Ryan Reviews

In this episode, we take a look at A Silent Voice, an anime movie about a boy, Shoya, when he was younger, he would used to bully this deaf girl, Shouko. Now older, we see Shoya and Shouka become friends against as young adults, and see their relationship grow and develop as they start to become friends, after their horrible past with each other. We talk about the use of animation, and how it can convey many things that live action cannot, the complex issues that the movie tackles, as well as the overall art style of the show.

In this episode we take a look at The Umbrella Academy, a dark comedy where in 1989, 43 infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy the day before. Seven are adopted by billionaire industrialist Sir Reginald Hargreeves, who creates the Umbrella Academy and prepares his "children" to save the world. We talk about the amazing sets, the complexities of the characters, and theories for the second season.

In this episode, we take a look at The New Romantic, a coming of age comedy about a girl, Blake (Jessica Barden) who becomes a sugar baby to win a writing award as well as using it as a way out of student debt. We talk about the color scene of the fashion, the portrayal of the sugar baby lifestyle, and how a climate of a movie doesn’t have to be loud and brass, to be impactful, but can be quiet.

In this episode, we take a look at Cursed, a retelling of the Arthurian legend though the eyes of Nimue (Katherine Langford) as she goes on a quest to save her people, the Fey. We talk about the wonderful yet sometimes lacking word building, masterful makeup, and what we hope to see with a possible second season.

In this episode, we take a look at Lady Bird, coming of age film, that follows 17 year old Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) as she goes through her senior from 02-03 with plans of moving to the east coast for college, so that she can find culture there. We talk about the masterful dialogue, favorite and least favorite characters, and amazing acting.

In this episode, we take a look at Pose S2, a musical drama set in 1989 following Blanca (Mj Rodriguez) starring her own house of lost soul LGBTQ+ youth who have been kicked out of their homes. This season, we focus more on characters like Angel, Lil Papi, and Damon, exploring their lives, and seeing them grow through the season. We talk about our favorite ballroom costumes, character aces, and how the show gets a little experimental, as well as possible theories moving into season 3, and what we hope to see, which we will review next week.

In this episode, we take a look at Extraction. Extraction follows mercenary Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth) as he is tasked to bring back Ovi (Rudhraksh Jaiswal) after he is kidnapped by a rival drug lord to his father, an international crime lord. We talk about the choreography of the fight scenes, characters, the color palette of the movie, and try to have some fun doing it.

In this episode, we take a look at Pose S1, a musical drama set in 1989 following Blanca (Mj Rodriguez) starring her own house of lost soul LGBTQ+ youth who have been kicked out of their homes, after she herself leaves a house. We talk about our favorite ballroom fashion pieces, characters, as well as possible theories moving into season 2, and what we hope to see, which we will review next week. We also have our very first guest, Madeline.

Our review for the The Lovebirds is out now. In the movie, a flailing couple Jibran (Kumail Nanjiani) and Leilani (Issa Rae), are wrapped up in a murder mystery, being framed for the killing. Throughout the night, they must clear their names, and find the killer before the police catch up to them. In the episode, we talk favorite characters, dissect the plot, and try to have some fun while doing it.

In this episode, we take a look at The Politician Season 2, a witty satirical show following Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) on his quest for State Senator of New York, against Senate Majority Leader Standish. We talk about our favorite characters, funniest lines, talk about connections to the real world, but have try to have fun doing it. We give our honest thoughts on the story, as well as theories on a possible season 3, and what that would look like to us.