Low Key

COHERENCE, a 2013 sci-fi film from writer-director James Ward Byrkit, is a model of low-budget filmmaking. As studios look for the next OBSESSION, they might want to see what's possible on a $50,000 budget, when scrappy filmmakers and performers imagine big. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome once again to the pod. This week, the guys review a regular ol' popcorn on your couch pirate movie, Amazon Prime's The Bluff. There's betrayal, blood-soaked action, and booty to be plundered, just like you'd expect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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We share what we're excited to see in 2026, including Industry, The Pitt, They Will Kill You , and maybe — just maybe — Avengers: Doomsday. But first, Aaron has some thoughts on Stranger Things . And then team makes an announcement about Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride . And we talk about shows that overstay their welcome — and some of the best shows we've ever seen, including Breaking Bad, Battlest...

"Hippies are bad people who pretend to be good and punks are good people who pretend to be bad" Photo from Being Eddie. Netflix Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jim Henson meets Roald Dahl in THE WITCHES. Let's talk about whether it holds up, whether it would work for modern kids, and why we wouldn't mind watching it again and again and again. A must-see if you love movies with dead parents, kids turning into mice, and of course... witches. TLDR: "I love this movie."—Keith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the greatest directors ever reunites with one of the greatest actors ever to make one of the most OK films Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A VERY spoiler-filled discussion of Zack Cregger's wonderful WEAPONS. Please don't listen to this one without seeing the movie, OK? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode, we talk about Hulu's very welcome revival of Mike Judge and Greg Daniel's King of the Hill, until Tim ruins everything with an obscene and inaccurate quotation from Silicon Valley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Fantastic Two, Tim and Aaron, discuss the Fantastic Four, which, unlike Superman, provides pure escapism. But we like them both. Here's Tim's article about this summer's comic book movies really embracing comic books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Also in this episode, we investigate: Is Jesus woke? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tyler Perry's Straw has a misleading title — because it isn't a straw that breaks the camel's back in the film about a single mom (Taraji P. Henson) driven to extremes, but an absolutely nightmarish event that is only revealed in the film's insane final act. In this episode, Aaron, Keith and Tim talk about whether the movie takes place in hell, great movie twists and why they work — from Fight Clu...

What is the message of Mountainhead ? Aaron and Tim talk about the film as a condemnation of the gamification of everything in Jesse Armstrong's Succession successor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murderbot is a security droid who is happy to just watch his shows, and so are we. Without being security droids. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sometimes we talk about movies that are a good hang. Elijah Bynum's Magazine Dreams is not one of them, but it is a fascinating watch with an astonishing performance by Jonathan Majors. At one point it looked like he could win an Oscar for the role — before legal troubles nearly ended his career. Now Magazine Dreams is part of a comeback attempt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

We talk about the excellent of Sinners, the bad version of Sinners, and letting the right and wrong ones in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Due to various calamities we couldn't find time to watch the same show or movie this week, so instead Aaron, Keith and Tim are just listing off a bunch of cool stuff they like and recommend. We also discuss great Disney sequels, the Righteous Gemstones, hip-hop Percocet era, and why Frozen 2 is, no kidding, the wokest movie ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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THE SUBSTANCE is almost a perfect partner to the last film we discussed, A DIFFERENT MAN. It's about aging and beauty standards, but also the kindnesses and harms we do to our future selves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Different Man stars Sebastian Stan as Edward, an aspiring actor with neurofibromatosis who, through a new procedure, gets the face he's always wanted. But then he meets a different man, Oswald (Adam Pearson) who thrives in a play based on Edward's previous life — and makes Edward question everything about himself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We like Creature Commandos , and are endlessly amused that it is the first project under DC Studios leader James Gunn to be canon in the new DC Universe. We also have some thoughts on the weird relationship between Batman and Robin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We also plan to rewatch The Wiz sometime soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Has James Patterson already used TRIPLE CROSS as the title of one of his dozens of Alex Cross novels? We don't know. If not, Mr. Patterson, it's all yours. On this episode of LOW KEY we talk about DC cop/psychologist Alex Cross, played in the new Amazon Prime series CROSS by the always good Aldis Hodge. We think it has crossover appeal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Woman of the Hour starts out with a deliciously trash concept: a woman (Anna Kendrick) goes on a dating show where one of the three bachelors is a serial killer. But it takes a serious turn when almost every man in sight fails as a human being — except for George Elliott. We talk this episode about how to be a real man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No cute hook here. This is just an awesome movie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.