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On this weeks episode, Adam and Laura discuss the 1992 film "The Player". Directed by Robert Altman, "The Player" features Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Peter Gallagher, Fred Ward, and Whoopi Goldberg.  Film summary: A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?

On this episode, Adam and Laura discuss the 2012 drama film "The Master". Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, "The Master" features Joaquin Phoenix, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Adams.  Film summary: A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.

On this episode, we're joined by our friend and fellow film nerd Amanda Martin, to talk all about the 2001 musical/drama "Moulin Rouge!" Directed by Baz Luhrmann, "Moulin Rouge!" has been a staple in the musical film community for years, a winner of numerous awards, and still a movie people continue to bring up throughout conversations today.  Film Summary: A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan w...

On this episode, Adam and Laura discuss the 2007 Bollywood romantic comedy "Om Shanti Om". Directed by Farah Khan, "Om Shanti Om" features Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and Arjune Rampal.  Film summary: In the 1970s, Om, an aspiring actor, is murdered, but is immediately reincarnated into the present day. He attempts to discover the mystery of his demise and find Shanti, the love of his previo...

On this episode, Adam and Laura discuss the all new 2021 movie "Chaos Walking".  Directed by Doug Liman, "Chaos Walking" features Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Mads Mikkelsen, and Nick Jonas.  Film summary: Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality where all thoughts are seen and heard...

On this episode, Adam and Laura discuss the 1982 animated movie "The Secret of NIMH". Directed by Don Bluth, "The Secret of NIMH" follows the character Mrs. Brisby, a field mouse who must save her ill son, and seeks the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she ever suspected.

No better way to describe this film than to say it is a BEAST! On this episode, Adam and Laura discuss the 1988 movie "The Beast". Directed by Kevin Reynolds, "The Beast" follows a Soviet tank and its crew in an Afghan valley with a group of vengeance-seeking rebels on their tracks.

On this week's episode! Adam and guest host Laura discuss the ins and outs of the 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film "Bareilly Ki Barfi", directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari. Film summary: Bitti Mishra is a bohemian Bareilly girl who falls deeply in love with Pritam Vidrohi, an author because she admires his progressive way of thinking. Finding him though proves to be as hard as looking f...

Come on and slam... into some brand new content! "Space Jam: A New Legacy" is the sequel to the cult classic movie that many have grown to love. Although it once featured NBA all-star Michael Jordan with the Looney Tunes, and is now featuring LeBron James playing basketball with them, does this change really make or break the new film? We discuss this and more on this episode.

Time to get your brain checked! This episode, Adam and Laura talk all about the 1981 sci-fi film "Scanners", directed by David Cronenberg.  Film synopsis: Scanners are men and women born with incredible telepathic and telekinetic powers. There are many who exercise the benefits of their special gifts in a safe and judicious manner. However, there is a group of renegade scanners who plan to create...

This week is the start of our first in person and non virtual episode recording! Adam talks with his girlfriend Laura about the brand new film "No Sudden Move" directed by Steven Soderbergh. The film features an all star cast that includes Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, Brendan Fraser, Jon Hamm, Julia Fox, Noah Jupe, Ray Liotta, David Harbour, and many more.  Film summary: In 1954 Detroit, small-t...

After our review of the first Dhoom film, we felt we had to learn more about the series and what continued to develop with "Dhoom 2"! In "Dhoom 2", Jai Dixit (Abhishek Bachchan), Ali Khan (Uday Chopra) and Sonali Bose (Bipasha Basu), three Indian police officers in Mumbai, join forces to bring down the criminal, Aryan (Hrithik Roshan) or more commonly known as "Mr. A". Little do they know the diff...

Hop on your motorcycle and get rolling with the high speed comedy thriller "Dhoom"! Directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, "Dhoom" tells the story of a gang of robbers on hi-tech motorbikes, led by the charismatic Kabir, sweeping through Mumbai, outwitting the police at every turn. We cover the ins and outs of what makes "Dhoom" stand out from the rest on this week's episode!

This episode covers the ins and outs of the all new film "In The Heights" directed by Jon Chu, and based on the original stage musical of the same name created by Quiara Alegría Hudes and Lin-Manuel Miranda. In Washington Heights, N.Y., the scent of warm coffee hangs in the air just outside of the 181st St. subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies a vibrant and tight-knit community. At...

Hold up! This episode may just take your breath away as we talk all about the brand new French-language sci-fi thriller movie "Oxygen".  Directed by Alexandre Aja, "Oxygen" follows a woman who wakes up in a cryogenic chamber with no recollection of how she got there, and she must find a way out before running out of air. The film features Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, and Malik Zidi.

It's a twister, it's a twister!!!... for the holiday season! This episode we're taking a look at one of the biggest (dare we say) natural disasters, "Christmas Twister". "Christmas Twister" tells the tale of a massive storm system sprouting several severe tornadoes that are heading for the Fort Worth area in Texas. Of course the main character has to find his kids in the middle of the giant twiste...

"This is a story of boy meets girl". On this week's episode we are featuring special guest Charly Williams to talk all about the ins and outs of relationships as we take a look at one of the most famous indie film relationships between the characters Tom Hansen and Summer Finn of the movie "500 Days of Summer". It's all about diving into the good, the bad, and raising the question of just how well...

What in the world do you do when you're JUST way too charming? Prince Phillipe Charming may have all the answers in the animated film "Charming" starring Wilmer Valderrama and Demi Lovato. Directed by Ross Venokur, "Charming" tells the tale of a prince whom was cursed with a spell that makes every woman fall in love with him when they see him. Prince Charming can only break the spell if he finds h...

We cover the high tensions of the recent drama/musical film "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"! Directed by George C. Wolfe, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" focuses on Ma Rainey, an influential blues singer, and showcases a turbulent recording session in 1920s Chicago with her backing band. We discuss all the details in this episode!

This week we're taking a look at the Academy Award nominated film for Best Picture, and winner for Best Adapted Screenplay, "The Father". Directed by Florian Zeller, in his directorial debut, "The Father" follows an aging man who must deal with his progressing memory loss. Based on Zeller's 2012 play "Le Père", we discuss the depth and realism of life shown throughout the progression of the movie.

On this episode we talk all about the very memorable Bollywood film "Lagaan". The film stars Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, and Paul Blackthorne. "Lagaan" tells a story of a small village in India, whose inhabitants, burdened by high taxes, and several years of drought, find themselves in an extraordinary situation as an arrogant British army officer challenges them to a game of cricket,...

On this episode we're talking all about one of the 2021 Oscar nominees for Best Picture and winner of Best Original Screenplay: "Promising Young Woman", starring Carey Mulligan and Bo Burnham. Directed by Emerald Fennell, "Promising Young Woman" is a comedy thriller that really raises the bar when it comes to depicting gender roles in a film. We discuss how the movie displays itself to raise quest...

This episode we welcome special guest Clark Pavlik to talk with us about the all new drama film "Minari". Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, "Minari" follows a family of South Korean immigrants who try to make it in the rural United States during the 1980s. A semi-autobiographical take on Chung's own upbringing, we talk about what was used in the film stylistically to help it really stand out among othe...

On this episode we're talking all about the cult classic mystery thriller "Blue Velvet". Directed by David Lynch, "Blue Velvet" is now widely regarded as one of Lynch's major works and one of the greatest films of the 1980s. But could the content be deemed too graphic for contemporary audiences? We cover this and more!

We're talking all about the classic romantic comedy "Some Like It Hot"! Written and directed by Billy Wilder, "Some Like It Hot" features Marilyn Monroe in one of her acclaimed Hollywood roles. The film follows two musicians who dress in drag in order to escape from mafia gangsters. Would this film be seen the same way today as it was first seen in the 1950s? We discuss that and more on this episo...