RyeGuys

Today we discuss the 2020 Netflix film, The Lovebirds, starring Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae. We talk about the two leads, their chemistry, the many inspirations of this film and some general Netflix trends.

Today we discuss the 2011 Arthouse Action Film, Drive. Staring Ryan Gosling, Bryan Cranston, Carrie Mulligan, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac and Ron Perlman.

Today we discuss Christopher Nolan’s 2008 mega blockbuster, iconic comic book movie, The Dark Knight. We discuss it all folks: Nolan, Ledger, the amazing cast, incredible actions sequences, it’s inspirations and the cultural impact it had and continues to have today. Hope you enjoy!

We chat about James Mangold’s 2019 Ford v Ferrari film starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon. We discuss Mangold, his career, and how he got his movie made, this genre in decline, performances, and gripes.

Today we chat about Ben Stiller’s 2008 hit comedy, Tropic Thunder. We discuss the films many inspirations and parodies, the awesome cast, the McConaughsance, uneven performances, how it’s aged and what I hope is a sensitive conversation about appropriateness or black-face in films (hint: almost never).

Today we decide to step out of our comfort zone discuss the 2019 film adaptation of Little Women. Spoiler alert: we found it delightful :)

Today we discuss Taika Watiti’s 2019 satirical and critical hit, JoJo Rabbit. We shall discuss Taika Waititi (5 min), performances (11 min), gripes (15 min) and final scores

Today we discuss the 2019 Indy darling, Hustlers starring J-Lo and Constance Wu. Today’s is a bit out of our normal order so find the call sheet here: Intro, J-Lo, Gripes (7 min), Constance Wu (15 min) , Likes (24 min), Final Score

Today we shoot the breeze while discussing Rewatchables recent selection and we recklessly weigh into the Spike vs. Tarantino debate. We round out the conversation by pivoting to the Fantastic Four and possible John Krasinski casting, and discuss the difficulty with adapting these types of dated characters, dispel the mirage of DC vs Marvel fans, and discuss the importance of Josh Trank’s next film, Capone. Cherry on top is Seth takes some swipes at Tom Hardy’s creative decisions.

Today we discuss Doug Liman’s classic adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s iconic spy novel, The Bourne Identity. We discuss how this character is America’s response to 007, performances, likes, gripes, final scores a few rabbit holes along the way.