After 8 years of passionate conversations about the movies, it is time for us to say goodbye. We reflect on our experience and reminisce about the memories we’ll carry with us forever. Thank you for listening. Keep watching, and keep feelin’ film.
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For our final film review episode, we dig into a series that features many of the things we love – treasure hunting adventure, heists, fantastic supporting characters, and a simplicity/restraint that we rarely see in big budget movies today. Come join us for a fun discussion about a franchise that may be small, but is absolutely mighty.
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In this third of our final five episodes, we are still in the 80s and talking about a type of sports film, this time one that revolves around a secret underworld martial arts tournament. For one of us this holds pretty strong significance, for the other it’s just Mortal Kombat without magic. We discuss!
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In this second of our final five episodes, we stay in the 80s and locked into the sports world to revisit a baseball comedy classic, just as the college baseball season is getting started and with MLB in Spring Training.
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In this first of our final five episodes, we go back to the 80s to celebrate a mutually beloved film all about the joys of BMX bike riding and small town life. It’s time to go balls out.
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Despite an avalanche worth of cliches, the over-the-top nitroglycerin-fueled action and a dramatic rescue attempt premise allow for a big, fun movie experience set on the gorgeous but dangerous snowy peaks of Pakistan.
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Big alpine action with megastar Sylvester Stallone taking on dual thieving villains in a treacherous mountain setting makes this a defining 90s movie thriller, full of quotable one-liners and memorable set pieces and kills.
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Sean Durkin’s melodramatic biopic definitely pulls some punches when it comes to the tragedy of the Von Erich family, but still manages to balance emotion and fact in a strongly impactful way. In-ring choreography feels authentic and respectful of professional wrestling while remaining entertaining, and both heartbreaking and enraging performances bring this painful story to life.
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Hayao Miyazaki returns, 10 years after his semi-autobiographical previous final feature which led him into a lengthy hiatus. In what many believed would now be Miyazaki’s new final film before retirement, the legendary animation director tackles blending the real life grief of a boy who loses his mother in World War II with a fantastical story about an artistic creator passing the torch. While ripe with stunning animation, a beautiful score, and pockets of creative and amusing fantasy elements, the story lacks cohesion and left us emotionally disconnected.
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While full of the stunning visual style that we love about Makoto Shinkai’s work, the director’s attempt at blending Miyazaki-like fantasy and his typical themes of young romance and time travel don’t quite coalesce. We appreciate the exploration of national grief over natural disasters and enjoy elements of the road trip journey Suzume goes on, but as a whole this left us wanting more and not wowed as we have been with many of his previous films.
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