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As productions and film releases go back to normal, we finally get our first Marvel movie after two years from the most recent Spiderman and that movie is Black Widow. We go into depth about the actual timeline this movie was released, was it too little too late? Was this something that would’ve benefited from being released way sooner? Along with that, we dive deep into our problems and what we w...

Our favorite film distribution and production company is back with a brand new and unique film; Zola. Zola has the unique premise of being a film based on an eventful Twitter thread. We talk about its unique and artistic direction, from the sound design to cinematography. We also go into depth about this idea of using social media platforms as a tool for storytelling & content in the future fo...

On today’s episode we talk about the sequel to John Krasinski’s horror film, A Quiet Place 2. We go into depth on how this sequel pans out, did it live up to the hype or did it succumb to sequel syndrome? We also talk about the typical horror movie tropes that this film fell into and we talk about the future of the A Quiet Place Franchise (not to mention some film ideas, John Krasinski we’re waiti...

On this episode we talk about the musical that everyone has been talking of as of late. We’re talking about In the Heights. We go in depth about our history with musicals, what we really think about Lin Manuel Miranda, and ultimately, we talk about our wildly unpopular opinion of In the Heights.

Welcome to our hundredth episode! First things first, thank you everyone for listening and taking this journey with us! Here’s to 100 more episodes! On this episode we talk about the newest and third Conjuring, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Like most Conjuring films, the third one is a fun, investing, and suspenseful story of good and evil. We talked about what we liked about it, where i...

In today's episode we talk about The Conjuring 1 & 2 to get ready for the third Conjuring film. The Conjuring series played a huge part in the resurgence of exorcist/haunting films and taking modern horror films to the next level. We also get into the real life stories of these hauntings, why these movies are so good by themselves, and what we want to see in the newest Conjuring film.

Coming off the success of the Snyder Cut of the Justice League, Zack Snyder is back with a new Netflix original film: Army of the Dead. An interesting premise of combining both the zombie genre and action heist genre that takes place in Sin City, Las Vegas. In this episode, we talk about it’s execution, Snyder’s creative vision being fully seen, and of course, the negative parts of the film.

A new episode of Quick Take is now up! For those who don't know what a Quick Take is, it's episodes where we chill out, hangout, and just talk! On this episode we talk about our feelings on the results of the Oscars (and the problems they raised with this year), updates on our current life situations & we pick random cards from the board game "We're Not Really Strangers" and ask each other que...

On this special episode we take a deep dive into both Paddington 1 & Paddington 2. We get into the debate of Citizen Kane v. Paddington 2, why we liked the Paddington films so much and how much it caught us off guard. We also take a dive into the symbiotic relationship with kids movies being more impactful for adults at times and why Paddington was successful with this particular relationship....

From the same director that brought The Social Network, Fight Club, and Gone Girl, comes David Fincher’s newest film; Mank. Mank is a great film that exhibited David’s love for detail & for old Hollywood. Mank also entices the background disputes that were happening while Herman J. Mankiewicz was writing the movie Citizen Kane, whether it be against the largest newspaper tycoon or even an inte...

Stepping into the time machine, we go back to 1941 and we watch the critically acclaimed, greatest film ever made, Citizen Kane. We go into depth with why it's called “the greatest film ever made” and what that actually “means”. Along with that, we try to put our eyes into the audience in the 1940s and how this movie may be perceived at the time as being so great. Lastly, we talk about the story/p...

In this episode, we talk about the new Mortal Kombat film. With HBOMax’s success with Godzilla v. Kong, comes another success (box office wise) with Mortal Kombat. We get into our history with Mortal Kombat and talk a little bit about the original 1995 film. We also expand on the future of the sequels of the Mortal Kombat, that are most likely going to happen.

Continuing our road to the Oscars, we go into depth on the film, Judas & The Black Messiah. A very energizing, enticing, and inspiring film that focuses on the life of Fred Hampton & The Black Panthers. This film has climbed to the top of our lists of our favorite Oscar nominated movies. We also talk and unwrap our experience with Black History in Western education.

On this episode we talk about HBOmax’s most successful stream release; Godzilla vs Kong. We talked about how this flipped expectations and turned out to be a great movie. We also dive deep into the idea of a Monsterverse and the potential this franchise has.

On this Quick Take we talk about our Family Style Drive-In presented by The Hundreds experience and how we felt about our day being the test run & how we felt about the later days experience. We also dove into the film, North Hollywood’s distribution issues, it being rejected by Sundance, and how much the film should have an opportunity for distribution. Lastly we update each other on what we’...

Continuing our road to the Oscars, in which we watch and talk about the Best Picture nominees, we talk about the movie Sound of Metal. Sound of Metal is a great film that depicts someone dealing with their sudden deafness & a unique perspective with the Deaf community. We also dive a little bit into how the rest of society views deafness and the one-sided perspective that most of the world see...

Continuing our journey on the nominees of Best Picture for the Oscars, we take on the film, The Father. An outstanding, but tragic story portraying Dementia. Amazing performance from the legendary Anthony Hopkins & Olivia Colman. This film gives a fantastic perspective on how people with Dementia act and go through their life. Man, this was a rough one, but in the best way possible.

On this episode disguised as a Quick Take, we talk about our very heated opinions on the Disney+ show, WandaVision. Surprisingly, Josh & Carmela both have very DIFFERENT opinions on the show and really hash it out. Come by and hangout as the two parents of WWS argue.

We took the 4 hour trek that is Zack Snyder’s Justice League and honestly, it was kind of worth it! We get into our comparisons with the 2017 film and the amount of potential that Snyder's DCEU had, which has been confirmed by Warner Brothers that they don’t plan on using the universe he set up. We also go into depth on the fumbling of the DC Universe & the upsets that Warner Brothers have cau...

On our first episode of Academy Award nominees for Best Picture, we talk about the new movie Nomadland. A poetic, passionate, and beautiful film that goes into full depth of the Nomad lifestyle. We also talk about how we feel about Chloe Zhao winning the Best Director at the Golden Globes (FIRST Asian director to win & SECOND woman to win this reward). We also discuss how we feel about Nomadla...

Saint Maud is A24’s newest horror film, originally supposed to come out in 2019-2020, Saint Maud is a victim of those disasterly pandemic delays, which affected its hype & expectations for the both of us personally. Even with those delays, Saint Maud is a promising debut film from Rose Glass. A fantastic character study that had us at the edge of our seat.

On today’s episode we talk about the unique tale, Minari. Being a story about director’s Lee Isaac Chang’s childhood about his Korean family moving to Arkansas and trying to achieve the “American Dream”. A heart-warming, faithful, and compassionate film, Minari gives you a unique feeling of emotional investment throughout its runtime. We also talk about the asian representation and relatability we...

Two fantastic actors at the helm, directed & written by an up-and-coming film director, a polarizing black & white setting, and filmed in an architectural stunning house, what could possibly go wrong? Find out on today’s episode as we talk about the new Netflix film Malcom & Marie and our true feelings about the film.

On our new episode of Quick Take, we talk about our 2021 year so far; the changes we made and the deteriorating state of our mental health in quarantine. We also talked about our first Sundance Film Festival experience, since it was all digital, it was a lot more accessible for us to actually participate in it! We also dive into the movie Tenet, we decided that we most likely won’t do an episode a...

A feminist revenge film about a woman that exposes predatory men and their “unknowing” predatory ways. A very unnerving, uncomfortable, but beautifully shot and even at times funny film. Pretty Young Woman’s genre transitions and tonal shifts are used at its advantage in keeping us interested as to what REALLY was going to happen next. We also talk about the lack of empathy that is shown in the fi...