OV322 - Palm Springs (2020) & The Old Guard (2020) - Fekkes' COVID Experience, Mulan and the Rise of PVOD, The Green Mile, and Bowfinger

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This week, Fekkes makes his return to the podcast for a review of Palm Springs and The Old Guard. We also discuss Fekkes’ experience having COVID-19, Disney’s decision regarding Mulan and the future of cinemas and round out the episode with some Potpourri.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 087 - OV B-Roll - “#FekkesStrong” - Movies in 2020, The New Mutants, Joker Theory, IMAX, and Drive-Ins - Aug 6, 2020

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:30
• Fekkes’ Return - 01:18
• Fekkes’ COVID Experience - 03:40
• Mulan and the Future of PVOD - 21:16 

Palm Springs - 42:23

• Non-Spoiler - 43:27
• Spoiler - 54:40 

The Old Guard - 1:09:18

Potpourri - 1:28:20

• Fekkes: Pirates of the Caribbean 5 (2017) - 1:28:40
• Fekkes: The Green Mile (1999) - 1:31:40
• Matt: Bowfinger (1999) - 1:35:12
• Matt: Clueless (1995) - 1:37:47 

• Closing the Ep - 1:40:04
• Stinger: #FekkesStrong - 1:43:43
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:45:00

Matt’s Recent Reviews

• She Dies Tomorrow (2020) - 3 stars
• Godzilla (1954) - 4.5 stars
• An American Pickle (2020) - 2 stars
• Boys State (2020) - 4 stars 

Contributor Ben Sears’ Recent Reviews

• Yes, God, Yes (2020) - 4 stars 

Related Links

• With ‘Mulan,’ Disney Tests Out Entirely New Early VOD Model - Variety
• No fans at Indy 500 as COVID-19 cases surge in Indiana - Reuters
• No Longer in Shadows, Pentagon’s U.F.O. Unit Will Make Some Findings Public - New York Times 

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• Ben's Wheeler Mission Drumstick Dash 2020 Fundraiser  

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