pART ONE: tHE INDUSTRY
pART TWO: THE PREDICTIONS
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Jordan and Niv make their forray into anime. First, they discuss their history with the genre, and the impact of Shonen Jump (13:00). Then, they talk about the foundation of 'Demon Slayer' in popular culture, as well as about the 2020 hit, 'Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train (15:21).' They talk about the new Entertainment…
‘Knock at the Cabin' is a thriller about a family of three who are held hostage by an unusual team of captors. It is based on the book 'The Cabin at the End of the World' by Paul G. Tremblay. The family consists of two fathers, played by Ben Alridge and Johnathan Groff respectively, and…
‘Infinity Pool’ is a 2023 science fiction horror film written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg. A struggling writer, played by Alexander Skarsgard, embarks on a vacation and encounters an enigmatic woman, Gabi, and her husband. After a horrible tragedy puts him in the hot seat, the writer James Foster discovers the corrupt country he’s been…
Jordan and Niv cover two children's movies from Netflix, both about how children can accomplish impossible odds in order to protect themselves, and the people they love. First, we dive into the world of Guillermo del Toro's 'Pinocchio', before talking about the death of the mid-budget feature, and then dissecting the magical realism of 'Matilda:…
Nicholas Winding Refn is now, more than ever, obsessed with his own myth. Instead of lifting the veil, he's doubled down and embraced his mythic instincts, and his approach to color and light are what guide him. It would be foolish to say these are foolhardy choices: if anything, he's distilled his pool of fans…
Jordan and Niv talk about their top five films, and then TV shows, of this year.
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There was once a burgeoning comedy scene in American cinema, with everything from garish parody films like the 'Scary Movie' franchise or the Wayans Brothers filmic career, to more heartfelt comedy from creators like Mike Shur in 'The Office' or 'Parks and Recreation.' Incredibly enough, while comedy films haven't disappeared entirely here in the states,…
Near the end of Disney's 'Strange World,' its title finally comes into focus. The eco punk utopia the film has presented comes tumbling down with a single realization: the planet is truly alive. The carefully balanced ecosystem, implicit to their surface world culture, is laid bare. The world of Avalonia is even more delicate than…
At a certain point in the new mind-twisting Moorhead and Benson film, 'Something in the Dirt,' you start to feel the conventions of drama setting in. In many ways, it evokes the same themes explored in the thriller from Jordan Peele, 'Nope,' from earlier this year. From there, it's not so much that the film…