INTRO - this movie review bundle needs a renewal on our pledge regarding why we love film criticism and do what we do.
NON-SPOILER REVIEWS IN THIS EPISODE:
The Substance & Why It Needs To Be Oscar Nominated - 4:20.
His Three Daughters & Another Rave Review for Azazel Jacobs - 13:45.
Speak No Evil breaks up the love fest - 16:14.
Robot Dreams’ review here has to be an outlier - 18:58.
The Garfield Movie and I know how you all look at me - 21:44.
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos - 23:29.
Adam Sandler: Love You is innovative Sand-Man w/ Schneider at his best - 25:16.
Dandelion is Kiki Layne playing a starving artist in trouble - 27:50.
Scrambled is very funny with some great performances by comedians - 29:34.
Boy Kills World has fun fights & characters but a messy plot - 31:29.
The Killer makes me much more cynical about remakes - 33:57.
Jackpot! And how the action comedy should’ve been funnier - 35:06
The Union didn’t get Grosse Pointe Blank right - 36:17.
The Final: Attack On Wembley felt like a sports Woodstock ‘99 - 38:33.
The Devil’s Bath has historical wisdom but horror trigger warnings abound - 40:17.
OUTRO - 42:10. Contact us with your thoughts please. We have an Oscar Race Checkpoint, NYFF episodes, and Film Studies coming up soon.
Read Kenzie Vanunu’s Interview w/ Coralie Fargeat as recommended in the episode: https://offscreencentral.com/2024/09/20/the-substance-interview-with-director-coralie-fargeat/
Read Anne Thompson’s piece on Indiewire as well please:
https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/coralie-fargeat-feminist-body-horror-the-substance-1235048769/
Listen to Pop Culture Confidential w/ Christina Jeurling Birro & Ryan McQuade: https://www.popcultureconfidential.com/426-we-discuss-review-the-substance-from-writerdirector-coralie-fargeat-starring-demi-moore/