two well-directed stories about sad families.
We have Ang Lee’s underrated 1997 classic “The Ice Storm” vs. Denis Villeneuve’s 2010 drama “Incendies”.
Which one wins? Let’s find out!
Aftershow:
– Brad gives his spoiler-free review of “Captain America: Brave New World”
– Blak gives his spoiler free review of part 2 of the final season of “Attack on Titan”
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On this one, we’re looking at the cycle of life. Two films. Two ambitious swings of cinema.
We have Terrence Malick’s experimental 2011 film “The Tree of Life” vs. Robert Zemeckis’ nonlinear 2024 film “Here”.
Which one wins? Let’s find out!
Aftershow:
– Brad gives his spoiler-free review of the first few episodes of season 3 of Invincible
– Blak gives his spoiler free review of the first few episodes of the final season of “Attack on Titan”
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On this one, we’re looking at some classic courtroom dramas.
We have Sidney Lumet’s influential 1957 classic “12 Angry Men” vs. Clint Eastwood’s 2024 conscious thriller “Juror #2”.
Which one wins? Let’s find out!
Aftershow:
– Critical acclaim of “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man”
– Blak speaks of his newfound love for “The Amazing Race”
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On this one, we’re doing something new. A new edition of Double Feature: Versus. Classic vs. Underrated.
On this episode, we’re doing Bruce Willis. For our classic, we have the iconic 1988 “Die Hard”, directed by John McTiernan. For the underrated, we have the 2005 thriller “Hostage”, directed by Florent Siri.
Which one wins? Let’s find out!
Aftershow:
– Brad gives his spoiler-free review of “Creature Commandos”
– Anticipation for James Gunn’s “Superman”
– The Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni fued
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We got a powerful one here, folks. Two films that stress the power of art. We have Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson’s 2024 film “Ghostlight” and Greg Kwedar’s 2024 film “Sing Sing”.
Which one wins? Let’s find out!
Aftershow:
– Brad gives his spoiler review of the latest “Wallace and Gromit” film
– R.I.P. David Lynch
– The new Captain America film
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We’re back and we got an interesting one here, showcasing international cinema. We have two films – Hirokazu Kore-eda’s 2023 Japanese drama “Monster” vs. İlker Çatak’s 2023 German thriller “The Teacher’s Lounge”. Two films revolving around teachers and their complicated relationships with their students.
Which one wins? Let’s find out!
Aftershow:
– Brad continues his spoiler-free review of “Squid Game” season 2 and gives a review of “Interior Chinatown” season 1
– Blak continues his spoiler-free review of the series “From” and discusses finally jumping back into Attack on Titan season 3
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