The Silver Screen Podcast

It's one of our favorite episodes of the year, sharing with you our Top 10 Favorite Movies of 2022! We run down the best of 2022 in our minds, and before we share our lists, we go into a deep discussion on nominations for The Academy Awards! 

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Tom Hanks is back with another movie, which means we are back with a review! This time it's "A Man Called Otto" based on the book A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. The movie also stars Mariana Trevino, Mack Bayda, Truman Hanks & more! We talk about what we liked and didn't like about the film, and how closely it compare to the book. At the beginning of the episode we recap the Critics Choice Awards and Golden Globes, the legal situation with the Rust movie set shooting, and share some recommendations. 

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We are back with a review of Damien Chazelle's new film, Babylon! The movie stars Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, and Diego Calva and is about the early days of Hollywood and also the transition from silent films to "talkies". We share what we liked and didn't like about the film, and discuss some of Chazelle's other work as well. We also talk about what was fact vs. fiction in the movie, and before that share with you some recommendations of things we are reading/watching! 

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Daniel Craig as Detective Benoit Blanc is back with a new cast of characters in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery which we review this week on the show. The movie also stars Janelle Monáe, Edward Norton, and Kate Hudson along with many more. We share our likes and dislikes and how this film compares to the original Knives Out. In news we talk about Jeremy Renner's snowplow accident on New Year's Day, Barbara Walters passing away, and Nick Cannon welcoming yet ANOTHER child into the world. 

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Well it's finally here. After 476 years, Avatar: The Way of Water is in theaters. What did we think about James Cameron's new science fiction, action adventure epic? Listen and find out! We also talk about the new Barbie teaser trailer that was released, share the news about Dwayne Johnson leaving the DC Comics film universe, and share some recommendations! 

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This week we chat about the new Will Smith film, Emancipation, available on Apple TV+. The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua and stars Smith as a runaway slave who forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him. We discuss our likes and dislikes with this film, including the decision to release the film in black and white, the time of year Apple decided to release this movie, and also how historically accurate the film is. We also touch on the passing of Stephen "tWitch" Boss from So You Think You Can Dance and Ellen, and discuss new trailers for The Pale Blue Eye and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

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This week it's a review of the new restaurant thriller, The Menu, directed by Mark Mylod and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Fiennes, and Nicholas Hoult. We talk about how this is an original concept for a movie, some of the twists and turns throughout the film, and how we enjoyed the movie's brisk runtime. We also touch on the new trailers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Indiana Jones 5 and discuss the passing of actress Kirstie Alley. 

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This week it's back to Netflix for the new movie The Wonder starring Florence Pugh and directed by Sebastián Lelio. The movie is about "A tale of two strangers who transform each other's lives, a psychological thriller, and a story of love pitted against evil." but we debate that description a little bit in our review. We dive deep into this film, sharing with you what liked and didn't like. We also chat about Pete Davidson's new relationship with Emily Ratajkowski, and the Academy's decision to televise all 23 Oscar categories live during the broadcast next year. 

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This week it's a review of the new movie She Said, about the true story of the discovery of sexual abuse allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein. The movie stars Carey Mulligan, and Zoe Kazan and is directed by Maria Schrader. We discuss our likes and dislikes with the movie, and how accurate it was to the real-life reporting that took place by the New York Times. We also touch on Bob Iger being back as the CEO of the Walt Disney Company and the alleged breakup of Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde. 

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This week we review the new Marvel movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever starring Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o & Danai Gurira. The movie is directed by Ryan Coogler, and is the sequel to the 2018's Black Panther. We discuss the film's handling of the passing of Chadwick Boseman, and we both disagree a little on our thoughts about this movie. Plus in news, we talk about how Nick Cannon has two more children with two more different women, and Chris Evans being named the Sexiest Man Alive. 

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