Category: Podcast Episode
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Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 117 Minutes, Not Rated Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson Synopsis: During the same summer as Woodstock, more than 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in…
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The Funeral Home
The Funeral Home 86 Minutes, Not Rated Written and Directed by Mauro Iván Ojeda Synopsis: Bernardo is an undertaker. He and his dysfunctional family lives amongst coffins, wreaths and mischievous supernatural entities that visit daily. They attribute the paranormal manifestations to the dead bodies from their mortuary work. Finding the real source of all this…
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Land – Sundance 2021
Land 89 Minutes, Rated PG-13 Written by Jesse Chatham and Erin Dignam Directed by Robin Wright Synopsis: A bereaved woman seeks out a new life, off the grid in Wyoming. This film just premiered at Sundance tonight, so have a listen as Ryan and I discuss how it went. Land stars Robin Wright, Kim dickens,…
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The Little Things
The Little Things 127 Minutes, Rated R Written and Directed by John Lee Hancock Synopsis: Two cops track down a serial killer. There are certainly some great performances in this drama/thriller. Both Denzel Washington and Rami Malek are in top form. Jared Leto… well, we have issues. Have a listen. The Little Things open in…
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Outside the Wire
Outside the Wire 114 Minutes, Rated R Written by Rob Yescombe and Rowan Athale Directed by Mikael Hafstrom Synopsis: In the near future, a drone pilot sent into a war zone finds himself paired with a top-secret android officer on a mission to stop a nuclear attack. Action movie? One featuring a major Marvel Cinematic…
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Agent Revelation
Agent Revelation 87 Minutes, Not Rated Written and Directed by Derek Ting Synopsis: Jim Yung, a rejected CIA analyst, has been exposed to an ancient ‘dust’ that transforms him into a super soldier that can communicate with aliens. When a secret organization works with him to discover why aliens have returned to Earth, the truth…