Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Celine Song’s take on the romantic drama in Materialists.

Materialists follows Lucy Mason, a successful New York–based matchmaker whose business treats romance almost like financial transactions. Lucy expertly pairs clients — rigid about traits like height, income, or lifestyle — yet struggles to apply the same clarity to her own love life. At a recent wedding tied to her matchmaking success, she encounters Harry Castillo, a wealthy and seemingly perfect bachelor, and unexpectedly reunites with her ex, John Pitts, now a struggling actor and part-time caterer. As Lucy navigates her growing attraction to Harry and the unresolved feelings stirred by John’s reappearance, the film explores themes of love, authenticity, and the tension between emotional connection and material aspirations. The movie was written and directed by Celine Song and stars Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans.

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Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the movie that’s currently dominating the Netflix charts in Southeast Asia, Norma: Antara Mertua dan Menantu.

Norma: Antara Mertua dan Menantu is a 2025 Indonesian drama that is based on the real-life viral story of Norma Risma. Norma seems to have found marital bliss with her first love, Irfan, whose warm demeanor endears him to her family — until a devastating secret emerges: he is having an affair with Norma’s own mother, Rina. The resulting betrayal shatters Norma’s marriage, hurts her father Abdul, and forces Norma into an agonizing choice between forgiveness or seeking justice. The film closely follows this emotional ordeal and the ripple effects on the family at large. The movie was directed by Guntur Soeharjanto, produced by Dee Company, and stars Tissa Biani, Yusuf Mahardika, Wulan Guritno, Kiki Narendra, Denira Wiraguna, and Jihane Almira.

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Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the Prime Video adaptation of the Boom! Studios graphic novel series Butterfly.

Butterfly is a character-driven spy thriller that explores complex family dynamics within the treacherous world of global espionage. It’s centered on David Jung, an enigmatic, highly unpredictable former US intelligence operative living in South Korea, whose life is blown to pieces when the consequences of an impossible decision from his past come back to haunt him, and he finds himself pursued by Rebecca, a deadly, sociopathic young agent assigned to kill him, and Caddis, the sinister spy organization she works for. The series was created by Ken Woodruff and Steph Cha and stars Daniel Dae Kim, Reina Hardesty, Louis Landau, and Piper Perabo.

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Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the first new Peanuts musical in over 35 years, Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical.

Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical is a musical special about the joy and magic of summer camp and the importance of preserving what you love. Charlie Brown loves camp and is determined to make his final year special, but Sally, a first-time camper, is nervous and skeptical of the new and unfamiliar place. While everyone settles into camp, Snoopy and Woodstock discover a treasure map that takes them on a wild adventure nearby. The special was directed by Erik Wiese and written by Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz, and Cornelius Uliano.

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Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of the Stephen King novella, The Life of Chuck.

The Life of Chuck is a poignant, genre-bending meditation on life, death, and memory. The story unfolds in three acts told in reverse, beginning with the quiet collapse of the world as mysterious signs herald the end — all tied to a man named Charles “Chuck” Krantz. As the narrative rewinds, we glimpse different chapters of Chuck’s life, from his final days to his childhood, gradually revealing how one seemingly ordinary existence can ripple with meaning and beauty. Equal parts haunting and hopeful, the film blends cosmic mystery with intimate human drama, exploring how even fleeting lives leave lasting marks. The movie was directed by Mike Flanagan and stars Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Mark Hamill, Jacob Tremblay, Benjamin Pajak, Cody Flanagan, Mia Sara, and Nick Offerman.

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Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the brand new Alien prequel series by Noah Hawley, Alien: Earth.

When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, Wendy and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat in FX’s Alien: Earth. In the year 2120, the Earth is governed by five corporations: Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic, and Threshold. In this Corporate Era, cyborgs (humans with both biological and artificial parts) and synthetics (humanoid robots with artificial intelligence) exist alongside humans. But the game is changed when the wunderkind Founder and CEO of Prodigy Corporation unlocks a new technological advancement: hybrids (humanoid robots infused with human consciousness). The first hybrid prototype named “Wendy” marks a new dawn in the race for immortality. After Weyland-Yutani’s spaceship collides into Prodigy City, “Wendy” and the other hybrids encounter mysterious life forms more terrifying than anyone could have ever imagined.

The series was created by Noah Hawley and stars Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, Adrian Edmondson, David Rysdahl, Essie Davis, Lily Newmark, Erana James, Adarsh Gourav, Jonathan Ajayi, Kit Young, Diêm Camille, Moe Bar-El, and Sandra Yi Sencindiver.

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Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the utterly inept War of the Worlds remake on Prime Video.

In this modern screenlife reimagining of H.G. Wells’s classic, Homeland Security cyber‑security specialist Will Radford monitors the world through surveillance grids and grapples with strained family ties when a sudden alien invasion erupts — depicted entirely through computer screens, video calls, and digital feeds. As meteors strike and tripod-like war machines emerge, Will and his NASA scientist friend race to shield society while uncovering a chilling truth: the aliens consume data, not flesh, and the government’s “Goliath” surveillance system may have provoked them. With the help of his hacker son Disruptor and pregnant daughter, Will hacks into Goliath to unleash a virus and shut it down, foiling a global catastrophe and ultimately defeating the invaders — but not before exposing corruption, revealing heroism, and raising haunting questions about privacy, power, and pervasive technology. War of the Worlds was directed by Rich Lee and stars Ice Cube, Eva Longoria, Clark Gregg, Andrea Savage, Henry Hunter Hall, Iman Benson, and Devon Bostick.

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Over the last three years Apple has celebrated ambitious, creative talent from across SE Asia in a campaign called “Here’s to the Dreamers.” This year, with the theme of “Dream Beyond,” they are shining a spotlight on the developers, musicians, and artists who push boundaries and inspire others to reach their fullest potential. One of this year’s dreamers is our very own, homegrown, Joy Ngiaw. A kampung girl from Pahang who is now a Hollywood composer. She did the score for the Skydance short Blush on Apple TV+, she also made history as the youngest composer to write the logo music for major studio, Skydance Animation. She is just breaking barriers as a Southeast Asian woman in the film and TV scoring world.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Uma welcomes special guest Joy Ngiaw for a conversation about her work, her journey to Hollywood, and her excitement at being picked as one of Apple’s “Dreamers” for 2025.

Joy Ngiaw is a Malaysian film and TV composer known for her emotionally rich and inventive scores. She first gained recognition for the score of Blush (Apple TV+), Skydance Animation’s inaugural short film, which earned her the Best Music Award from Hollywood Music in Media and an Annie nomination. She later received a second Annie nomination for her score on sci-fi adventure trilogy WondLa (Apple TV+), collaborating with industry icons such as John Lasseter (Toy Story). Notably, Joy made history as the youngest composer to score a major studio logo for Skydance Animation. Recognized as a leading voice among the new generation of film composers, Joy was nominated for the 2022 David Raskin Emerging Talent Award by the Society of Composers and Lyricists, selected for the competitive NBCUniversal Composers Initiative, and named a 2024 BAFTA Breakthrough USA honoree.

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Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the brand new horror from the critically-acclaimed director of Barbarian, Weapons.

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance. Weapons was directed by Zach Cregger and stars Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, with Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan.

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Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the brand new animated caper from Dreamworks, The Bad Guys 2.

Everyone’s favorite felons are back, and this time, they’ve got company. In the new action-packed chapter from DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed comedy smash about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, our now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls. The Bad Guys 2 was directed by Pierre Perifel and stars Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Zazie Beetz, Danielle Brooks, Natasha Lyonne, Maria Bakalova, Alex Borstein, Richard Ayoade, and Lilly Singh.

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