Brownie Points Guide to Cinema

On this weeks episode: Dan gives an update on how he's been since his COVID-19 diagnosis. Nick explains why the "Nomadland" review didn't happen. Then, they celebrate that NYC has movie theaters open again and the surprise engagement of Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley! They talk about the story of David Ayres and it being green lit for a film adaptation. They talk about the Paramount+ announcements including sending "MI:7" and "A Quiet Place: Part 2" to the platform after 45 days in theaters. Then, they talk about the Spider-Man 3 official title of "Spider-Man: No Way Home"! Then close things out with trailer reactions to "Army of the Dead" and "Slaxx"!

Then, their first review of the week is the new psychological thriller from Brandon Cronenberg, "Possessor"! Then, this weeks Time Machine trip is to 2004 for the original modern day gold standard for super hero films, "Spider-Man 2"!

00:01:05- Brownie Bites

01:01:05- Possessor

01:55:38- Spider-Man 2

Trailer Links:

Army of the Dead | Official Teaser | Netflix - YouTube

Slaxx - Official Trailer [HD] | A Shudder Original - YouTube

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This week for our second film review, "Spider-Man 2"! Starring Tobey Maguire, Kristen Dunst and Alfred Molina!

"Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius."

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This week for our first film review: "Possessor"! Starring Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbot and Sean Bean!

"Possessor follows an agent who works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies - ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients."

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On this weeks Brownie Bites episode: Dan gives an update on how he's been since his COVID-19 diagnosis. Nick explains why the "Nomadland" review didn't happen. Then, they celebrate that NYC has movie theaters open again and the surprise engagement of Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley! They talk about the story of David Ayres and it being green lit for a film adaptation. They talk about the Paramount+ announcements including sending "MI:7" and "A Quiet Place: Part 2" to the platform after 45 days in theaters. Then, they talk about the Spider-Man 3 official title of "Spider-Man: No Way Home"! Then close things out with trailer reactions to "Army of the Dead" and "Slaxx"!

Trailer Links:

Army of the Dead | Official Teaser | Netflix - YouTube

Slaxx - Official Trailer [HD] | A Shudder Original - YouTube

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On this weeks episode: Dan caught COVID-19 so he and Nick had to go on lockdown. Dan talks about how his recovery has been going and Nick describes how he's kept busy in the meantime. Then, they talk about Bam Margera being fired from the production of "Jackass 4". Then, they close out the news with a series of trailer reactions including "Zack Snyder's Justice League", "Cruella" and Mortal Kombat"!

Then, their first review of the week is the story of Fred Hampton and Bill O'Neal, "Judas and the Black Messiah! Then, they watch Nicolas Cage fight his way out of a children's playhouse restaurant in "Willy's Wonderland"!

**Unfortunately, we could not get a review for "Nomadland" done for this episode but it will happen in 2 weeks!**

00:02:04- Brownie Bites

00:47:38- Judas and the Black Messiah

01:37:41- Willy's Wonderland

Trailer Links:

Zack Snyder's Justice League | Official Trailer | HBO Max - YouTube

Disney's Cruella | Official Trailer - YouTube

Mortal Kombat | Official Restricted Trailer | HBO Max - YouTube

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This week for our second film review, "Willy's Wonderland"! Starring Nicolas Cage, Emily Tosta and Beth Grant!

"A quiet drifter is tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Wally's Wonderland. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic animatronics. Fists fly, kicks land, titans clash -- and only one side will make it out alive."

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This week for our first film review: "Judas and the Black Messiah"! Starring LaKeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya and Jesse Plemons!

"Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panther Party per FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Party Chairman Fred Hampton ascends, falling for a fellow revolutionary en route, a battle wages for O'Neal's soul."

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On this weeks Brownie Bites episode: Dan caught COVID-19 so he and Nick had to go on lockdown. Dan talks about how his recovery has been going and Nick describes how he's kept busy in the meantime. Then, they talk about Bam Margera being fired from the production of "Jackass 4". Then, they close out the news with a series of trailer reactions including "Zack Snyder's Justice League", "Cruella" and Mortal Kombat"!

Trailer Links:

Zack Snyder's Justice League | Official Trailer | HBO Max - YouTube

Disney's Cruella | Official Trailer - YouTube

Mortal Kombat | Official Restricted Trailer | HBO Max - YouTube

Music by Ilya Marfin from Fugue https://icons8.com/music/author/ilya-...

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On this weeks episode: Dan and Nick talk about their Super Bowl weekend party. Then, they talk about the life of Christopher Plummer and the shuttering of Blue Sky Animation. Then, they recap all of the recent firings and controversies involving Gina Carano and Shia LaBeouf among others. They have an update on the Academy Awards ceremony, The Snyder Cut of Justice League. They react to the news of a remake of "The Wizard of Oz" and Adam Wingard becoming attached to a new "Face/Off" film. Then, trailer reactions to "Old" and "Great White"!

For their first film review, they checked out the new Netflix film that was created entirely within quarantine, "Malcolm & Marie"! Then, they took the Time Machine to 2016 and checked out the James Gunn written indie film, "The Belko Experiment"!

00:00:58- Brownie Bites

01:06:32- Malcolm & Marie

02:04:46- The Belko Experiment

Trailer Links:

Old - The Big Game Spot [HD] - YouTube

GREAT WHITE Trailer (2021) Killer Shark Horror - YouTube

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This week for our second film review, "The Belko Experiment"! Starring John Gallagher Jr., Tony Goldwyn, Adria Arjona and John C. McGinley!

"In a twisted social experiment, eighty Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogotá, Colombia, and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company's intercom system to participate in a deadly game of kill or be killed."

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