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Tonight, tonight...special guest Jenny returns to STEP AND REPEAT to talk WEST SIDE STORY and all it has to offer. Who's the mvp of this sprawling cast? And who's the lvp? And most importantly, does the 2021 version hold up and compare to its predecessors? WEST SIDE STORY Plot Description: An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets a...

Just how much will THE POWER OF THE DOG dominate awards season? And is its power justified? This week, we go deep on Jane Campion's latest - talking all things about the acting, the imagery, and that ending! THE POWER OF THE DOG Plot Description: Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until...

Does HOUSE OF GUCCI have us going gaga or more likely to say "boof?" Listen up for this week's latest episode as we make a meal out of Lady Gaga's accent, Ridley Scott's double-filmed 2021, and...whatever it is Jared Leto is doing in this movie. And as a couple of amuse-bouches, we offer hot takes on Encanto and the Grammy nominations! HOUSE OF GUCCI Plot Description: The true story of how Patrizi...

Will Smith is serving aces in the new biopic KING RICHARD and we're here to be the line judges. This week, we're taking a play-by-play of the movie, talking about the performances, the release, its Oscar chances, and more! KING RICHARD Plot Description: Richard Williams serves as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become two of the most legendary tennis players in histor...

This week, your two hosts - who are empirically prettier than both Caitríona Balfe and Jaime Dornan - break down BELFAST. We're here to talk about all things Oscars, its film festival reception, that "Everlasting Love" scene, Kenneth Branaugh, Covid limitations, and much more! BELFAST Plot Description: Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childh...

Ten superheroes have seven days to save the world. And two podcast hosts get two hours to talk about it. Folks, it's our episode on ETERNALS, the 26th chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe journey. We go character by character this episode and thereby take on the whole host of "controversies" surrounding this movie, everything from its relatively low Rotten Tomatoes score to the gay kiss to the...

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! Listeners, we hope we didn't scare you away with our premiere, because we're back with a spooky spectacular. Our main feature is the time-traveling, eerie LAST NIGHT IN SOHO. But first, Matt and Andrew force the other to watch a horror movie of their choosing, so up on the docket are RAW and TRICK 'R TREAT. And our hosts take the time to go over the tragic shooting on the RUST s...

SEASON PREMIERE! After a six-month break, Matt and Andrew return to the podcast just as Oscar season is heating up. And the first episode back couldn't be grander. Folks, that means we're doin' DUNE! The long-awaited, long-delayed cinematic adaptation of the 1965 Frank Herbert novel. Listen in to hear a book reader swap takes with a non-book reader. But since it's the season premiere, of course th...

Matt and Andrew break down the 2021 Oscars from the good (SOUND OF METAL), the bad (MANK/MY OCTOPUS TEACHER), and the just plain weird at this year's 93rd annual Academy Awards. 

23 awards, 23 predictions. Win your Oscar pool as Matt and Andrew take you through category by category of who will win – and who should win – each award. Check out the full list of nominees here (or here ) and tune back in next week as your hosts recap the ceremony! STEP AND REPEAT is a weekly movie and awards season podcast where your co-hosts Andrew and Matt cover the big news in the movie worl...

Death to the algorithm for recommending WHAT LIES BELOW! But resuscitate it for CONCRETE COWBOY! Special guest MK joins us for a double feature of Netflix hits! WHAT LIES BELOW Plot Description: Liberty, a socially awkward teenager, returns from two months at camp to a blindsided introduction of her mother’s fiancé, John Smith, whose charm, intelligence, and beauty paint the picture of a man too...

It may not be an election year, but we're all choosing a side in the showdown of 2021 so far: GODZILLA VS. KONG! It's the King of the Monsters against the Eighth Wonder of the World! Who comes out on top? And more importantly, who do Andrew and Matt have their money on? GODZILLA VS. KONG Plot Description: In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kon...

Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins spars with Oscar-winner Olivia Colman in THE FATHER, a movie about dementia. I'm sure the acting is terrible. THE FATHER Plot Description: A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality. STEP AND REPEAT is a weekly movi...

They actually did it! They released the Snyder Cut! Four years later, we plunge the depths of Zack Snyder's Justice League - all four hours of it. And to much surprise, we relive the surprises of this year's Oscar nominations, which are...maybe...good? ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE Plot Description: Determined to ensure Superman’s ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with D...

With Oscar nominations on the horizon, Matt and Andrew give their final Best Picture predictions. And will CHERRY be a surprise nominee? Hear them talk about the chances for the new Tom Holland epic. And stay tuned for in-depth conversations about South Park and A.O. Scott's book! CHERRY Plot Description: Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq – anchored only by his true love, Em...

The MCU has its first Disney+ television series with WandaVision! So now that all nine episodes have aired, your neighborhood-friendly movie and tv buffs Matt and Andrew are here to dissect and theorize their way through it all with the help of fellow super-fan Jon! WANDAVISION Plot Description: Blends the style of classic sitcoms with the MCU, in which Wanda Maximoff and Vision - two super-powere...

At long last! One year after premiering at Sundance, Andrew and Matt finally get to break down Minari and why it's such a tender, funny, and deeply American movie. MINARI Plot Description: It’s the 1980s, and David, a seven-year-old Korean American boy, is faced with new surroundings and a different way of life when his father, Jacob, moves their family from the West Coast to rural Arkansas. His m...

Things that are sad: Andrew and Matt didn't get Golden Globe nominations for Step and Repeat. Things that are happy: Rosamund Pike gets a Golden Globe nomination for I Care a Lot. Together, we air our grievances in this genre-bending episode. I CARE A LOT Plot Description: A crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to swindle turns o...

It's Black History Month and we've got a new movie covering a part of Black history to dive into. This week, we're talking all things Judas and the Black Messiah with LaKeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya, available now in select theaters and HBO Max. JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH Plot Description: Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Pa...

If the Bridgerton family ever made it to thirteen kids, perhaps we'd have seen Malcolm or Marie. But neither Bridgerton nor Malcolm & Marie were seen in the Golden Globe nominations this week! Matt and Andrew make sense of it all in this week's new episode! MALCOLM & MARIE Plot Description: A director and his girlfriend's relationship is tested after they return home from his movie premier...

This week, the Netflix algorithm is back to recommending good material! Matt and Andrew drive off to Dehli for an adventure with The White Tiger ! THE WHITE TIGER Plot Description: An ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and rise to the top. An epic journey based on the New York Times bestseller. STEP AND REPEAT is a weekly movie and awards season podcast where y...

You ever put on one of those movies Netflix tells you to watch and it's absolutely horrendous? Well, then we've got the episode for you! Mary Kate joins the pod for the new "Death to the Algorithm" segment! And first at-bat is the wonderfully questionable An Imperfect Murder with Sienna Miller and Alec Baldwin (kinda). Oh, and stick around for our main feature of the week, the serviceable - if not...

It's the rare double feature this week, with Matt and Andrew digging into ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI... (available on Amazon Prime) and PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (now available on PVOD). Andrew and Matt discuss the electric intensity of ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI... and the amazing directorial debut of Regina King and later, they talk about the shocking scenes in PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN and a career-best Carey Mulligan...

For this week's feature film of the week, Matt and Andrew are discussing the Oscar-contender PIECES OF A WOMAN, currently streaming on Netflix. It premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in September, where star Vanessa Kirby won Best Actress. In this episode, we talk about the acting, the age gaps, the melodrama, and even the burping. (This episode contains spoilers.) Plot Description...

Life is good, but it can be better if WONDER WOMAN goes all timey wimey. #WW84 STEP AND REPEAT is a weekly movie and awards season podcast where your co-hosts Andrew and Matt cover the big news in the movie world and share their reviews of new releases. FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/stepandrepeatpod || TWITTER - https://twitter.com/RepeatStepPod || GMAIL - stepandrepeatpod@gmail.com Wonder W...