Back Row Seating

I've been super excited for this film ever since I first saw the teaser and saw, not just interesting imagery, but Jessie Buckley! whose work I was first mystified by in 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things', which was a film, somewhat, about masculinity- now we're watching 'Men'! which should prove to be another film along the same theme. I know nothing about it except for the heated discussions in some of my online groups, so I'm voraciously excited to check this out for myself. Join me for the ride!

Almost reaching Logan levels of "Oh, this is the best movie ever made!", The Batman is breaking expectations left and right, so we're gonna check it out! I've always loved Robert Pattinson as an actor, and that's even before getting to the rest of this stellar cast. Throw in some nice trailers, and I've been readily excited to see this film; but with my expectations so high, The Batman already has a substantial hill to climb. Let's see how it matches up!

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Groovy, baby! We're finally at the finale of the Austin Powers trilogy, and Fusion is 1-1, so far, in his affections toward the series. That means Goldmember will break the tie, but which side will the final movie fall? Join the two of us as we conclude this romp through the shagadelic 70's!

Paul Thomas Anderson has returned! and I'm excited to experience his latest film, not merely because Cooper Hoffman stars in it. I do like PTA's work an awful lot, and if nothing else, his films are always well-crafted, if not near-masterpieces (looking at you, 'There Will Be Blood'...), or outright esoteric and strange (Magnolia...) so I'm intrigued to see where Licorice Pizza ranks in his catalogue of films that hover across different genres like a crane machine

One of my favorite films of all time is Kaufman's 'Synecdoche, New York'; so of course, it wasn't long before I stumbled upon the myriad of articles and criticisms out there that another film from the 60's, Frederico Fellini's '8½', espoused much of the same themes, with some claiming the former having ripped off Fellini's work. As a lover of most things post-modern, I've had a hankering to check out Fellini's magnum opus, as some would say, so let's douse that hankering right this moment! I hope you guys have some snacks, because this will be a long one!

We conclude our Wild West double-feature with the second of three released-and-development-hell Shanghai series films, Shanghai Knights! Rolling into England with the same writers, and a director hand-picked by Jackie Chan, I wonder how much different this film will be compared to its predecessor? I sense a lot of oldies music waiting in the wings for us!

-Links in the Show Notes-

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/576908/famous-non-brits-named-honorary-knights-dames

https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/scorpio-pizza-oven-indiegogo

It's time for a double feature! A Wild West double feature! One of my favorite action/buddy-cop/bromance series from my children, the Shanghai series has always been a joy for me and the bromances in my life. Owen Wilson is feathery-blonde and charming, and Jackie Chan is hilarious and full of stunt set pieces; easily set alongside Rush Hour as the top of Chan's buddy-cop collection of films.

This time, we're headed to Nevada to save the princess, and learn a little bit more about ourselves along the way. How has the indigenous peoples' presentation within the film aged in twenty-two years? Are Gough and Millar a brainstorming genius team of comedy script writers? I don't know! We'll have to check it out to see!

-Links in the Show Notes-

http://www.bluecorncomics.com/shanghai.htm

Dumb bunnies, sly foxes, and other members of the 90/10 prey-to-predator ratio pack unite! It's time to explore the bright and colorful world of Zootopia, and while I recall viewing this back in the year of its release, I'm excited to reacquaint myself with it and examine it from a newly critiquing eye. If we know one thing going in, it's thing digital animation has come far enough to ensure the fuzziness will be on point!

After a horrendous technical issue, Demon and I decide to press on into that wild green yonder and straight into Seth Green's smexiness! A childhood classic of his, I remain a bit iffy on whether this is the better of the two films; although, it's been a long while- maybe another viewing is just what I need to rethink my opinion... 

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From obscurity to social media blockbuster- literally! Becoming A24's biggest grossing film, EEAAO has become a massive success, and I've heard so many people talk about it being the best thing ever, while a few others say it's a disappointing film. I'm always happy for a Michelle Yeoh vehicle; let's see what she's up to, along with evil-character Jamie Lee Curtis, so let's check it out and see which it is!