The new Michael Jackson Biopic, Michael, by Antoine Fuqua, feels like a by-the-numbers biopic. Starring Jackson's actual nephew, its greatest crime perhaps is to take such an incredible and interesting cultural figure and create something relatively mediocre from it. In contrast to the documentary about the allegations against him, Leaving Neverland feels incredibly dense and sometimes hard to keep up with, but it takes its 4-hour runtime to paint a detailed picture that stays with you long after you've stopped watching.

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⁠Michael | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leaving Neverland | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode, we review Roommates, directed by Chandler Levack, and Lee Cronin's The Mummy, directed by...well Lee Cronin. We discuss how Roommates, while following the standard college comedy tropes, still manages to be fun and also how Adam Sandler keeps his friends employed. We also go over how The Mummy manages to feel like more of a vehicle to deliver gratuitous gore than a cohesive, well-told story.

This week, we talk about the new Rom-Com, You, Me & Tuscany, starring Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page, as well as Pizza Movie, a stoner comedy, starring Gaten Matarazzo and Sean Giambrone. We discuss why both films are good enough genre films and why that good enough is still needed.

Timecodes:

01:06 - Pizza Movie

08:19 - You, Me & Tuscany

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Pizza Movie | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠You, Me and Tuscany | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode, we review the new A24 film, The Drama. Directed by Kristoffer Borgli and starring Zendeya and Robert Pattinson, the film offers a look into trust, doubt and what makes a strong relationship.

We discuss the shock twist(s) of the film and whether it actually is able to succeed in its ambitions.

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Now seems a great time to talk about two film both of which are about what you can achieve through community. Hoppers, Pixar's new film about saving a glade and Queen of Coal, a film about the first female miner in the Patagonia region of Argentina.

Timecodes:

01:20 - Hoppers

15:07 - Queen of Coal

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⁠⁠⁠⁠Hoppers | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Queen of Coal | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode, we discuss Project Hail Mary, directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, starring Ryan Gosling and based on the book by Andy Weir. We also talk about War 2, the new film in the YRF Spy universe, directed by Ayan Mukerji.

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⁠⁠⁠⁠Project Hail Mary | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠War 2 | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode, we cover the new film by Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Bride and the best International film nominee from Spain, Sirât. We discuss how both films take impressive swings, which make the films interesting, but they are unable to really come together as well. Discussing why they are still worth a watch and how they each convey their themes and messages.

Timecodes:

00:25 - The Bride

17:10 - Sirât

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⁠⁠⁠The Bride | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠

Sirât | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Firstly, sorry we completely forgot to talk about the Cat. In this episode, we discuss Brazil's nomination for Best International Film at the 2026 Oscars, The Secret Agent, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho. We discuss the portrait it paints of 1977 Brazil through its characters and narrative and the metaphors it uses while doing so.

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In this episode, we go over Emerald Fennell's new adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic Wuthering Heights. We discuss the film's casting of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi and how faithful it is to the book. We also go over why the film fails to deliver both as an adaptation and as its own film.

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