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Category: Pop Culture
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‘Nightbitch’ a Canine Critique of Societal Expectations
Amy Adams stars as a frustrated mom who turns into a dog in Marielle Heller’s ‘Nightbitch’. The premise is wild but the film occasionally lacks bite.
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Breaking Down the Pan-India Phenomenon of Pushpa
Levins from Hey Fam returns to the podcast to chat about Sukumar’s Pushpa: The Rise, starring Allu Arjun, in anticipation of the release of the sequel, Pushpa: The Rule.
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Denzel Washington Owns ‘Gladiator II’
Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal may star in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, but make no mistake, this is Denzel Washington’s movie.
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Kieran Culkin makes ‘A Real Pain’ a Pleasure
Jesse Eisenberg wrote, directed, and stars in ‘A Real Pain’, but make no mistake, this is Kieran Culkin’s movie.
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Unpacking the Horror, Humor, and Heartbreak of ‘The Substance’
Kt Baldasarro from MovieRuntime returns to chat about The Substance from director Coralie Fargeat and starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid.
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‘Saturday Night’ a Frantic and Fun Trip Down Memory Lane
Jason Reitman’s fast-paced, dialogue-dense ‘Saturday Night’ takes us back to a time when the half-century-old SNL was a revolutionary symbol of counterculture.
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‘The Apprentice’ Lacks Perspective and Point
Sebastian Stan masters the mannerisms of the megalomaniacal former president, but ‘The Apprentice’ lacks perspective and a point.
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Who Is ‘Joker: Folie À Deux’ For?
Joker: Folie À Deux criticizes devotees of 2019’s Joker through courtroom drama and musical numbers. And if that sounds weird to you, you’re right.
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‘A Different Man’ a New Way of Exploring the Theme
A Different Man highlights the talents of Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson but lacks some of the bite of films that tackled similar themes this year.
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The Mummy (1999) Has the Hottest Cast Ever
Alexis and Billy from Geek of Oz chat about the 1999 cinematic masterpiece The Mummy on the latest episode of the Whatcha Watchin podcast.
