What The Flicks Podcast

Get ready to go to war! This Academy Award nominee for best picture and best international feature film takes you and four young men from the excitement of adventure to the horrifying realities of war.

An Indian epic action adventure movie, a hero’s quest. Shivudu is rescued from a turbulent river by a remote tribal village as a baby. Fate reaches out to him settling him on an adventure to reunite him with his veiled past.

Christian Bale plays Augustus Lander, an alcoholic and retired detective who is called in to investigate the hanging of a cadet at the newly established West Point Academy in 1830. He secretly enlists the help of a young cadet named Edgar Allan Poe.

A coming of age… old age that is. Time is a bitch for 3 aging assassins that have to adjust to the new reality they find themselves in. This is an Independent Chinese Comedy/ Drama.

The second appearance of Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) in this star studded mystery. Long time friends are invited to the Greek island home of billionaire Miles Bron (Ed Norton) and they all have a reason to wish him dead!! A comedic mystery.

A compelling look at the inner world of Swing Dancing by first time Director Susan Glatzer. From it’s birth in Harlem to its rebirth in the 1990’s we get an insider’s view of this fascinating culture. Believe me, these guys are really Alive And Kicking!

Anya Taylor-Joy and Ray Fiennes star in this gastronomical black comedy. Slow cooked revenge served by Chef Julian Slowik and his fanatical crew to an elite group of obsessed and pretentious foodies. This was definitely an interesting and terrifying meal, I mean movie!! Bon Appétit.

An Indian Hindi language coming of age movie about 3 young engineer students who are confronting authority and questioning “What is the meaning of Life?”. Labeled a comedy and it is really funny but it is also sad and thoughtful. Aadmir Khan as the rule breaker Rancho just gets better and better with time. Really enjoyed this Bollywood Gem!

In the James Bond franchise we let the music express his feelings. This is the story of the music behind James Bond.

Our final film of our Christmas special has become a Christmas classic. "Love Actually" has a star studded cast. We follow 8 couple's lives as they get ready for Christmas in London, England. Bring some tissues!

Is the '80s in Chicago and every girl wanted a Cabbage Patch doll or if you were a boy, you wanted the new Nintendo 8 bit entertainment system. This is a story of a ten year old's olympian quest to get one.

Madea drives her cousin Eileen to Alabama to surprise Eileen’s daughter for Christmas... well the surprise is on them! Of course Madea handles everything in her unique Madea way which is extremely entertaining and wise.

Fred Claus (Vince Vaughn) has a very famous and beloved younger sibling, Santa Claus, whom he is very resentful of. Due to financial difficulties Fred makes a deal with his brother to move to the North Pole and help Santa and the elf (John Michael Higgins) to prepare for Christmas and thus rehashing the Claus Family dysfunction.

A Brazilian Christmas comedy "Tudo Bem No Natal Que Vem". Jorge (Leandro Hassum) is stuck in a Christmas time loop were he learns some important life lessons.

A delightful journey worth taking with Antoinette (Laure Calamy) and her temperamental donkey, Patrick. Travel through the scenic Cevennes, mountain range with Antoinette as she crashes her lover and his family’s summer vacation... A very French comedy.

A powerful biopic starring Vicky Kaushal as the very traumatized revolutionary Udham Singh. A young man who is deeply affected and defined by the Amritsar Massacre which he witnessed while under British Colonial rule of India.

In a small-town probably the late 70’s young teenage boys are disappearing. I know it sounds weird but this is definitely a “coming of age” film. Steven King meets The Sandlot. The kids are great and Ethan Hawke is scary and complicated as The Grabber.

Hard to describe this Korean/Japanese revenge thriller, mystery and love story. Beautifully filmed and taken from a Victorian era mystery novel. A young precocious girl pick pocket becomes the handmaiden for a very rich old book collector and his late wife’s niece. Hold on as the plot twist and turns full of surprises.

13 year old Sam Cleary (Javon “Wanna” Walton ) suspects his quiet, reclusive neighbour “Joe”, a sanitation worker (Sylvester Stallone), just might have super powers. And he might be right!! This is a very mysterious Super Hero movie with a very dark and different super hero.

A Mexican folklore origin haunting story of the weeping women who is coming for your children.

Dr John Markway has assembled a group to study a 90 year old house who’s inhabitants have all met a disturbing and violent end. Black and white classic spooky film.

Outrageous and hilarious Spanish - Italian black comedy with devilish overtones. A priest (Alex Angulo) with the help of a heavy metal aficionado and a television psychic is seeking the infant Antichrist.

Rebecca Hall is amazing in this supernatural, psychological thriller. Trying to understand her husband’s recent suicide, Beth (Rebecca Hall) is led down a path that challenges her sanity. A slow delicious burn!!

We start our Halloween Horror October with "Sinister". A supernatural horror film starring Ethan Hawke. Genuinely chilling!!!

This Chinese fantasy blockbuster is a murder mystery that the Yin-Yang masters must solve as a demonic serpent awakens threatening to destroy the Imperial City.