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Streamed & Screened: Movie and TV Reviews and Interviews episodes

August 18, 2022TV prequels we want, 'She-Hulk,' worst movies of the year, and chatting with Garret Dillahunt and Martha Plimpton!
With "Lord of the Rings" out next week, "Better Call Saul" wrapped up, and "House of the Dragon" coming in for a (king's?) landing this very weekend, it's safe to say we've got prequel fever! And the only cure ... is to make a list of the TV show prequels we wanna see!
Also we preview the new Marvel show "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law," air some grievances about what we think are the worst movies of the year, and there's even an interview with Garret Dillahunt and Martha Plimpton who you can see in the new Freevee show "Sprung!"
Where to watch:
Beast
"Better Call Saul"
Bodies Bodies Bodies
Day Shift
Glorious
"House of the Dragon"
Look Both Ways
Orphan: First Kill
"She-Hulk: Attorney at Law"
Spin Me Round
"Sprung"
Mack & Rita
The Black Phone
Recent articles by Bruce Miller:
It's a new game for 'League of Their Own'
Testing COVID's bounds: Freevee's 'Sprung' takes a comic look at lockdown and looters
Meet Greg Garcia, producer of “Sprung”
Kids highlight '13: The Musical'; adults don't
Fred Grandy scores new role but 'Love Boat' didn't help
Movies in a Minute - "Bullet Train"
Too many characters spoil 'Jurassic World: Dominion
Changes are coming to the 'All Creatures Great and Small' dynamic
What's ahead for 'All Creatures Great and Small'? We've got answers
Recent episodes of On Iowa Politics co-hosted by Jared:
Insulin Votes, Law Enforcement Messaging, and Reynolds' Heartbeat Bill
Ernst's Vet Vote, Iowa First-in-Nation Status, and Abortion in Kansas
Kim Reynolds Court, Republican endorses Democrats, and a close AG campaign
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Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, an entertainment reporter for multiple decades who is now the editor of the Sioux City Journal, Jared McNett, a reporter for the Sioux City Journal, and Chris Lay, the podcast operations manager for Lee Enterprises.
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1 hr 8 min
August 12, 2022Bonus: Talking about Netflix's 'Sandman' adaptation with Mom!
For the bonus episode this week Chris has been thinking a bunch about Netflix's new adaptation of The Sandman, Neil Gaiman's iconic comic book series which was long described as "un-filmable."
As you'll hear, the source material has been close to Chris's heart for a long while, so who better to compare notes with on the translation than someone who's just getting acquainted with the characters and story: HIs mom!
Where to watch:
Sandman (Netflix)
Jack Reacher (2012, Amazon Prime)
"Reacher" (2022, Amazon Prime)
LOtR: Fellowship of the Ring (2001, Amazon Prime, HBO Max)
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25 min
August 10, 202211 best movies featuring high-stakes games; Abbi Jacobson, Chanté Adams discuss 'A League of Their Own' and more!
This week Bruce Miller interviewed Abbi Jacobson and Chanté Adams about "A League of Their Own," the new Amazon Prime show that takes its source material further.
We catch up with our feelings on "Bullet Train, Prey" and "Sandman," as well as offer up preview Netflix's upcoming "13: The Musical."
In honor of the new horror movie "Bodies Bodies Bodies" premiering in theaters we've got a list of movies that incorporate some high stakes games.
Down below we've got links to all the stuff we talk about and places you can connect with us and subscribe to the show!
Where to watch:
Bodies Bodies Bodies (Aug. 12)
"I Am Groot" (Aug. 10, Disney+)
"A League of Their Own" (Aug. 12, Amazon Prime)
13: The Musical (Aug. 12, Netflix)
Bullet Train (theaters)
Prey (HULU)
High Stakes Games!
The Last of Sheila (1973)
Marathon Man (1976)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Funny Games (1997)
The Game (1997)
Battle Royale (2000)
13 Tzameti (2005)
Cheap Thrills (2013)
Game Night (2018)
Ready or Not (2019)
Promising Young Woman (2020)
Recent articles by Bruce Miller:
'Dr. Strange' serves as preview of coming attractions
'Reservation Dogs' returns with more heart, tears
Despite all the saccharine, 'Mrs. Harris' offers smiles
Is there crying in baseball? Kelly McCormack explains
Amazon's new 'League of Their Own' tells more female baseball stories
Eye-popping 'Pam & Tommy' delves into that chaotic world of celebrity
Recent episodes of On Iowa Politics co-hosted by Jared:
Federal abortion ban, Reynolds red flags, Scholten joins Team Franken
Iowa Polls, Contraception & Marriage Equality, and Red Flags
Kim Reynolds Court, Republican endorses Democrats, and a close AG campaign
Ernst's Vet Vote, Iowa First-in-Nation Status, and Abortion in Kansas
ALSO:
"Cat Person" by Kristen Roupenian (The New Yorker, Dec. 4, 2017)
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43 min
August 05, 2022Bonus: 'Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,' 'High Noon,' Danny DeVito as the Devil, and a whole lot more!
The bonus episode is all over the place this week but it's still a load of fun so tune in to hear Bruce go all in on Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris, drop a solid teaser for an upcoming FXX animated show starring Danny Devito as the Devil, and we take some unexpected detours that touch on Y2K Beanie Babies, a weirdly specific kind of action figure, and we even find the time to recommend some off-the-beaten-path movies you might want to check out.
Where to watch:
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
High Noon (1953)
La Grande Bouffe (1972)
Recent articles by Bruce Miller:
'Dr. Strange' serves as preview of coming attractions
Neil Patrick Harris' 'Uncoupled' looks like another 'Sex and the City'
'Nope' offers great theories about those things that can't be explained
B.J. Novak makes impressive directorial debut with crackling good comedy 'Vengeance'
Jeremy Allen White learns the ins and outs of a restaurant in 'The Bear'
DVD REVIEW: Brad Pitt sparks 'The Lost City' but he's not the film's focus
Sioux City-bound comedian Jo Koy is eager to get back to work (but he hasn't been idle)
Check out Jared on the 'On Iowa Politics Podcast' here:
On Iowa Politics
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Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, an entertainment reporter for multiple decades who is now the editor of the Sioux City Journal, Jared McNett, a reporter for the Sioux City Journal, and Chris Lay, the podcast operations manager for Lee Enterprises.
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15 min
August 03, 2022Potential summer breakout hits 'Bullet Train,' 'Sandman,' 'Prey' and more!
We take a while to work up to it, but the consensus for this coming week/end of streaming and screening is loaded with lots of potential surprise breakouts. The big fish in the pond is Bullet Train, the assassin action comedy starring Brad Pitt and a stacked supporting cast, but don't discount the long awaited Sandman series (based on Neil Gaiman's comic series) that's hitting Netflix on Friday, the Predator prequel Prey hitting HULU (and its alternate audio dun entirely in Comanche), the LGBTQ+ conversion camp slasher They/Them on Peacock that connects Kevin Bacon back to his horror roots, and honestly there are too many other great options to rattle off here so you'll just have to listen in to get the lowdown on the highlights.
Where to watch:
Beavis and Butt-Head (Aug. 4, Paramount+)
Bullet Train (Aug 5, theaters)
Carter (Aug 5, Netflix)
Easter Sunday (Aug 5, theaters)
I Love My Dad (theaters)
Lightyear (Aug 5, Disney+)
Luck (Aug 5, AppleTV+)
Prey (Aug 5, HULU)
Reservation Dogs (Aug 3, HULU)
Sandman (Aug 5, Netflix)
They/Them (Aug 5, Peacock)
Thirteen Lives (Aug 5, Amazon Prime)
Recent articles by Bruce Miller:
'Dr. Strange' serves as preview of coming attractions
Neil Patrick Harris' 'Uncoupled' looks like another 'Sex and the City'
'Nope' offers great theories about those things that can't be explained
B.J. Novak makes impressive directorial debut with crackling good comedy 'Vengeance'
Jeremy Allen White learns the ins and outs of a restaurant in 'The Bear'
DVD REVIEW: Brad Pitt sparks 'The Lost City' but he's not the film's focus
Sioux City-bound comedian Jo Koy is eager to get back to work (but he hasn't been idle)
Check out Jared on the 'On Iowa Politics Podcast' here:
On Iowa Politics
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Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, an entertainment reporter for multiple decades who is now the editor of the Sioux City Journal, Jared McNett, a reporter for the Sioux City Journal, and Chris Lay, the podcast operations manager for Lee Enterprises.
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39 min
July 27, 2022B.J. Novak's 'Vengeance' hits theaters, Amazon's 'Paper Girls' delivers and 'Nope' gets a big Yup
We spend the first chunk of this episode weighing in (spoiler free!) on Jordan Peele's spin on the flying saucer genre, Nope, which was filled to bursting with big concepts, memorable images, and over-the-top set pieces that deserve to be seen on the biggest screen you can find.
We also offer up a preview of Vengeance, a fictional riff on the true-crime podcast genre that was written and directed by B.J. Novak who many will likely know better as Ryan from The Office, as well as a look at Paper Girls, a soft sci-fi time travel series premiering on Amazon Prime that's adapted from a comic by the absurdly prolific writer Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Runaways, Saga).
Make sure you're subscribed to Streamed & Screened (wherever you get your podcasts!) so as to not miss our next bonus episode which rounds up the most exciting movies of the dozens that dropped trailers this past weekend.
Where to watch:
Nope (official site)
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (official site)
Vengeance (official site)
Paper Girls (Amazon Prime)
DC League of Super-Pets (official site)
Not Okay (official site)
Resurrection (official site)
A Love Song (official site)
Recent articles by Bruce Miller:
'High School Musical' brings the Bleu back to performing
Tim Federle tells why “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" has been a star maker
Jeremy Allen White learns the ins and outs of a restaurant in 'The Bear'
Brad Pitt sparks 'The Lost City' but he's not the film's focus
Three actors aspire for Broadway after “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series"
Little Big Town offers up another great summer song
Check out Jared on the 'On Iowa Politics Podcast' here:
On Iowa Politics
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30 min
July 20, 2022Our favorite movies of 2022 so far, 'Crawdads' reactions, plus 'Nope,' 'The Gray Man,' and more!
On this episode we list our favorite movies of the year so far, yes, but before we get to that we have a nice chat about Where the Crawdads Sing, which landed in theaters last weekend, Nope, which opens this weekend, Netflix's latest attempt at a "blockbuster," The Gray Man, and Ethan Hawke's HBO Max love-letter to Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, The Last Movie Stars.
After that (or scroll down if you want just the list), you'll get "our favorite movies of 2022 so far," which is a segment that ran last week for everyone who has subscribed to the show (available wherever you get podcasts). Every week we have an extra chunk that doesn't get the same big promotional push that the main episode gets, and we thought we'd plug a taste of that here for you.
Where to watch:
Nope (official site)
The Gray Man (Netflix, July 22)
The Last Movie Stars (HBO, July 21)
Our favorite movies of 2022 so far:
Ambulance
The Batman
Deep Water
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Fresh
Jackass Forever
The Northman
RRR
The Survivor
Top Gun: Maverick
X
Recent articles by Bruce Miller:
'Arthur' marks 25 years as a PBS staple
Movies in a Minute - “Thor: Love and Thunder”
'Fleabag' techniques don't serve Dakota Johnson's 'Persuasion'
'Thor: Love and Thunder' yields a universe of ideas that don't all work
Check out Jared on the 'On Iowa Politics Podcast' here:
On Iowa Politics
Articles we mentioned:
'Where the Crawdads Sing' Author Wanted for Questioning in Murder (The Atlantic)
The Hunted (The New Yorker)
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48 min
July 15, 2022Bonus: Our favorite films of 2022 so far
On the bonus episode for this week we're rounding up our favorite movies of the year so far, with each of us bringing some sort of caveat to our personal selections. It's true that the list is right there below, in alphabetical order and with links to streaming and/or rental destinations, so give a listen if you wanna match the who and the why to each of them.
Where to watch:
Ambulance
The Batman
Deep Water
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Fresh
Jackass Forever
The Northman
RRR
The Survivor
Top Gun: Maverick
X
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15 min
July 14, 2022'Where the Crawdads Sing,' 'Better Call Saul,' new Nathan Fielder, plus 'Minions' and 'Thor'
Theater marquees this weekend will be topped with Where the Crawdads Sing, the adaptation of Delia Owens' wildly successful, Reese Witherspoon approved, novel, along with the cuteness overdose of Jenny Slate's Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. At home we've got the latest season of What We Do In The Shadows on HULU, a new series premiering from Nathan Fielder, The Rehearsal on HBO, and the last set of episodes kick off Better Call Saul's curtain call on AMC. All that plus we kick things off by getting into the nitty gritty of our Thor and the #GentleMinions phenomena.
And make sure you're subscribed to Streamed & Screened on whichever podcast player you prefer, because over on the bonus episode this week we're rounding up our top films from the first half of the year!
More from Bruce Miller:
'Thor: Love and Thunder' offers a universe of ideas that don't all work
Movies in a Minute - “Thor: Love and Thunder”
Aliens invade Zombie world, teach lessons in 'Zombie 3''
Montana Story' peels away layers of family hurt
It's all in the details: 'Sea Beast' takes audiences on a big sea journey
'Sea Beast' roars with spectacular effects, animation
FLASHBACK: 'Magic City' gives Caan chance to revisit 'Godfather' aura
Where to watch:
Where the Crawdads Sing (official site)
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (official site)
Better Call Saul (AMC; season 6B)
The Rehearsal, series premiere (HBO)
What We Do in the Shadows (Hulu)
Thor: Love and Thunder (official site)
Minions: The Rise of Gru (official site)
Links to stuff we mentioned:
Hordes of Teens in Suits Are Showing Up to the Minions Movie. The Studio, for Once, Did the Right Thing.
American Ninja Warrior Episodes - Season 14 (2022)
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43 min
July 08, 2022Bonus: Best time to see a movie? Plus, random recommendations!
Another Bonus episode for the Streamed and Screened faithful! With this one we're hopping into the question of what time of day is the best to go to the movies. For sure, this is not the most pressing of matters but it's the sort of thing we have some legit opinions on and even pepper in some fun stories.
After that bit of chat we submit to the midnight society a few more or less random shows or movies worth checking out if you haven't. Listen in to hear what we've got to say about them or, heck, take a quick peek at the list below and click the links that will take you to where you can rent or stream or buy or whatever these fine examples of cultural pleasantness.
Thanks for being a subscriber and we'll see ya next week!
Where to watch:
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
What We Do In The Shadows (2014)
What We Do In The Shadows (2019; Hulu)
What's Up Doc (1972)
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14 min