HooperCast Movie Hour

Kellan and Conner spend an evening discussing the career of filmmaker Mike Flanagan, specifically his more recent limited series work on Netflix.

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0:00 - Dates (the fruit) are amazing. Clue (the board game) is amazing.

9:05 - REVIEW - “Dune: Part Two” (2024)

39:00 - SPOILER SECTION

We also explore the idea that anyone can be in charge of a creative property, sadly, regardless of their passion or lack of passion for the project. Studios should hire fans as independent consultants to simply take meetings and talk about why they love something.

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0:00 - Halloween candy

2:40 - REVIEW - “Cobweb” (2023)

16:00 - REVIEW - “Doctor Sleep” (2019)

30:47 - REVIEW - “A Haunting in Venice” (2023)

50:15 - REVIEW - “X” (2022)

57:10 - REVIEW - “Pearl” (2022)

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0:00 - Conner got COVID, remembers witnessing a surgery as a child, and boasts his sore throat tolerance. 

8:20 - RECOMMENDATION? - “What If” Season 2 

14:00 - RECOMMENDATION? - “Echo” 

20:40 - REVIEW - “The Marvels” (2023) 

51:10 - Begin Spoilers, along with general comments about the big picture.
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0:00 - Morning Routines and Fighting for Identity-Retaining Free Time.

9:20 - REVIEW - “You Hurt My Feelings” (2023)

20:45 - REVIEW - “Somewhere in Queens” (2022)

36:10 - REVIEW - “The Burial” (2023)

53:08 - REVIEW - “Lucy” (2014)

1:02:25 - REVIEW - “The Killer” (2023)

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Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. 

Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

1:45 - REVIEW - “Leave the World Behind” (2023) - Discussion of the film and general recommendation.

22:10 - SPOILERS for this film.

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1:22 - REVIEW - “No Hard Feelings” (2023) - The undeniable appeal of Jennifer Lawrence across genres, the scarcity of decent sex comedies, and the middle-budget film. 

17:00 - REVIEW - “Winter’s Bone” (2010) - Making a story world feel lived-in, making characters feel like they have history beyond the film, and what it means to be a Southern Gothic story.

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

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0:00 - RECOMMENDATION - “The Crown” (Netflix, series) - Craft, historical accuracy, and the responsibility of the audience.

12:20 - REVIEW - “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” (2023) - We discuss the concert movie of the tour, and we end up discussing Swift herself, the public’s perception of her, the significance of her success, and her range as an artist.

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Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow.

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

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1:20 - REVIEW - “Oppenheimer” (2023), and a discussion about Christopher Nolan as a filmmaker.

27:30 - REVIEW - “Godzilla Minus One” (2023)

Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow.

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

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0:00 - REVIEW - “Red State” (2011) - A rewatch review of this film and my opinions about Kevin Smith.

11:40 - REVIEW -”Silence” (2016) - and then the discussion:16:07 - DISCUSSION - The differing perspectives and depictions of different uses of religion in film and how different they can be. Also the harm that’s done by echo chambers, close-mindedness, outcome bias, and heads in the sand.

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Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow.

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

Theme Music by Dustin Weldon

Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey

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FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use.

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Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. 

Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.