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What Movie Should We Do Next?

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What Movie Should We Do Next?

Luke returns! We come in hot on Spider-Man: Brand New Day, from dumb jokes and drinks to a real argument about whether this is the best Tom Holland Spider-Man or a messy Disney machine. We land on a 3.5 and then dig into the deeper themes of isolation, self-acceptance, surveillance, and what it means to mourn people who are still alive. 
• our three-part review method and what we’re “bringing to the table” 
• quick plot rundown: forgotten Peter Parker, Gene Gray, organic webs, and too many converging storylines 
• ratings for acting, cinematography, score, plot, and rewatchability plus why our scores split hard 
• the Punisher and Hulk cameos, what they add, and what they dilute 
• “flock camera Spider-Man” and the ethics of mass surveillance by a masked hero 
• the Golden Path read: trauma, regret, growth, and radical empathy 
• mourning friends who keep living without you and why that hurts more than death sometimes 
• inserting ourselves into the film and how our rewrites change everything 

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A movie can be dumb and still be fun. Psycho Killer on Hulu manages the rare trick of being dumb and exhausting, and we tried, we really tried, to meet it halfway. Ryan Barron North and James Crosslin kick things off with our three part method: we rate the film out of five, we walk the Golden Path to find the deeper message (if it exists), and then we insert ourselves into the story to see how it changes when characters make even one smart choice. 

From the opening tragedy to the last second conspiracy twist, we break down the biggest plot holes and “wait, what?” decisions, including how the film handles police work, FBI involvement, and a bonkers jump toward Three Mile Island. We also talk craft: flat performances, awkward staging, cheap masking choices, and why the movie feels like it was written by someone who never googled anything, including how people act in danger, in grief, or in a room full of cultists. 

Then the conversation gets sharper. Psycho Killer leans hard on Satanism as a shorthand for evil, and we unpack how that plays into a modern satanic panic atmosphere and conspiracy flavored storytelling. A bad slasher film is easy to forget, but a bad slasher that echoes real misinformation can hit differently. 

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We rate Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey with a hard-number score, then argue about whether the film finds a real point beyond the hype. We end up in a bigger fight about adaptation, missing gods, sidelined women, and why culture war takes make everyone dumber.
• opening banter on pressure, fandom, and why the show relaxes us
• quick detour into Vampire the Masquerade and why brooding fails fast
• our three-part plan: stars, meaning, then inserting ourselves into the film
• drink check, heat dome misery, and toasts to new VPN locations
• acting breakdown, including standout performances and roles that drag
• cinematography debate on muted color palette, blocking, and uneven effects
• score reactions, theater mixing, and what sticks after the credits
• plot talk on regret, shame, depression, and what Nolan changes from Homer
• disagreement on Odysseus as clever hero vs dude who bros through
• Athena as goddess vs PTSD metaphor and what that does to the story
• culture war chatter about casting, bots, and real-world takes leaking in
• missing gods, missing comeuppance arcs, and what we wanted to see
• Troy comparison and why rewatchability matters
• our self-insert pitch: Dionysus everywhere and Hades ending the Tom Holland problem
3.5/5 Stars!

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We put Evil Dead Burn to the test with a five-category scoring system, then argue over whether its violence feels like classic Evil Dead chaos or a clumsy attempt at a message. The conversation spirals into Deadite personalities, practical effects vs CGI, and why “send them to the mirror realm” might be the cleanest relationship advice we accidentally give. 

3/5
• quick toast-driven intro plus listener shoutouts and pre-movie banter 
• spoiler-filled plot recap focused on the funeral setup and Deadite spread 
• acting breakdown with a clear standout Deadite performance 
• cinematography talk on memorable gross-out shots plus CGI shortcuts and shaky geography 
• score reactions that focus on franchise sound cues over a memorable theme 
• plot and structure criticism including missing payoffs and unfinished beats 
• golden path take on comedy choices and why likable characters matter in horror 
• debate on spousal abuse themes and why the metaphor feels muddy 
• demon cosmology talk on mirrors, suffering, and cosmic order vs randomness 
• we insert ourselves into the film and pitch alternate arcs 

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We review Sheep Detective with our three-part method, then use a talking-sheep murder mystery to get weirdly personal about memory, grief, and what we choose to carry. The jokes land, the whiskey shows up, and the “golden path” turns a simple family film into a sharp rant about algorithm-fed reality. 
• our mind-altering setup with propranolol and bourbon 
• quick plot rundown: sheep gain agency, farmer dies, mystery begins 
• category ratings for acting, cinematography, score, plot, and rewatchability 
• why the movie works as a kid-friendly bridge to death and loss 
• missed opportunities with forgetting and the unreliable narrator angle 
• the “golden path” on trauma, empathy, and the comfort of pain 
• media silos, TikTok-fed opinions, and how platforms shape beliefs 
• inserting ourselves into the story with alternate characters and darker stakes 
• closing spiral on insurance incentives and daily-life absurdity 

3/5.

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We rate Supergirl across acting, cinematography, score, plot, and rewatchability, then land on why the movie feels like a stack of missed chances instead of a character-driven breakout. We also call out how misogyny poisons the conversation while still insisting the writing has to earn its moral message. 
• our three-part review method and what we are taking beforehand 
• budget and marketing shock compared with what lands onscreen 
• the plot setup with Kara, Ruthie, Krypto’s 72-hour timer, and Lobo 
• acting takes on Millie Alcock, Jason Momoa, and the side cast 
• cinematography highs including the intergalactic bus and truck stop 
• score choices that either fit the character or break immersion 
• plot problems with the ticking clock and a thin villain motivation 
• the culture war problem and why it muddies real film criticism 
• world building lessons from The Fifth Element and Chekhov’s gun limits 
• the revenge morality that collapses under its own logic 
• how we would rewrite Supergirl around trauma, therapy, and consequences 
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2.5/5

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We rewatch The Princess Bride as adults and rate it across acting, cinematography, score, plot, and rewatchability, then argue our way to a definitive 4.5 out of 5. Along the way we get into what makes the movie feel so alive, why modern media often feels soulless, and how money and AI can crush the point of making art. 
• Our three-part method for reviewing a movie while drinking 
• Quick plot recap and why the framing device works 
• Acting highs and lows from Elwes to Shawn to Andre 
• Cinematography that feels like a storybook on purpose 
• Mark Knopfler’s score and why it sticks 
• Plot twists, quotable dialogue, and why it never feels old 
• Rewatchability as the real “classic” metric 
• Westley’s harsh lines and how to read them now 
• Earnestness, low budgets, and the kind of craft money cannot buy 
• Dropping ourselves into the film and turning it into a background gag 

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We start with a raw riff on public hypocrisy and private repression, then pivot into a full Masters of the Universe review that lands at a definitive 2.5 out of 5. We argue about what camp is supposed to do, why the soundtrack either rules or derails the tone, and how “hope core” hero stories can still matter even when the plot is paper thin. 
• Cold open on politics, spectacle, and hypocrisy 
• Our three-part method: ratings, deeper meaning, then inserting ourselves into the film 
• Plot recap: Adam flees Eternia, lands in America, returns with the sword 
• Acting takes, including standout moments and character choices 
• Cinematography and CGI that look solid but sometimes feel empty 
• Score and soundtrack debate: recognizability vs distraction 
• Plot critique: archetypes, predictable beats, pacing drag 
• Rewatchability split: vibe and nostalgia vs boredom 
• “Golden path” themes: hope core, empathy, reframing masculinity 
• Camp as a tool, and how big budgets change it 
• Inserting ourselves into the story for a chaotic rewrite 
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We watch Netflix’s Ladies First and give it our locked-in star ratings before we get honest about what the movie tries to say about feminism. We talk through why the gender swap premise feels shallow, why the lesson comes too easy, and what a smarter version of the story could have been. 
• quick intro and why Ladies First is trending on Netflix 
• what everyone’s drinking and how the vibe hits 
• plot recap of Damien’s head injury role reversal 
• our category ratings for acting, cinematography, sound, plot, and rewatchability 
• why “role reversal equals empathy” doesn’t match real life 
• how the movie flattens microaggressions into throwaway jokes 
• what a matriarchal world would actually need to explore 
• our “insert ourselves” segment and the rewrites we’d rather watch 

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