Flixwatcher: A Netflix Film Review Podcast

Montana Woodruff (Women in Film and TV) and Tommy Pullen join Flixwatcher to review Montana’s choice Woman of the Hour.

Woman of the Hour (2023) is the directorial debut from Anna Kendrick and is based on the true crime story of serial killer and sex offender Rodney Alcala. The plot alternates between aspiring actress Sheryl (Anna Kendrick) as she navigates sexism and harassment in 1978 while trying to secure acting roles and Alcala’s known murders from 1971 to 1979. On her agents advice she takes up the opportunity to be a contestant on The Dating Game, also a contestant is Rodney Alcala, a serial killer hiding in plain sight.

Woman of the Hour is a confident debut from Anna Kendrick, she sensitively handles the rape and extreme violence that Alcala inflicted on his victims. Recommendability scores for Woman of the Hour were very high, however, despite its 94 minutes runtime it scored low on repeat viewing to give an overall rating of 3.81.

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Cheyenne Bart-Stewart (Little White Lies, Moviemarker) and Amon Warmann (Fade to Black podcast, Empire Magazine, Talk Sport) return to Flixwatcher to review Cheyenne’s choice Hit Man.

Hit Man (2023) is a romantic crime comedy, directed by Richard (Boyhood) Linklater, written by Linklater and Glen Powell, who stars as Gary. It is loosely based on on the true story of a college professor who worked for the Houston police in the late 1980s and 1990s as a fake hitman, as described in a 2001 magazine article by Skip Hollandsworth.

A philosophy professor, Gary Johnson, moonlights for the police by posing as a fake hitman to catch people hiring assassins. He adopts elaborate personas, but when he meets a desperate woman, Madison, he falls for her and starts blurring the lines between his real self and his "Ron" alter-ego, leading to unexpected trouble.

Hit Man is a lot of fun and scored very highly on recommendability from Flixwatcher and guests to score 4.03 overall.

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Steve Smith and James Lloyd from The Alcohol-Free Revolution podcast return to Flixwatcher to review Steve’s choice Dead Poets Society.

Dead Poets Society (1989) is a semi autobiographical American drama film based on a script by Tom Schulman and his experience at the Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee and his inspirational teacher, Samuel Pickering and directed by Peter (The Truman Show) Weir.

A new English teacher, John Keating (Robin Williams), is introduced to an all-boys preparatory school that is known for its ancient traditions and high standards. He uses unorthodox methods to reach out to his students, who face enormous pressures from their parents and the school. With Keating's help, students Neil Perry (Robert Sean Leonard), Todd Anderson (Ethan Hawke) and others learn to break out of their shells, pursue their dreams and seize the day.

Recommendability scores for Dead Poets Society were mixed, first time watchers Steve (4) and James (1) had very different scores and repeat viewers Flixwatcher were more in the middle. However low repeat viewing scores give an overall rating of 3.21.

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Darren Gaskell (The HD Movie Podcast) And Kat Hughes (The Hollywood News, and return to Flixwatcher to review Darren’s choice Creep 2.

Mark Duplass reprises his role as everyone’s favourite creepy serial killer, now named Aaron (after his previous victim) he lures videographer and YouTuber Sara (Desiree Akhavan) to his remote cabin. Aaron openly admits he is a serial killer and makes an offer to Sara to film him over the next 24 hours. She surprisingly agrees, hoping that this will help her failing YouTube ratings. When she fails to be intimidated by Aaron’s behaviour and Peachfuzz mask he finds himself challenged and quite possibly in love.

Creep 2 is equally a romantic comedy as much as a horror, where the fun in Creep relied mainly on jumpscares and found footage Creep 2 gets its weirdness from the interaction between Aaron and Sara. Recommendability scores weighed heavily on having seen Creep first and its 80 minute run time helped it to score 3.63 overall. With Creep scoring 4.11 Flixwatcher and guests recommend them both!

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Stephen Palmer (Asian Cinema Film Club podcast) and Alistair Ryder (Zavvi ) return to Flixwatcher to review Stephen’s choice Fighting with My Family.

Fighting with My Family (2019) is a biographical comedy drama about the real-life WWE wrester Paige and her brother as they are discovered and train to be professionals. It stars Florence Pugh as Saraya "Paige" Bevis, Lena Headey as Julia "Sweet Saraya Knight" Hamer, Nick Frost as Patrick "Rowdy Ricky Knight" Bevis, Jack Lowden as Zak "Zodiac Knight" Bevis, Vince Vaughn as Hutch Morgan, a recruiter and coach for the WWE with a guest appearance Dwayne Johnson as himself/The Rock.

Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for the WWE. But when only Paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must leave her loved ones behind and face this new cutthroat world alone. Paige's journey pushes her to dig deep and ultimately prove to the world that what makes her different is the very thing that can make her a star.

Putting Norwich on the map, Fighting with My Family is an easy-going and fun film, mainly due to Florence Pugh’s energy as Paige. Recommendability scores for Fighting with My Family were strong to give an overall rating of 3.76.

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T.A Shelano and Rich from The Middle-aged Bodcast return to Flixwatcher to review T.A’s choice Django Unchained.

Django Unchained (2012) is the 8th film from writer and director Quentin Tarantino. Two years before the Civil War, Django (Jamie Foxx), a slave, finds himself accompanying an unorthodox German bounty hunter named Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) on a mission to capture the vicious Brittle brothers. Their mission successful, Schultz frees Django, and together they hunt the South's most-wanted criminals. Their travels take them to the infamous plantation of shady Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), where Django's long-lost wife (Kerry Washington) is still a slave.

Django Unchained earned Christoph Waltz his second Best Supporting Actor and birthed the Leonardo DiCaprio laughing meme. But it isn’t without controversy over its depiction of slavery and graphic violence.

Recommendability scores for Django Unchained were pretty high, but the two hour 45 minute runtime meant lower repeat viewing scores to give an overall rating of 3.27.

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Kambole Campbell (Empire Magazine, Vulture, Time Out) and Leslie Byron-Pitt (Fatal Attractions podcast) join Flixwatcher to review Kambole’s choice The Boy and the Heron.

The Boy and the Heron (2023) is the 12th Studio Ghibli animation written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The English dub version features the voices of Christian Bale as Shoichi Maki, Robert Pattinson as the Gray Heron, Florence Pugh as Kiriko, and Dave Bautista as the Parakeet King. The cast also includes Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, and Mark Hamill in other key roles.

After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family's estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito's new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world, and the truth about himself.

Recommendability scores for The Boy and the Heron were mixed, the sprawling nature of the narrative and two hour run time were working against it to give an overall rating of 3.31.

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Happy 400th Flixwatcher! In this second special birthday episode Sean Wilson and Andy Williams from Frame to Frame join Flixwatcher as hosts to review Kobi’s choice Knives Out.

Knives Out (2019) is a mystery comedy written and directed by Rian (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) Johnson. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's disfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

The all star ensemble cast includes Chris Evans as Hugh Ransom Drysdale, Linda and Richard's son,

Ana de Armas as Marta Cabrera, Harlan's nurse, Jamie Lee Curtis as Linda Drysdale, Harlan's daughter, Michael Shannon as Walt Thrombey, Harlan's youngest son, Don Johnson as Richard Drysdale, Linda's husband, Toni Collette as Joni Thrombey, the widow of Harlan's deceased son Neil, LaKeith Stanfield as Detective Lieutenant Elliott, Katherine Langford as Meg Thrombey, Joni's daughter, Jaeden Martell as Jacob Thrombey, Walt's son and Frank Oz as Alan Stevens, Harlan's counsel.

Recommendability scores for Knives Out were extremely high with fives across the board from Flixwatcher and guests to score a very respectable 4.09 overall.

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Happy 400th Flixwatcher! In this special birthday episode Sean Wilson and Andy Williams from Frame to Frame join Flixwatcher as hosts to review Helen’s choice Inside Lleywn Davis

Inside Lleywn Davis (2013) is the 15th film by writer and director duo the Coen Brothers. Set in New York City in 1961, the film follows one week in the life of Llewyn Davis, played by Oscar Isaac in his breakthrough role, a fictional folk singer struggling to achieve musical success while keeping his life in order and trying not to lose his friends cat.

The supporting cast includes Carey Mulligan as Jean Berkey, John Goodman as Roland Turner, Garrett Hedlund as Johnny Five, Justin Timberlake as Jim Berkey and Adam Driver as Al Cody.

Recommendability scores for Inside Lleywn Davis were mixed, despite the love for it by Flixwatcher and guests it is a tricky one to recommend mainly due to its focus on folk music and perceived lack of plot. In a Flixwatcher first Inside Lleywn Davis scores 4.00 overall.

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